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2019 · Ubisoft Paris · Dance · Rhythm

Just Dance 2020

Just Dance 2020 is the ultimate dance game with 40 hot tracks from chart-topping hits like “God Is a Woman” by Ariana Grande to “High Hopes” by Panic! At The Disco. Keep the party going for hours with songs for the whole family to enjoy!

Released
5 November 2019
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4StadiaWiiWindowsXbox One
Genres
DanceRhythm
Developers
Ubisoft ParisUbisoft PuneUbisoft ShanghaiUbisoft San Francisco
Publishers
—
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Themes
Party
Engine
UbiArt Framework
Country
France
Age ratings
PEGI 3USK 0GRAC ALLCERO AACB GESRB E10+

About

Just Dance 2020 is a 2019 dance rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. It is the eleventh main installment of the Just Dance series, following Just Dance 2019, and was a celebration of the series' tenth anniversary. The game was originally released on November 5, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii, and Xbox One, and on November 19 for Stadia. It was the last main Just Dance game released on the Wii console—the platform where the series made its debut in 2009—as well as the last Wii game released physically in Australia and North America.

Keywords

  • dancing

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen dancer's choreography to a chosen song using either motion controllers (Wii Remotes on Wii, PlayStation Move and PlayStation Camera on PlayStation 4, Kinect on Xbox One, and Joy-Con on Nintendo Switch) or the game's associated smartphone app (except on Nintendo's Wii console). The Stadia version also allows the use of a gamepad and a keyboard for menu navigation.

While the Wii version is based on Just Dance 2015, with the exclusion of the game's online features (the "Just Dance Wall" feature, the "challenge" feature, and the "World Dance Floor" mode), the user interface and features in the current-gen console and Stadia versions are largely identical to Just Dance 2019, with the addition of a new "All Stars" mode commemorating the franchise's tenth anniversary (which features a playlist of eleven songs: "Hot n Cold (Chick Version)" from Just Dance, "Rasputin" from Just Dance 2, "California Gurls" from Just Dance 3, "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" from Just Dance 4, "Starships" from Just Dance 2014, "Built for This" from Just Dance 2015, "Chiwawa" from Just Dance 2016, "Lean On" from Just Dance 2017, "Swish Swish" from Just Dance 2018, "Bang Bang Bang" from Just Dance 2019, and "High Hopes" from Just Dance 2020). The story of this mode follows the Panda on a trip across eleven planets aboard the "dance party bus", as he brings over coaches from each aforementioned song featured in previous installments of the series to throw a dance party at the coliseum in the final planet. In the ending, the Reindeer jumped into the party via his ship, as another dance party was found on another galaxy, as they head towards the ship and sets off. Completing the mode will unlock "High Hopes" in Just Dance mode, which is also unlocked by entering a secret code before completing it.

Development

It was unveiled on June 10, 2019, during its E3 press conference.

The game was exclusively released on the Nintendo Switch in Japan on March 12, 2020, and in China on December 24, 2020, in the latter of which the game is simply titled Just Dance.

Reception

Just Dance 2020 debuted at #15 in the UK, with the Nintendo Switch version accounting for 55% of sales, followed by the Wii at 21%, PlayStation 4 at 14%, and the Xbox One at 10%. The Nintendo Switch version of the game debuted at #3 in Taiwan, while the PlayStation 4 version debuted at #4 in South Korea. In Japan, the Switch version sold 2,533 copies during its first week of release, which made it the 26th bestselling retail game of the week.

The game was nominated for "Best Family/Social Game" at the 2019 Titanium Awards, and for "Best Game-as-a-Service" at the Pégases Awards 2020.

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 45 November 2019Worldwide
Xbox One5 November 2019Worldwide
Wii5 November 2019Worldwide
Windows5 November 2019Worldwide
Nintendo Switch5 November 2019Worldwide
Stadia19 November 2019Worldwide

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