Capcom reveals their upcoming Umbrella Chronicles wasn't always an on-rails shooter...

Many fans were surprised when it was revealed that the forthcoming Resident Evil title, spanning the whole storyline of the series from RE0 up until RE4, would be an on-rails shooter. And speaking to weekly Japanese gaming bible Famitsu, Umbrella Chronicle's producer Masachika Kawata has revealed that this wasn't always the case:

"At the initial stage of development, Umbrella Chronicles' play system was similar to Resident Evil 4's. But, it's extremely difficult on Wii. Too complicated to enjoy. Wii users like easiness. Umbrella Chronicles is not only for game enthusiasts. Complex operability can be an obstacle for Wii users. We want players to enjoy the game's horrifying and creepy world and its thrilling shooting action. By reducing enthusiast-only elements, players can purely enjoy the world. [We] had to compromise to a lower difficulty level."

Though how this ties in with the Resident Evil 4 re-make on the Wii using almost the exact same controls Kawata has here labelled "too complicated to enjoy" is beyond us...