Three games in the series will be available on the Switch on February 17th

The Ezio Auditore saga of 'Assassin's Creed' games is heading to Nintendo Switch in February.

2009's 'Assassin's Creed II', 2010's 'Assassin's Creed Brotherhood' and 2011's 'Assassin's Creed Revelations' will make their debut on the Nintendo Switch, giving players the chance to slice and stab while on the go.

The Ezio Trilogy is held in high esteem by fans of the franchise, with players controlling the master assassin as he makes his way across Italy during the Renaissance, with the series ending during

2009's 'Assassins' Creed II' is widely regarded as being a major improvement over the original 2007 'Assassin's Creed' and helped establish the franchise as one of the biggest in gaming.

2010's 'Assassin's Creed Brotherhood' expanded on the formula and introduced elements of 'Football Manager' into the series by allowing players to train up a group of assassins and let them take part in off-screen missions.

The Ezio trilogy came to an end in 2011 with 'Assassin's Creed Revelations' which saw players control Ezio in a virtual depiction of Constantinople and saw him follow in the footsteps of the original protagonist Altair.

All remastered games will include the single-player DLC that accompanied the original games as well as two short films that help flesh out the game world, making this the ultimate package for fans of the games.

The collection will release on Nintendo Switch on February 17th.

There is no word yet on the next mainline series entry, but a Bloomberg report from 2021 indicates the next game is codenamed 'Assassin's Creed: Infinity' which is purported to be a live service game in the 'Fortnite' or 'Rainbow Six Siege' vein.

2020's 'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' is still being supported with the game still receiving regular updates, including DLC where players can visit Ireland in the age of Druids.