2002 the Year of Resident Evil

Probably to capitalize on the the upcoming release of the live action American Resident Evil movie, 6 “new” Resident Evil games will be released in the US this year including the European created Resident Evil Gaiden for the Gameboy Advance, which is already available in the UK, and the Gamecube exclusive Resident Evil Zero, remake Resident Evil 1, and Gamecube ports of Resident Evil 2, 3 and Code: Veronica.

Source: GameSpot