Just Dance 3 will be heading to the Kinect, PS Move as well as the Wii on October 11th, according to Ubisoft at E3.
There’s another 40 tracks to dance to, including but not limited to:
2 Unlimited – “No Limit” (Classic)
Black Eyed Peas – “Pump It” (Not so classic)
Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand” (Awesome)
Groove Century – “Boogie Wonderland” (Uhh…)
Gwen Stefani – “What You Waiting For” (Overplayed)
Katy Perry – “California Gurls” (Way too overplayed)
Kiss – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” (…)
Laura Bell Bundy – “Giddy On Up (Giddy On Out)” (No idea)
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – “Party Rock Anthem” (…Uhh…)
MIKA – “Lollipop” (No)
Taio Cruz – “Dynamite” (I’m feeling old now…)
More details after the jump.
Today, during a press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Ubisoft® announced the development of Just Dance 3, the third game in the multi-million selling Just Dance franchise. Just Dance 3 marks the debut of the Just Dance series on Kinect™ for Xbox 360® and the PlayStation® Move for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, as well as its return to the Wii™ system from Nintendo. Developed by Ubisoft Paris and Ubisoft Montreal, Just Dance 3 will be released worldwide in October 11, 2011.“The Just Dance brand has truly become a worldwide phenomenon with over 30 million people playing Just Dance,” said Geoffroy Sardin, chief marketing and sales officer at Ubisoft EMEA. “Fans play Just Dance at parties with friends, at home with the family, and as part of an active lifestyle to stay fit or even lose weight. Ubisoft is excited to bring Just Dance 3 to all motion platforms and give even more people the opportunity to enjoy the fun.”
Featuring more than 40 tracks across a wide range of musical genres, including pop, hip-hop, rock, R&B, country, disco, funk, and more, Just Dance 3 introduces a number of new game features that take advantage of the unique mechanics of each console. To get the party started, Just Dance 3 includes some of today’s hottest hits as well as classic dance tracks that everyone loves.
Confirmed tracks for Just Dance 3 include:
2 Unlimited – “No Limit”
Black Eyed Peas – “Pump It”
Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand”
Groove Century – “Boogie Wonderland”
Gwen Stefani – “What You Waiting For”
Katy Perry – “California Gurls”
Kiss – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You”
Laura Bell Bundy – “Giddy On Up (Giddy On Out)”
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – “Party Rock Anthem”
MIKA – “Lollipop”
Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”In addition to this exciting tracklist, Just Dance 3 introduces exclusive new game features on all three motion-control platforms, such as four-player choreographies and dynamic environments on Wii™ and the new “Shout Out!” feature on Kinect™, which allows players to score extra points by belting out their favorite song verse. This, combined with the entertaining and unique choreographies developed by professional dancers, will provide players with the fun and accessible challenges they are looking for – ensuring that Just Dance 3 will get the world dancing.
For the latest information on Just Dance 3, please visit: www.justdancegame.com.
Product Specifications:
Publisher: UBISOFT
Developer: Ubisoft Paris
Release Date: October 2011
Category: Dance & Music
Platform: Wii™
Rating: RPProduct Description
Just Dance is back and the party is bigger than ever before. The new Just Dance 3 gives a new twist to the already spontaneous and outrageous dance game.
Just Dance 3 kick-starts the party with 40+ tracks from multiple genres, popular artist, and top Billboard tracks. Using only the Wii Remote, Just Dance 3 is the perfect dance game for any age or dance ability, so it’s easy for anyone to join the movement!
With a variety of all-new gameplay modes, tracks that allow up to 4 dancers to uniquely shine, and innovative cardio training options, Just Dance 3 was made to bring the party and keep America dancing!
Key Features
- Top Of The Charts: Over 40 all-new tracks, ranging from Billboard/top-charted hits to classic dance party tracks! There’s something for all tastes, everyone will find their groove.
- Want more songs? Download from an expanding catalogue of new tracks from the in-game store.
- Dance Crew Mode: With now up to 4 concurrent dance routines, it’s your time to shine! Each player can get his own moment of fame with unique choreographies and move for each member of the band.
- Shake the World: Just Dance 3 lets you bring down the house with dynamic environments. Watch the background change as you perform progressive moves.
- Just Sweat It Out: The popular Just Sweat mode gets an upgrade with more workout plans and playlists. Stay fit, have fun, and Just Dance.
- Dance ‘Til Dawn: Use the Party Mode and lose yourself in the music! No navigating through menus, no need to stop to select the next song… Just Dance 3 gives you a non-stop dance-a-thon!
- Too Shy to Dance… But Love to Sing?! All tracks provide song lyrics on-screen, so even if you don’t score points with your voice, you’re sure to score some with the crowd!
- Just Can’t Get Enough: Just Dance 3 still has everyone’s favorite modes like Classic Mode, Duet Mode, Medley, Simon Says, and more.
Just Dance 3 Q&A:Q. How big is the Just Dance phenomenon? Why do you think Just Dance is performing so well?
A. Just dance has reached more than 30 million people worldwide and in the overall video game dance market, holds over 80% market share. It is truly a brand that is owned by its fans, every day the community is growing through more fans on Facebook, more videos uploaded on YouTube or even parties organised around the game!
