Karaoke Joysound Wii: thousands of downloadable songs

by JC Fletcher { Mar 29th 2008 at 12:00PM }

During Hudson's WiiWare event, the company also revealed new details about Karaoke JoySound Wii, which is actually a hybrid WiiWare/retail release. The singing game, designed to provide a karaoke-club experience at home, will come in two versions: a retail package with a microphone, and a downloadable version that requires separate mics.

Rather than pay-per-song DLC, Joysound actually uses a subscription model that provides access to Xing's existing Joysound library of 20,000 songs, with 1,000 new songs added every month. Hudson plans to release Karaoke Joysound Wii this summer in Japan. Since it relies so heavily on an existing collection of Japanese karaoke songs, an American release doesn't seem likely.

Tags: hudson, joysound, karaoke, music

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

murray b @ Mar 29th 2008 12:41PM

This seems interesting, and i'd pick up an american version in a second, but why is no one mentioning the DLC that was just given to Super Smash Bros. Brawl?

sn1per @ Mar 29th 2008 1:21PM

huh? I don't see any bluelight on my wii.... what kind of DLC are you talking about?

Ants @ Mar 29th 2008 2:08PM

lmao you made me go check my wii! it was glowing so i got excited. Dam u grammer nazis and your sarcasm. =P

Brian @ Mar 29th 2008 2:34PM

LIES!!!

Shadow31 @ Mar 29th 2008 4:27PM

Explain yourself. Is this that whole Smash Bros Brawl: Challenger rumor again? It's not funny to joke like this!

CJLopez @ Mar 29th 2008 3:46PM

I wouldn't, my song library has more japanese songs than any other language, and I'm Mexican, xDDDDDDDDDDD

Now, seeing how this game will be featuring downloading songs..... maybe there is hope for the DLC on Guitar Hero, Rock Band and many more to come games for the Wii that can used the DLC option, and as seeing the lack of a truly HD on the Wii, we will have to have many sdcards, xD

Hudson is creating much lova for our Wii's

Charles @ Mar 29th 2008 4:42PM

So please EA, tell me again why Rock Band doesn't have DLC for Wii...Is it because it is incapable of such a service?! Oops! Apparently a measly WiiWare game by Hudson can manage it! Hudson has like a billion less funds than you and yet you can't do it?! What the Flip EA...What the flip?!