Just Dance 3 [Nintendo Wii]

by Ubisoft

• Region of Operation - North America Only
• Top of the Chart Hits - Over 40 all-new tracks, featuring a variety of musical genres that will appeal to everyone.
• New Modes to Extend Game-play - Dance Crew Mode, Smart Shuffle, Flash Mob Mode and Dance Mash-up.
• Shake Your World - Interact with the in-game environment, be a part of the action, and watch the game respond to YOU as you dance.
• Just Sweat More - A more advanced training program with calculated Cardio Training
• An expanding list of down-loadable tracks will be available at launch to fuel every player's dance frenzy.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0053BG26C
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 7, 2011
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,039 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #3 in Video Games > Wii > Games > Rhythm > Dancing

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo Wii

From the Manufacturer

Key Game Features

• Top Of The Charts: Over 45 all-new tracks, ranging from chart-topping hits to classic dance party tracks! There's something for all tastes so 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 moves 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. And exclusive on the Wii, up to 4 players can work out together simultaneously in the Just Sweat mode. Also record your fitness efforts and earn sweat points at all times. 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 Duets, Non-Stop Shuffle, Medley, Simon Says, and more.
• Wall of Fame: Exclusive on Wii, earn medals for your stellar performances, then see all the dances, high scores and stars you've accomplished on one single screen!

Just Dance 3: The world's #1 dance game* is back!

Just Dance 3 kick-starts the party with over 45 tracks from multiple genres and popular artists including today's hottest hits like "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, "California Gurls" by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, and "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green. Also included are legendary favorites like "I Was Made For Lovin' You" by Kiss.

With a variety of all-new gameplay modes, tracks with 4-part choreographies that allow up to 4 players to uniquely shine, and innovative cardio options, Just Dance 3 was made to keep the world dancing!

Track listing

Tracks available in Just Dance 3 include:

• 2 Unlimited – "No Limit"
• a-ha – "Take On Me"
• Anja – "Dance All Nite"
• Bananarama – "Venus"
• Bollywood Rainbow – "Kurio Ko Uddah Le Jana"
• Cee Lo Green – "Forget You"
• Countdown Mix Masters – "Beautiful Liar"
• Daft Punk – "Da Funk"
• Danny Elfman – "This is Halloween"
• Donna Summer – "I Feel Love"
• Dr. Creole – "Baby Zouk"
• Duck Sauce – "Barbra Streisand"
• Girls Aloud – "Jump (For My Love)"
• Groove Century - "Boogie Wonderland"
• Gwen Stefani – "What You Waiting For"
• Inspector Marceau – "The Master Blaster"
• Janelle Monae – "Tightrope (Solo Version)"
• Jessie J featuring B.o.B – "Price Tag"
• Brahms by Just Dance Classical Orchestra – "Hungarian Dance No. 5"
• Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – "California Gurls"
• Kiss – "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
• Konshens – "Jamaican Dance"
• African Ladies – "Pata Pata"
• Latino Sunset – "Mamasita"
• Laura Bell Bundy – "Giddy On Up (Giddy On Out)"
• LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – "Party Rock Anthem"
• Madness – "Night Boat To Cairo"
• MIKA – "Lollipop"
• Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland – "Promiscuous"
• Pointer Sisters – "I'm So Excited"
• Queen – "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
• Reggaeton Storm – "Boom"
• Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman - "Somethin' Stupid"
• Scissor Sisters – "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
• Sweat Invaders - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
• Taio Cruz – "Dynamite"
• The Black Eyed Peas – "Pump It"
• The Buggles – "Video Killed The Radio Star"
• The Chemical Brothers – "Hey Boy Hey Girl"
• The Girly Team – "Baby One More Time"
• The London Theatre Orchestra & Cast – "Think"
• The Sugarhill Gang – "Apache (Jump On It)"
• Tommy Sparks – "She's Got Me Dancing"
• Wilson Pickett – "Land of 1000 Dances"
• And more!

Legal:
© 2011 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Just Dance, Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. *Based on MOKA and NPD per unit sales.

Product Description

2010's best-selling dance franchise returns with the highly anticipated third iteration, Just Dance 3. Dance to over 40 of the hottest hits from yesterday and today, spanning a wide range of genres that are sure to please any music fan. 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 8 players at once, and innovative cardio training options, Just Dance 3 was made to bring the party and keep America dancing!

Key Game Features

• Top Of The Charts: Over 45 all-new tracks, ranging from chart-topping hits to classic dance party tracks! There's something for all tastes so 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 moves 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. And exclusive on the Wii, up to 4 players can work out together simultaneously in the Just Sweat mode. Also record your fitness efforts and earn sweat points at all times. 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 Duets, Non-Stop Shuffle, Medley, Simon Says, and more.
• Wall of Fame: Exclusive on Wii, earn medals for your stellar performances, then see all the dances, high scores and stars you've accomplished on one single screen!

Just Dance 3: The world's #1 dance game* is back!

Just Dance 3 kick-starts the party with over 45 tracks from multiple genres and popular artists including today's hottest hits like "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, "California Gurls" by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, and "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green. Also included are legendary favorites like "I Was Made For Lovin' You" by Kiss.