That’s because we’ve tapped into the need for people to have fun and share their video game experience together with friends. The game is exuberant and people just love playing together at home or with friends.Q. What are the new features?
A. The multimillion selling game now comes to Kinect and PlayStation Move so everyone can join the party! I can’t say much yet about all the features we are going to have but this year Just Dance will raise the stakes by adding 4 player choreographies on Wii, giving a chance to every Just Dancer to get their moment of fame through unique moves. We also improved our level design by bringing Dynamic Environments where players will experience background transformation throughout the songs for more interactive gameplay.
On Kinect, the Shout Out! Feature will let you and the crowd belt out your favourite verse for more points and total party fun.Q. What are the differences between the platforms? Will the difficulty be similar?
A. The team was thrilled to take advantage of the uniqueness of each platform and maintaining one common tracklist and most of the features. Kinect allows us to take full advantage of the camera and all the online features offered by the Xbox Live. On PlayStation 3, we wanted players to be able to experience a new way of playing by adding a sing-a-long feature to the game.
There will be a slight difference in terms of difficulty thanks to the full body capture tracking provided by the Kinect camera.
Just Dance 3 has a wide range of difficulty levels depending on the song and its choreography. The main difference comes from the fact that the Kinect camera now allows us to track the full body so we are going to take that into account in our scoring. This is not about creating a hardcore version of Just Dance on the X360 but allowing players to have a more accurate scoring and be able to challenge each other.Q. What is the tracklist? Will it be the same for all platforms?
A. The tracklist will be shared between platforms but you might find some exclusive tracks here and there. I can’t reveal anything on the track list yet, but expect variety, massive hits and surprises. For E3 we can already announce:
Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – “Party Rock Anthem”
Black Eyed Peas – “Pump It”
2 Unlimited – “No Limit”
Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand”
Gwen Stefani – “What You Waiting For”
Kiss – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You”
Laura Bell Bundy – “Giddy On Up (Giddy On Out)”
MIKA – “Lollipop”
Groove Century – “Boogie Wonderland”
More news to come around Gamescom!Q. There is a huge number and variety of songs included in the Just Dance games. How were these selected?
A. There are lot of ingredients and criteria to build a strong playlist and also lot of complications to get it done. Our objective is that at the end our players feel as though they always knew these songs from somewhere or somehow.
When the tracklist was created, the creative director really wanted to give players a wide variety of music: choose hits from every music genre; add a great deal of fun; make sure the rhythm is dynamic; find the right balance between energy and melody, between songs with “must have” iconic moves and songs that just make you want to jump around; pick hits from today’s charts but never forget to add some good old classics… All these ingredients mixed together ensure there is something for everyone…
Music was created to dance to after all!Q. How do you freshen up a 30 years old song to make it feel modern?
A. Choreography and visuals are the key in making any song feel modern. What makes Just Dance unique in this regard is that every single map is an artistic creation. The art direction, Music Choice, and Choreography work together to bring a fresh new look and feel for all of our songs. Each map is designed to recreate the artist’s universe, the era of the song, the lyrics any any iconic elements related to the track. Just Dance is a tribute to Pop culture in its broadest sense.Q. Where was the game developed and how many people worked on the title? Is it the same team that worked on JD2 and JD3?
A. The core Just Dance team from Ubisoft Paris is at the heart of Just Dance 3, and they gathered over 100 persons with creative teams from Ubisoft’s Montréal and Bucharest studios for the new Kinect and Move versions of the game.Q. How did the idea for the Just Dance games come about?
A. We originally developed a dancing/rhythm game for the Raving Rabbids series using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. It was great for mini games and for specific songs, but we always felt we could go further by concentrating on a format that just let’s people dance. We created a small prototyping team to start testing different ways of getting people to shake it all about… Most “dancing games” don’t actually get you to dance–with mats or controllers you are essentially pushing buttons in time with the screen, our concept was to get people to let loose and really pull off new dance moves.Q. How are the choreographies in the game developed? Who creates these for the game?
A. We are working with a number of talented choreographers who create each unique choreography for the game. Those dancing routine are based on the song, its lyrics and universe with accessibility and fun in mind.Q. What can you tell us about the DLC?
A. Ubisoft is very committed to supporting its titles way after their release date. Like with Just Dance 2, we plan to release new songs and choreographies on a regular basis so players can always get more fun and keep up with the latest hits.Q. Do you plan on releasing a Just Dance title focusing on a specific type of music? Or on a specific artist?
A. Just Dance has always been about the variety of the playlist and its appeal to a wide audience, so we don’t have any plans like this.Q. When you talk about dynamic environment, are these scripted events or does it depend on the player performance (individual or group)?
A. Dynamic environments are a very cool addition to the way we envisioned the different maps. We are raising the visual quality and the depth of the environments we create around the song by having changes occurring to the level throughout the music. Those changes are not only scripted, some of them also occur depending on the players’ performance. The more they groove the more the level reacts to their moves.Q. What is the release date? Is it the same for all platforms?
A. The game is scheduled for a worldwide launch in October on all platforms.
