Capcom “had to do a triple take” when it first saw Resident Evil Requiem running on Nintendo Switch 2

Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi has spoken more about the game, including the Nintendo Switch 2 version. This comes as part of a new Creator’s Voice video Nintendo just published.

Nakanishi mentioned that Capcom “had to do a triple take” when it first saw Resident Evil Requiem running on Nintendo Switch 2. The team was skeptical, but they were very happy with the results they were getting and decided to port the game over.

Nakanishi said:

“Nintendo Switch 2 has improved graphical specs, so we wondered if Requiem could run on it – and it did, with ease. When we, the development team, first saw it in our hands, we were skeptical too, so we had to do a triple take. We thought to ourselves, ‘Oh, is this really running on Nintendo Switch 2?’ It all worked so smoothly that we decided to just go ahead with the game as-is and make it for the console. With specs like these in handheld mode, it looks great.”

Also in the video, Nakanishi pointed out how GameChat is a good fit for Resident Evil Requiem. It could be a good way for those that are scared of horror games to experience the title – they can watch friends rather than playing it themselves.

Here’s the full Resident Evil Requiem Creator’s Voice video:

Creator’s Voice

Resident Evil Requiem launches for Nintendo Switch 2 on February 27, 2026. More comments about the porting process can be found here.