Details were vague at the announcement, but Capcom confirmed that it would be "a new game in the Resident Evil franchise" that will combine the series' trademarks along with "the revolutionary control system of the Wii". The April 2007 issue of Famitsu revealed that the player advances automatically on rails, shooting at the monsters appearing on the screen, however, later reports claim that the game plays like RE4, not like a on-rails shooter.
On April 6th 2007 the official Japanese website went live containing an official teaser video. On April 13th 2007 the official Japanese website updated with a second trailer, character profiles and screenshots.
According to IGN's report, the Wiimote will control the pointer, while the analog stick on the nunchuk will also orient where the player is looking. It's been speculated that the Wii Zapper will be used for such purpose instead.
