Latest information has revealed that there will be a new Vocaloid joining the family and this time round Sony Music has decided to join in the market. This Vocaloid will be distributed under Sony Music Distribution and the name for the Japanese male Vocaloid (utilizing the Vocaloid2 engine) will be known as Utatane Piko (歌手音ピコ). For those wondering Piko is a popular singer on Nico Nico Douga with his community here.

He is expected to be released on December 8th 2010 at a price of 15,000 yen (tax included) and you can pre-order the software over at Sony Music Shop. We will be bringing more news on this when it’s made known.

Info thanks to twitter updates from utattemitalj

Image and additional reference: HatsuneMiku Wiki