| Release Year | 2013 |
| Discontinued | ? |
| Manufacturer | |
| Model Number | JS-FWP |
| MSRP | ¥1,580,000 |
| Countries Released | Japan |
Background
The Joysound Festa is a karaoke machine released in japan exclusively in 2013. It was a partnership between Nintendo and the company Xing which is known for their Joysound line of karaoke machines and services. Inside of the unit is an almost completely stock 8GB Wii U with a 2TB hard drive attached to house over 90,000 songs. The system originally retailed at ¥1,580,000
Features
The system comes with the Joysound Festa software (called Wii Karaoke U in other regions) preinstalled which it automatically boots into on startup. Unlike with other releases of this software, there are over 90,000 songs preinstalled on the internal hard drive, making it playable completely offline. On the front of the unit, there are 10 dials for adjusting volume and effects. There is also a button to switch outputs between the two HDMI ports and the Composite out jacks located at the back of the unit. Along with these, there are also four outlets for accessories like speakers and monitors to plug into, L and R speaker terminals, two microphone inputs, a composite A/V input, HDMI Input, Ethernet, and a euroblock speaker connector.
Accessing the Service Menu / Wii U Home Screen
By default, upon powering the unit on, you will be brought immediately to the Joysound software and trying to exit through the use of the home button will not work. In order to leave the software, you have to click the blue “Search for songs” button, click the rightmost option labeled “Enter song by number,” type “0000” and press the red button. This will take you to a service menu with a few different karaoke-specific options. The first button is the most useful since it closes the Joysound software and takes you directly into the Wii U home screen. At this point, it functions exactly as any other Wii U system would, allowing you to access system settings, the web browser, Mii Maker, the eShop (RIP), and even playing retail disks although accessing the slot requires partial disassembly.
