This week sees the launch of
Just Dance 2019, on Switch, Wii U, Wii, Xbox 1, X360, and PS4. You might note the absence of PS3, looks like that platform is being dropped going forward.
The series is single-handedly keeping the Wii alive at this point, as the last release on the platform was...
Just Dance 2018. With the Deep Silver-published
Let's Sing franchise apparantly not coming back for a release on Wii this calendar year, if ever, it falls to Ubisoft's second-best selling franchise ever to keep Wii relevant. (Wii U has seen only a few more releases this year by the way, especially if we're talking retail.)
It's interesting to note how the first Just Dance in 2009 really focused on pop classics (Eye of the Tiger, Elvis, Iggy Pop, Baha Men, Gorillaz, Kylie Minogue... Cotton Eyed Joe...), but the series has since moved into more current pop charts.
Ubisoft is only this year
taking a bunch of versions offline (Just Dance versions 2014-2018), which indicates they kept online support for most of these on Wii up for ages. I'm not sure if the Wii versions are compatible with their Just Dance Unlimited service, which gives access to the full song library, or if they support the smartphone-as-controller options (assume not?).
Anyway, who here has played a Just Dance game? What did you think of it? I'll admit I thought they were shovelware trash at first, but having played the 2018 Switch version changed my mind. It's a fun game, hilarious to play with friends, and it could easily double as an exercise game.