On March 16, 2012, an update of the Vocaloid 2 Megpoid was released, called 'V3 Megpoid - Native'. This was originally going to be an expansion pack for the Vocaloid 2 version of Gumi under the name of 'Megpoid Extend' and was based on the 'Append' vocals of Crypton Future Media. This was one of the first 4 packages released on the same day for the new engine, the others being Mew, SeeU and VY1V3. On October 21, 2011, a new version of the software, called 'V3 Megpoid', was released containing a package of four different tones of Gumi's voice for Vocaloid 3: Adult, Power, Sweet, and Whisper. announced that Gackpoid, Megpoid, and Lily would be distributed in Taiwan. On December 11, 2010, the president of Internet Co.
Her voice was created by taking vocal samples from singer Megumi Nakajima at a controlled pitch and tone. using Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2 synthesizer software. The software name, 'Megpoid', was taken from the provider's name, 'Megumi.' The second half, the 'poid', is short for 'like Vocaloid,' the full implied name of this product is 'Megumi-like Vocaloid.' The name 'Gumi' is the voice provider Megumi Nakajima's nickname from her childhood.
She is also sometimes called Megpoid GUMI, or GUMI Megpoid. The mascot of the software is called Gumi ( Japanese: グミ) (stylized as GUMI). Megpoid ( メグッポイド, Meguppoido) is a Vocaloid by Internet Co., Ltd.
