Wii karaoke features Jackson 5
Just in time to take advantage of the post-Michael Jackson music boom, Japanese publisher Konami announced plans today to develop a version of “Karaoke Revolution” for Nintendo’s Wii featuring songs from the Jackson 5.
The company said it has secured the rights to such titles as “I’ll Be There,” “ABC,” and “I Want You Back” for use in a “Revolution” update set for release this fall.
“Revolution” with J5 features an expanded multiplayer mode to create karaoke parties with friends or develop a solo singing career. The songs will come from the Jacksons’ master recordings, and the title will have numerous custom options for the performance venues as well as the in-game characters.
“The music of the Jackson 5 is timeless,” said Careen Yapp, a vice president of Konami, in a news release Tuesday.
And it’s timely. Since Michael Jackson died June 25, demand for his music has returned the late moonwalker to the top of the charts, with an estimated 415,000 album sales in the first four days after death, compared to about 10,000 the entire week previous, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Online, Jackson’s songs were downloaded more than 2.3 million times in the week after his death, compared to only 37,000 downloads a week earlier.
Later this year, a Michael Jackson-themed video game is expected. With that and “Karaoke Revolution” bidding for buyers’ attention, it’s possible we “Never Can Say Goodbye” too soon to the gloved one.


Sounds really good! For those people who really love to play “Karaoke Revolution”, you can more enjoy playing this game because of Jackson’s songs. This is great Tribute for our King of POP, Michael Jackson(MJ).