Update (Mon 20th Jan, 2020): Mighty Ape has admitted that the listings were a mistake and that the games are only being released in digital form. Boo.
Original Story (Mon 6th Jan, 2020 11:00 GMT): Both Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 could be about to receive standalone, physical releases on Nintendo Switch - should this new retail listing be anything to go by.
Mighty Ape, an online retailer operating across Australia and New Zealand, has listed both titles for the Nintendo Switch in physical form. Both pages mention a release date of 27th March, include tentative artwork, and say that the games in question have not yet been rated for release.
You can see the links for yourself here and here.
You might remember that these games have already been released physically - well, kind of - as part of the Resident Evil Triple Pack. This collection arrived in North America and Japan in October 2019, with Resident Evil 4 available on the included cartridge and 5 and 6 available via download codes.
The release never made it to Australia, though - or indeed, Europe - so perhaps this is the real deal? Until Nintendo or Capcom officially announce such a release we'd remain cautious - especially as we haven't found these games listed on any other sites - but here's hoping these two games really do get their own releases for those of us who missed out.
Would you like to see these physical games arrive this March? Have you already gone ahead and bought them digitally? Tell us below.
[source mightyape.com.au, via mightyape.com.au, nintendosoup.com]
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So basically, we're getting a Direct soon. Cool.
Code in a box at best. Both games are over 16GB each digitally.
Is this just a cruel joke or what?????
Were these games ever fixed on Switch?
If true then I'd hope that those are just placeholder prices. I wouldn't pay $80 for both, let alone each.
Got suspecious immediately when considering the file sizes, so I'd probably side with @NicolausCamp and consider this, if it turns out to be true, to merely be a ploy to get some shelf presence.
Resident Evil 5 is actually pretty good IMO. Won’t buy physical though because I could spend that on another game. 6 though let’s not talk about 6. Never talk about 6!
Who would buy the two worst games in the franchise?
I literally just got the triple pack today...
Would not be surprised if capcom would sell them separately like that
If you can't sell them on the ESHOP at £30 release them pyshically for £30 and you might have a chance to shift a few.....when they get passed about second hand.
Oh, hell yes!
AU$80 is a bit much, sure, but I have said repeatedly that I will happily fork over the goods for Resident Evil on cartridges on Switch (and both games would require 32GB cartridges, hence the somewhat high price; the eShop versions are AU$40). I hope they issue standalone physical releases for Resident Evil, 4, Zero, and Revelations 2 as well (none of the Resident Evil games on Switch have received a retail release in Australia). Assuming that the games will retail for AU$80, most retailers will sell it for $10 less by default (and perhaps even less when on sale).
Either way, these are a day one buy.
@Dethmunk : That won't be the case as the eShop versions are AU$40 (or less when they're on sale). It makes no sense to charge double for a code in a case.
I got given a ps3 from a neighbour so repurchased the ps3 versi9n of 5 and 6 for like £2.50. XD I bought RE 1 and 0 in the capcom sales, though. Those are worth it on sale for portability and they're not much cheaper on ps4.
@beazlen1 I prefer 6 to 5! I played through 6 twice (all campaigns) and 5 only once.
Throws whole salt container
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Whoops whoops whoops...
Oh, well.
Capcom won't be seeing my money, then.
I would have happily bought these, and every other physical Resident Evil game they could throw at me, but I'm not indulging this one cartridge + two download codes crap that they've been pulling.
Bah wake me up when they're porting RE 7 to switch. Oh and i mean a physical cart version. Not that streaming crap. Don't try to tell me it's not possible. Witcher 3 on Switch says hello!
@Zeldafan79 I suspect that even if Capcom did port RE7 to the Switch it would be another digital only version, given their history.
@Dakka-Dakka
Yeah it's like Capcom wants little to nothing to do with Nintendo. Sure there was that brief partnership during the Gamecube era but it's been kind of a will they won't they with creating games for them. I miss the Nes and Snes days when you could always count on them to support every platform.
@Zeldafan79 The impression I get from Capcom is that they just see the Switch as a chance to make some extra money from their older titles, which have already been out on other platforms for years but have a new customer base when it comes to Nintendo hardware.
@Dakka-Dakka
I couldn't agree more!
Seriously what was Capcom thinking when making Resident Evil Remake HD digital and Resident Evil Zero physical in the Origins Collection?
@Dakka-Dakka Exactly this, just pushing out old hits to the new customer base. They spend a small amount of time upscaling/tinkering which costs very little and them put them on the e-shop and not on cartridge minimising the initial outlay.
It makes sound business sense, very little risk to them financially but a good chance to make easy profits due to low costs. I surpose you can't blame them in a sense but they really do consider the Switch to be a afterthought....
The high active customer base of the Switch (now 50 million+) means plenty of customers to sell the games to...
@BANJO Yep it's a good business decision but a bit of a middle finger to the fans of the franchise, who would happily buy the physical versions if only they were available. I have 4 of the RE ports on my Switch but I would have bought more if I was able to buy physical copies of them all.
Edit: 4 of the ports not 3.
@Dakka-Dakka Yes, same with me. I would have quite a few more games if they released them physically....
Capcom could have easily released one of each, each year of the Nintendo switch's life. What I want to see is a Classic collection on one cart, 1-3 along with survivor. Not the Remaster's, the original's that can fit on one cart, call it the collectors edition or something idk...
Put this way Mega man Japan has all 5 Physical release and to tell us that RE can't do that? I think horse got out of the Barn before they could stop it. Even Bayonetta Climax has both Physical. So for them to say they don't have such plans is just Bold Face Lie.
Still waiting for physical copies. Not gonna buy it before.
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