Ubisoft Is Still Releasing Just Dance On Wii Because The "Audience Wants It"

“Just Dance 2020 is coming to the Wii because our audience wants it.”

Really ?! 🤨
I just want Imagine series, Petz series, localized Japanese games for Nintendo Switch from Ubisoft. 😏
I don't want Just Dance, i want Dance Dance Revolution.

I visit nursing homes sometimes for work and they all still play Wii every day!

At least that audience is keeping the Wii alive. My dad is still playing the Wii but not because of Just Dance, he just love playing Speed Racer and Madden NFL 2010.

@Anti-Matter Yeah, really. You're not all of Ubisoft's audience.

Ubisoft also said this about a few days earlier which I found interesting:

“I think we are the last soldier standing! We are the last game on the Wii and we are happy about that as there still a lot of fans wanting to play on it."

My brother and niece still play Just Dance on Wii, and are very excited that this one is coming to Wii.

I’ll asume they have hard data sales for this past years and projections that justify the cost of releasing on the Wii, as dumb as it sounds.
It’s impressive how that console just refuses to die - I’ve seen many casual players still have it on display (and obviously none have idea the Wii U ever existed).

I'm gonna come out and say a Wii HDMI Edition might have actually sold better than Wii U. And I'm talking about still rendering the games in SD but upscaling the video output. Or maybe being like a DSi with slightly better specs that would support HD in new games but still treat the old games like a regular Wii.

I guess what I'm describing is basically a Wii U with the Wii interface and without the Gamepad. But even more important than that would be have been to have released it a couple years earlier than the Wii U released and make some big exciting games to go along with the launch. Much like how the Gameboy Pocket and Pokemon lead to a Gameboy Renaissance.

I doubt any resurgence would have been able to sustain itself as long as that one but it would have bought them more time instead of having to rush out Wii U because Wii sales fell off a cliff.

Hmmm How about releasing something else along side Just Dance for Nintendo?

@N8tiveT3ch I don't think anything sells as well as Just Dance for UbiSoft.

@ReaderRagfish I think the difference being is you can't dance to "Despasitio" or Panic at the Disco's "High Hopes" on Just Dance 1, 2,3, 4 or 5. It might seem silly (and it is on some level), but don't underestimate the desire to want to dance to the pop charts latest and greatest.

My six year old + Nintendo Wii + Every Just Dance game = it's a thing.

And it is cheaper and easier. If they cared about audience demand they would have more of their catalogue on Switch.

@ReaderRagfish The audience for JD2020 already own JD1-2-3-4. It's $40 for 40+ new songs. Not a bad deal.

This game is also directed at we few, we happy few who still play on our Wii U's

If people keep buying it, they'll keep selling it.

@N8tiveT3ch you realize ubi is one of nintendos biggest partners right? Mario rabbids starlink trials assains creed 3 basically anything they release that can work on a switch gets a switch version

Would played my Wii more if the darn house was not a mess heheh.........

That's cool I guess.

Not something I'd ever play, but good news for those who still own a Wii and like the Just Dance games.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vqZY8P42pLo

Tbh, I feel like I may see myself with Just Dance games in the future. I could burn a few calories...

I mean, the Wii version would work on both the Wii and Wii U, so it makes sense to stick with the one that works on both systems. It's not like people are buying this game for graphics or anything.

Just Dance is good for people in hospitals so its good that they still have these games on the wii and also good for ppl who don't want to pay a lot of money for Just Dance games for the switch when they can get them cheaper for the wii.

@BenAV I still use my Wii to play Just Dance games. I actually got into this series last year when I got Just Dance 2018, which was my first Just Dance game. I also plan on getting Just Dance 2019 and 2020 for the Wii sometime in the near future. And aside from Just Dance I'm also buying other Wii games I still don't own such as Wii Sports, which I only got a few months ago as it didn't come bundled with my Wii.

I can see it happening. A lot of people who bought the Wii was a very casual audience, and their collections of Wii games consist mainly of movie-licensed and party games, but people I know that never bought a console after the Wii uses to keep it in the living room, yet without having booted it up for years, collecting dust. So I can understand what Ubisoft says, but also think a lot of casual gamers still have the Wii like it was furniture.

If people actually looked at the sales of Just Dance, they wouldn't be as surprised. As it stands every modern Just Dance game sells the most on the Wii. So it's no surprise that they continue to put the series out on the system each year.

I think the last version sold nearly 300k for the wii, not bad at all. This version will surely sell abit less as another year has passed. Possibly 220-250k....
I can't see another version for the wii releasing after that, I would think any profit to be made on this upcoming version for the Wii is very small.....

Just shows how well the Wii was. So many people who have never touched a video game before started on Wii, and likely never bought a new console. The Wii still is the best for casual-friendly motion-controlled games.

Also by making it a Wii game, they cover anyone who has a Wii U.

Gotta respect Ubi Soft for supporting older platforms.

Nintendo could've ported most Switch games to the Wii U with very few effort, but never bothered.

Atari, NES, SNES, Master System, and Gameboy all had extremely long lifespans of support. While we think of a console only lasting 4-6 years, all of those survived 12+ years.

Honestly, I am surprised that someone hasn't licensed the Wii or Wii Mini from Nintendo (or Nintendo themselves haven't) to start production up. Especially if they can figure out a way to solve the SD to HD conversion to make things look better.

@HumanDog "with very few effort" Unless you take into account the completely different architecture.

@JayronAuron
I was gonna say the same thing. The Wii-U easily plays Wii games so this way they technically only have to make one version for both systems.

@Anti-Matter yeah no thanks.

@BenAV I know several that live in the Wii bubble. Don't know Wii u or switch exist. Don't have tv to see ads. Don't buy new games. Still play Wii.

@patbacknitro18 Just Dance actually sells the most on Switch for the last 2 releases from what I've read on Resetera and seen on VGChartz. The last one (JD19) sold 800k on Switch and 250k on Wii according to VGChartz.

@DrkBndr But the Wii version of Just Dance 2018 and 2019 was still the second best selling version, outselling the PS3(Just Dance 2018), PS4, 360, Xbox One, and Wii U versions of the game. With sales like that no wonder Ubisoft still brings these games to the Wii. And who knows we may see a slight rise in sales for the Wii version this year as since Just Dance 2020 isn't coming to Wii U, many Wii U owners who still get Just Dance for that system may end up getting the Wii version instead of getting a new console as it is playable on the Wii U via backwards compatibility. Heck, that's the reason I still get these games for the Wii as I don't want to upgrade systems just for 1 game, plus I also do it just to keep the Wii alive.