Just Dance Wii

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Just Dance Wii
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Developer(s) Ubisoft Paris
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Producer(s) Ubisoft
Series Just Dance
Platform(s) Wii
Release
  • JP: October 13, 2011
Genre(s) Music, rhythm
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Just Dance Wii [lower-alpha 1] is a 2011 dance rhythm game developed by Ubisoft Paris and published by Nintendo. It was released for the Wii system on 13 October 2011 in Japan as the first Japanese installment in the Just Dance series published by Ubisoft. [1]

Contents

Gameplay

The game is based on Just Dance 2 , as the user interface and features are largely identical to that game, with every feature available except the online store. Karaoke-styled lyrics is a brand new mechanic to the Just Dance series, which would later carryover to the main series, starting with the PS3 version of Just Dance 3 . Lyrics are highlighted with an icon shown next to the line with a color, based on its icon (light blue for male vocals and pink for female vocals). Players can also choose to play the full version or the short version. A Tutorial mode is also available, showing how each mechanic in the game works.

Track list

The game features 29 songs. [1] [2]

SongArtistYear
"Cheesy Cha Cha" [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] APM Music2010
"Choo Choo Train" Exile (as made famous by Zoo)2003
"Crazy in Love" [lower-alpha 3] Studio Musicians (as made famous by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z)2003
"Cutie Honey" Koda Kumi (as made famous by Yoko Maekawa)2004
"Dagomba" [lower-alpha 3] Sorcerer2010
"Heavy Rotation" AKB48 2010
"Hot Stuff" [lower-alpha 3] Donna Summer 1979
"Jump in the Line" [lower-alpha 3] Harry Belafonte 1961
"Jumpin'" Kara 2010
"Just Mario" [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6] Ubisoft Meets Nintendo (Originally composed by Koji Kondo)2011
"Katti Kalandal" [lower-alpha 3] Bollywood 2004
"Kimi ni Bump" Ketsumeishi 2004
"Koi no Dial 6700" Dream5 2011
"Mickey (Hawaii Version)" Gorie with Jasmine and Joann 2004
"Mister (Japanese Version)" Kara 2010
"One Night Carnival" Kishidan 2001
"Rasputin" [lower-alpha 3] Boney M. 1978
"Ren'ai Revolution 21" Morning Musume 2000
"S.O.S." [lower-alpha 3] Rihanna 2006
"Sexy Girl" Namie Amuro 2008
"Survival Dance 'No No Cry More'" TRF 1994
"Toxic" [lower-alpha 3] The Hit Crew (as made famous by Britney Spears)2004
"U Can't Touch This" [lower-alpha 7] MC Hammer 1990
"UFO" [lower-alpha 8] Pink Lady 1977
"Valenti" BoA 2002
"Wannabe" [lower-alpha 7] Spice Girls 1996
"Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" TVXQ 2011
"Won't Be Long" Exile and Koda Kumi (as made famous by Da Bubblegum Brothers)2006
"You Can't Hurry Love" [lower-alpha 9] The Supremes 1966

Reception

According to Media Create, as of 11 March 2012, the game sold 560,301 copies in Japan. [3]

Notes

  1. Known in Japan as JUST DANCE(ジャストダンス) Wii
  2. Warm Up song, found in the Extras menu.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Previously featured on Just Dance 2
  4. Unlockable by playing every other song in the game.
  5. Available as downloadable content for the Wii version of Just Dance 3 in North America, Europe and Australia.
  6. Exclusive to Just Dance Unlimited in the Nintendo Switch versions of Just Dance 2018 and on.
  7. 1 2 Previously featured on Just Dance
  8. Also playable in Tutorial Mode.
  9. Previously featured as a downloadable track on Just Dance 2

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