Homebrew coder pedrocrespo has released Karaokii, a karaoke music game for the Nintendo Wii. The homebrew features two kinds of lyrics, line and word karaoke. It supports OGG format with mod and MP3 format planned in future release.


Download: Karaokii v0.05

Bring the classic music of the Jackson 5 into your track archive now that Konami has announced that they have secured the rights to the music of Jackson 5, now MJ and his brothers are coming to the new Karaoke Revolution for the Xbox 360, PS3, and the Wii. Cool.

We have here some new screenshots for the nth iteration in the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii). And it's looking smashing, wouldn't you say?

Konami has announced another Revolution game for 7th-generation consoles, this time opting to go for a more party approach with the Blitz Games singing sensation Karaoke Revolution. This version of Karaoke Revolution will be drastically different from the one that's already available on PS2, though. More details and a few screenshots in the full article.

 Longtime game industry stalwart Hudson is back with more games from the old days. It's bringing back pinball classic Alien Crush with a new twist for WiiWare. Three new screens for it are out, plus fresh skinny on Karaoke Joysound has been dished out. Hit the jump and get the details.

 The video game industry is undoubtedly dominated by males, but we do know that gaming is not just a big frat house. Female gamers do exist, and like the opposite gender, they come in different shapes, sizes and forms. If you do your homework, you'll also notice that girl gamers have distinct traits which allow us to divide them into several types (just like guys). In this QuickList, we'll give you a rundown on what these types are. Hit that jump!

 

Electronic Arts' long-awaited dance party game Boogie has now hit its shipping date, which was followed with a prompt announcement by the worldwide publisher. The attention call via press wire heralded the shipping of Boogie for the Wii to stores all over North America and reminded that Europe was to receive their version by August 31.

Rehashed versions of popular rhythm tracks by The Jackson 5, Kool & The Gang, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cyndi Lauper, Black Eyed Peas and Britney Spears, among others, will litter the game's selectable soundtrack. Coupled with enjoyment over the ultimate party mode, players will also be able to create their own music videos or groove solo in the story mode for fame and fortune.

EA has estimated a price of US$ 59.99 for the game bundled with a karaoke microphone and announced an ESRB rating of E10+ (Lyrics and Suggestive Themes) for the U.S. version of the game. PEGI has rated the game as 3+ for European versions.

Disney fans, here are the latest updates and newest games announced for 2007. If you missed Disney's first lineup of games, check out our E3 update!

Power Rangers: Super Legends, available this November, engages players in battle and solving puzzles through their beloved Power Rangers heroes. The game will be priced at $29.99 for the Nintendo DS and the PS2, and $19.99 for the PC.

Fans can go on an adventure in the Tipton Hotel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies for the Nintendo DS. They can use gadgets as they infiltrate a secret spy organization in a rival hotel. The game will be available in October for $29.99.

Two new games based on Disney's hit "High School Musical" will be available this August. High School Musical: Sing It! is a karaoke game to be released on the Wii and the PlayStation 2. The game includes 30 songs to sing along to and allows fans to interact with the movie's cast. The Wii game will be packaged with a microphone for US$ 59.99, and the PS2 version will be packaged for $49.99 with a microphone and $39.99 without one. High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! will be released on the Nintendo DS, letting fans dance to the beat of "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2," and will be available for $29.99.

Another rising new pop star will be the inspiration for two new video games. Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour will be transporting fans to locations around the world, managing concerts and dancing on stage. Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour will be available for the Wii in October for $49.99. Hannah Montana: Music Jam will be challenging players both on stage and off it. Players have to balance their lives and their careers as Hannah Montana: Music Jam in the Nintendo DS and will be available in October for $29.99.

The last of Disney's singing sensations for this year's lineup is The Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations. Sensations can sing and dance to the beat on their Nintendo DS through the Cheetah Girls. Players need to help the girls in their song writing, fashion and of course, singing and dancing. The Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations will be out in October for $29.99.

 

If you fancy yourself as the next music sensation, stop reading and join American Idol. However, if you're not yet ready for the big leagues so to speak, you can live your dreams in Electronic Arts' Boogie. Essentially a karaoke and dance game for the Wii, this game provides budding performers with a way to channel their creativity without inconveniencing Simon Cowell.

The game allows gamers to dance or sing songs from famous artists like Kool and the Gang which is pretty cool in itself, when you really think about it. Furthermore, don't think it ends there as you can even create your own musical clips with a selection of production tools.

The interface looks very intuitive judging from the screenshots. The game is slated to be out on August 9 in the U.S. and August 31 in Europe. So go get your groove on with Boogie. Think of it as training for your future music career.

   

More screenshots at the "Full" article link!

Fonix Speech Inc. announced the other day that it just joined Nintendo's Third Party Tools Program so that Wii developers can now integrate embedded speech interfaces and voice recognition technologies Fonix VoiceIn Game Edition and Fonix VoiceIn Karaoke Edition in to their titles.

In a nutshell, this affects your gaming experience in such a way that the said technologies will allow you to implement voice commands into gameplay. The Game Edition of VoiceIn is for your usual in-game commands mostly useful in tactical-based titles while the Karaoke one recognizes the timing, pitch, and accuracy of the player's voice.

Quite interestingly, we learned at the beginning of this month that the motion-sensitive Wiimote has an additional feature that is still not being tapped by Nintendo or any other developers for that matter. That feature is actually an audio translator chip that is able to convert analog data such as human speech into a digital data stream.

This announcement is clearly related to that and it would be good to see what kind of video games will translate from the said development. Fonix Speech has also made its technologies available for developers on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.