History VideoGame / JustDance

* CurseCutShort: Despite the E10+ rating of the series, this gets [[ZigzaggedTrope zigzagged]] like crazy. Oftentimes, like in "[[Creator/WillSmith Wild Wild West]]", the lyrics will omit the offending word while the song itself does ''not''.

In 2009, Creator/{{Ubisoft}} released a then-new breed of dance-based {{Rhythm Game}}s for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Unlike the "press buttons to the rhythm" gameplay such dance games exhibited at the time, a notable example being ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'', the gameplay capitalizes on the motion controls which defined the Wii and has the player mirror the on-screen dancer's choreography, expanding on the dance minigame in ''[[VideoGame/RavingRabbids Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party]]''. What also made the game stand out is that the dancers aren't digital 3D models animated by hand or mo-cap; they are real actors in makeup and costumes, performing the choreography (although animated and motion-capture routines appeared in later installments).

* ''Just Dance 2014'' -- Introduced dancing with up to six players ([[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames 8th-generation consoles]] only), On-Stage Modes[[note]]A stepping stone for trio dances[[/note]], the World Dance Floor feature (in which one can dance at the same time as others around the world), and was the first installment to be available for Xbox One and [=PS4=].[[note]]It also marked the first appearance of [[Music/LadyGaga the song]] the series was named for.[[/note]]

* ''Just Dance 2020'' -- Introduced All Stars Mode, a story mode featuring the [[SeriesMascot Panda]] visiting 10 routines from past main games. Final ''Just Dance'' game (and game in general) for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Nintendo Wii]], the series' debut console.

* ''Just Dance UsefulNotes/WiiU'' (Japan)

The surprise success of the first game caused a revival in dance game releases, not only for the Wii, but also ''VideoGame/DanceCentral'', ''Dance Paradise'', and ''VideoGame/DanceMasters'' for the UsefulNotes/XBox360 Kinect, and ''Singstar Dance'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3.

** Games since ''3'' have UsefulNotes/Xbox360[=/=]UsefulNotes/XboxOne achievements as usual, though ''3'', ''4'' and ''2016'' also have their own sets of achievements on all consoles.

* TheArtifact: Downplayed. The single (or odd-colored) right-hand glove that the dancers wear originally served as a guide for Wii remote movement, back when the series was exclusive to the Wii. With the [=PlayStation=] Move and the Switch's Joy-Cons, they still serve that purpose, but they are also present in the Xbox 360 and UsefulNotes/XBOXOne versions, which use the Kinect for full-body movement capture. However with ''2023 Edition'' launched only on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/XBOXSeriesXAndS and UsefulNotes/Playstation5, the Kinect and Playstation Move had both been fully discontinued, meaning controls went back to being remote-operated, now either by the Joy-Con on Switch or via the ''Just Dance 2023 Controller'' app on smartphones, the latter also the only controller option on modern consoles as they don't have vertically-shaped remote equivalents ''or'' cameras any more.

** With the discontinuation of online services on the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii on January 31, 2019, DLC on ''Just Dance 2'' to ''2015'' can no longer be purchased on that console, and avatars that were tied to the World Dance floor cannot be unlocked. DLC on ''Just Dance 4'' to ''2015'' also became unavailable on the UsefulNotes/WiiU on March 27, 2023 following the discontinuation of the Nintendo [=eShop=] for said console.