Kiki Trick


Kiki Trick is a variety mini-game with an emphasis on auditory cues for the Wii. The game was released on 19 January 2012 in Japan. The game was developed by Nintendo SPD. Currently, there are no plans to release the game outside Japan. The game was digitally re-released in Japan via the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in June 2017.

Gameplay

The core gameplay of Kiki Trick involves listening to a sentence with garbled speech. The player must then choose a word out of a list that completes the sentence. Players can have the sentence repeated if necessary.
The game also features a number of audio-based minigames.

Development

and Nintendo SPD were responsible for designing the game with Noriyuki Sato taking lead design. Sato was previously the team leader on an earlier Nintendo SPD project titled Nintendo DS Digital TV Tuner. The game is based on a proprietary technology from Otodesigners Co., Ltd which is a Japanese sound engineering company with roots in developing hearing aids and other types of sound technology.