Speech Inc., a subsidiary of Fonix Corporation has come to license agreements to join Nintendo’s Wii Third Party Tools Program which will allow game developers to integrate Fonix VoiceIn Game Edition and Fonix VoiceIn Karaoke Edition voice recognition technologies into game titles for Wii.

The VoiceIn Game Edition will mean that voice commands can be added into game play, resulting in more realistic, exciting experiences for players. What is more, VoiceIn is designed specifically with minimal memory and processing requirements and is available in multiple languages, namely English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian and Korean.

VoiceIn Karaoke Edition is specialized VoiceIn voice recognition technology for the karaoke genre that reports on the timing, pitch and accuracy of the karaoke singer’s voice.

“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.”

>> Link - Official Site/Fonix