Resident Evil's Nintendo Return Shines Brightest with Stellar Switch 2 Remake Trilogy
- On Friday, October 16, 2026, Capcom launches Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition on Nintendo Switch 2, targeting 60 frames per second in both docked and handheld modes.
- Handheld mode offers a superior experience as the HDR setting becomes unavailable when the system is docked, which noticeably impacts the visuals and atmospheric quality.
- Players can experience the full stories of Leon and Claire through more than 20 hours of gameplay in Resident Evil 2, which translates the daunting atmosphere of Raccoon City into a portable format.
- Resident Evil 3 Remake also arrives on Nintendo Switch 2, focusing on Jill Valentine as she navigates Raccoon City while pursued by the unstoppable monster Nemesis.
- Although the port lacks unique hardware utilization, it establishes Nintendo Switch 2 as a destination for third-party games while proving capable of delivering the experience Capcom aspired to.
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Resident Evil 3 Remake Finds Its Handheld Paradise On Switch 2
Ahead of its release in 1999, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis was initially designed as a spin-off rather than a mainline numbered title, suggesting that Capcom didn't originally have big aspirations for the project. The 2020 Resident Evil 3 Remake was an opportunity for a new team of developers to rethink the way Jill's story is told. It’s out now on Nintendo Switch 2, where Capcom might have found the perfect handheld home for this game.
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Capcom completes the saga on Nintendo's new console with the quality that could be expected
The remakes of the most beloved chapters of Resident Evil arrive on Nintendo Switch 2. We arrived almost at the end of the year, but it seems that Capcom has not yet exhausted the cartridges with Nintendo Switch 2. After having proven to be able to properly exploit the hardware of the new Nintendo console, proposing some portings "impossible" like those of Onimusha: [...]
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