Fonix Speech Inc. has made a licenced agreement with Nintendo Wii Party Tools Program to provide several tools of voice recognition for future titles on the console. One is Fonix Voicein, which allows developers to implant voice commands into the gameplay, resulting in a more realistic/exciting experience with the player. The other tool is Voicein Karaoke Edition, which the details have been foreshadowed by the title itself. It uses the Voicein technology for voice recognition for karaoke (pitch, timing and accuracy).

“Offering VoiceIn to Wii developers represents the latest coup for Fonix in our quest to be the number one supplier of speech technologies to the gaming industry,” says Tim K. Hong, VP, Fonix Games. “Fonix technology nicely complements Nintendo’s philosophy of fun combined with innovation. Now Wii title developers can add Fonix’s award-winning voice recognition to their games. VoiceIn allows for new and interesting player interfaces via voice commands, while VoiceIn Karaoke makes it possible to increase the accuracy and quality of karaoke games.”

The press release can be found here.