Capcom has just announced that Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop is in development for the Wii and most probably will be released this winter.

In Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, the Wiimote will be used to shoot and slash the zombies. The action of Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop will take place in a shopping mall form the small suburban town of Willamette.  Frank West, an overly zealous freelance journalist, thinks that the mall will be a bastion of safety but it turns out to be anything but.

In fact the mall is the home of the armies of zombies and Frank needs to fight for his life. If Frank is running low on health he can pay a visit to one of the many restaurants or cafes for a meal in order to restore his energy and continue the fight.

The game is split into a series of individual cases, all of which Frank must complete in order to gain vital information that will allow him to piece together the truth behind the horrendous epidemic.

In addition to the cases, players will be faced with the dilemma of deciding the rescue priority of the residents of Wilamette who also sought sanctuary in the mall. Depending on the player’s skill, some may not be so fortunate as each rescue needs to be undertaken in a set time period, therefore players may need to delay completion of a case in order to save a fellow human.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop is based on the same engine as Resident Evil 4 Wii edition.