Insider: Resident Evil Zero remake is in active development and could be a temporary Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive
Well-known insider and horror expert Dusk Golem has repeatedly stated that Capcom has heard the wishes of gamers and is preparing a remake of Resident Evil Zero. And now he shared new information, which sounds extremely interesting.
Here's What We Know
Dusk Golem has information that Capcom has signed a deal with Nintendo for marketing support for Resident Evil Zero Remake. According to him, the updated horror game will be released in the Switch 2's launch year and will not only be available on that device, but may also be its temporary exclusive, although the game is definitely being developed with an eye on multiplatform.
(2/6) they need to release a new Resident Evil film every 5 years (fiscal). So the new Resident Evil film directed by Zach Cregger that starts filming pretty soon basically needs to release before fiscal year 2026 is up, since Welcome to Raccoon City released in 2021.
- AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) January 10, 2025
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Dusk Golem believes Capcom will position the updated Resident Evil Zero as "the perfect entry point into an established franchise", as the game itself is a prequel to the main Resident Evil instalments.
(4/6) on their big reimagining of RE:0, it should make a good entry point to the franchise, the "Beginning of the Story", a big name AAA game to release in the Switch successors launch year. I do think RE:0 will release on everything, either at once or eventually, however.
- AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) January 10, 2025
Resident Evil Zero Remake will most likely be released in 2026 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series. This is probably true for Resident Evil IX as well. (Clarification: if Nintendo Switch 2 is released after 31 March 2025, that would already be the next financial year, hence releasing the game before 31 March 2026 is consistent with the wording "in the year of Switch 2's release").
(6/7) However, RE9 is also on the horizon I think Capcom want to release in 2026. This is fully up to Capcom, but I can see them possibly doing a 30 year anniversary celebration with RE9 RE:0, the "Beginning Ending of the Saga" for this era of RE, a theme of beginnings
- AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) January 10, 2025
In addition, according to Dusk Golem, a new Resident Evil film is also in production, as Screen Gems/Constantin Films retains the rights to adapt the famous horror film and is required to release one film every five years. Since the last Resident Evil film was released in 2021, audiences can expect the new film to premiere soon (before the end of fiscal year 2026). Dusk Golem believes it will be a Resident Evil Zero adaptation to support the release of the remake.
Source: @AestheticGamer1
