In the run-up to Resident Evil Requiem’s launch this week, the official Japanese X account for Resident Evil has provide you with a unusual approach to promote the recreation. On Tuesday, it made a joke submit that Resident Evil’s nefarious pharmaceutical firm Umbrella Corp. was submitting a lawsuit towards the real-life Nissin Noodles over their similarity to Umbrella Noodles.
Umbrella Noodles have appeared in a number of Resident Evil video games. They had been an merchandise in 2003’s Resident Evil Outbreak and, extra not too long ago, confirmed up on posters round Raccoon Metropolis in the Resident Evil 3 remake. Umbrella Noodles’ packaging is a spoof on the pink and white lettering of Nissin’s Cup Noodles, a cheeky Easter Egg for gamers who observed. Actual-life Japanese meals firm Nissin was based by on the spot noodle inventor Momofuku Ando in 1948. After placing the world’s first on the spot ramen on the market in 1958, Nissin has been promoting their Cup Noodles ever since 1971.
Nonetheless, on February 24, Resident Evil’s official X account posted an announcement that Umbrella Corp. had submitted a criticism to the Raccoon Metropolis District Court docket, alleging that Nissin’s noodles considerably infringe upon Umbrella Corp.’s mental property rights concerning Umbrella Noodles. It’s price noting that even when Umbrella Corp. had been an actual firm, it arrange store in 1968 with an preliminary deal with organic weaponry, that means that it’s unlikely it developed Umbrella Noodles earlier than Nissin’s providing!
Nonetheless, if there’s one factor S.T.A.R.S members can attest to, it’s that Umbrella Corp. doesn’t surrender simply. The official Japanese Resident Evil account then escalated the drama by posting a video that includes an Umbrella Corp. scientist apologizing to those that by accident bought “imposer” Nissin Noodles as a substitute of Umbrella Noodles, and explaining how Nissin “copied” the recipe.
As proof, they allege that they had been in a position to recreate Umbrella Noodles from Nissin Cup Noodles with a 99.9% success fee, just by including entrails and a herby, largely basil-based sauce to Nissin’s product (though it made Umbrella staff who ate it somewhat itchy… in all probability greatest to not ask the place these entrails are from). Sharing the video, Nissin clapped back with, “Nonetheless you have a look at it, you are the ones doing the copying!”
どうみてもパクリはそちらです。 https://t.co/7VvG8kqWQX
— カップヌードル (@cupnoodle_jp) February 25, 2026
Including much more scorching water to the state of affairs, Japanese shoppertainment firm Yume Group (who final week launched a weird ultra-limited version of Resident Evil Requiem bundled with train tools, which bought out nearly immediately), launched the over-the-top Umbrella Noodles/Resident Evil Requiem advert under. A terrified Grace Ashcroft comes throughout the Japanese infomercial duo casually munching on and singing the praises of Umbrella Noodles (the advert notes that Umbrella Noodles will not be an actual product, though Resident Evil Requiem is an actual recreation).
夢グループの石田です。
今日は、『アンブレラヌードル』のご紹介です。
びっくりの美味しさ！
いったい何でできてるのかなぁ・・・？
みなさん、ぜひお試しください。『バイオハザード レクイエム』はこちらからお買い求めください。https://t.co/pSdtjNwJ0S#バイオレクイエム pic.twitter.com/zfEBhiAy5G
— 夢グループ (@yumegroup) February 26, 2026
Quickly after, the official account for Nissin Cup Noodles reacted, sharing the ad with a, “What the hell is that this?”
The pretend lawsuit and sudden deal with Umbrella Noodles sparked a lot amusement from Japanese-speaking commenters. “No approach can Umbrella beat Nissin. You suppose a Tyrant can cease a cheese alien?” joked one fan, referencing the mascot that typically seems in Nissin Cup Noodle commercials (like this one from 2001). “Umbrella Noodles are scrumptious, yeah? Though an enormous eye’ll seem in your shoulder the day after you eat them,” quipped one other.
Given all this sudden deal with Umbrella Noodles, it appears possible that they may pop up in Resident Evil Requiem too. Maybe Leon and Grace will be capable to discover Umbrella Noodles in Resident Evil Requiem and chow down on them as they discover the ruins of Raccoon Metropolis.
We have loads extra on Resident Evil Requiem, together with how lengthy Resident Evil Requiem takes to beat, and we have tracked Resident Evil Requiem’s international launch instances.
“Like the results of an experiment carried out in an underground Umbrella Company lab, Resident Evil Requiem efficiently splices two separate strains of survival horror collectively into the one extremely infectious new mutation,” IGN wrote in our full Resident Evil Requiem overview, which returned a 9/10 rating.
Verity Townsend is a Japan-based freelance author who beforehand served as editor, contributor and translator for the recreation information website Automaton West. She has additionally written about Japanese tradition and flicks for varied publications.