With a variety of all-new gameplay modes, tracks with 4-part choreographies that allow up to 4 players to uniquely shine, and innovative cardio options, Just Dance 3 was made to keep the world dancing!

Track listing

Tracks available in Just Dance 3 include:

• 2 Unlimited – "No Limit"
• a-ha – "Take On Me"
• Anja – "Dance All Nite"
• Bananarama – "Venus"
• Bollywood Rainbow – "Kurio Ko Uddah Le Jana"
• Cee Lo Green – "Forget You"
• Countdown Mix Masters – "Beautiful Liar"
• Daft Punk – "Da Funk"
• Danny Elfman – "This is Halloween"
• Donna Summer – "I Feel Love"
• Dr. Creole – "Baby Zouk"
• Duck Sauce – "Barbra Streisand"
• Girls Aloud – "Jump (For My Love)"
• Groove Century - "Boogie Wonderland"
• Gwen Stefani – "What You Waiting For"
• Inspector Marceau – "The Master Blaster"
• Janelle Monae – "Tightrope (Solo Version)"
• Jessie J featuring B.o.B – "Price Tag"
• Brahms by Just Dance Classical Orchestra – "Hungarian Dance No. 5"
• Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – "California Gurls"
• Kiss – "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
• Konshens – "Jamaican Dance"
• African Ladies – "Pata Pata"
• Latino Sunset – "Mamasita"
• Laura Bell Bundy – "Giddy On Up (Giddy On Out)"
• LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – "Party Rock Anthem"
• Madness – "Night Boat To Cairo"
• MIKA – "Lollipop"
• Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland – "Promiscuous"
• Pointer Sisters – "I'm So Excited"
• Queen – "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
• Reggaeton Storm – "Boom"
• Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman - "Somethin' Stupid"
• Scissor Sisters – "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
• Sweat Invaders - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
• Taio Cruz – "Dynamite"
• The Black Eyed Peas – "Pump It"
• The Buggles – "Video Killed The Radio Star"
• The Chemical Brothers – "Hey Boy Hey Girl"
• The Girly Team – "Baby One More Time"
• The London Theatre Orchestra & Cast – "Think"
• The Sugarhill Gang – "Apache (Jump On It)"
• Tommy Sparks – "She's Got Me Dancing"
• Wilson Pickett – "Land of 1000 Dances"
• And more!

Legal:
© 2011 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Just Dance, Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. *Based on MOKA and NPD per unit sales.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

651 of 679 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy successor to an already-great franchise October 8, 2011

By Nutwiisystem.Com TOP 500 REVIEWER

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

In the beginning there was DDR. Video game "dancing" consisted of mashing your feet to certain patterns. It was fun, it was a great workout, but at the end of the day it wasn't really dancing.

Then along came Just Dance, which introduced the world to dancing to popular music using "real dance move", the kind that you could practice at home and then wow everyone with on the dance floor. It was slightly annoying that the controller accuracy was a bit off, but the dance moves were so fun we didn't care. Just Dance 2 introduced much better motion control accuracy. Plus, it introduced the concept of "duets", where people could dance cool choreographed routines together. And it was another winner. Because of the popularity of Just Dance, this spawned a lot of "copycat" titles from Ubisoft to cash in. Dance on Broadway. Michael Jackson The Experience, Just Dance for Kids. Even Just Dance with Smurfs. They were fun, but at a certain point they started to get a bit tiring, as they were all variations of the same theme.

And so, we've all been waiting to see what Ubisoft would do for an encore with Just Dance 3? Could they push the genre forward, even as copycat titles on other platforms like Dance Central on the Xbox and Everybody Dance on the PS3 encroached on their turf? I'm happy to say that Just Dance 3 pushes the platform even further and does it with great success.

When you start up Just Dance, the first thing it asks is if you'll connect Just Dance to the Internet so that "Ubisoft can learn more about the way you play to make Just Dance even more groovy". I wasn't sure quite how to answer the question, but I figure since Just Dance doesn't use a video camera like those other systems, there wasn't too much harm in it.

The opening menu, like in Just Dance 1 and 2, is delightfully simple. There are only a couple choices:

1) Dance!

As with the previous versions, you just right into the dancing. What I love about Just Dance 3 is that getting started is extremely simple. No silly things to take up your time like creating avatars. No adjusting of cameras or calibrating of equipment. You just shake your remote to see what "color" you are on the screen, and get started.

You can create a profile at any time; your name is limited to 5 characters. If you don't create a profile you'll be dancing by default as "Happy" (as opposed to "Sunny").

As with previous version, your job is to dance the "mirror image" of a colorful silhouetted on-screen figure showing you the dance moves. I'm happy to say that the motion controls are better and more accurate than ever. Granted, it still only detects the movement of one arm holding the Wii remote, so technically you could still just hurl your arm the right way to build up points. But of course the fun of the game is to get into the dance with your full body (and in fact, if you follow the choreographed moves perfectly with your whole body, your score will be better than ever). One other subtle improvement over previous versions is that the audio cues coming through the Wii remote (for example, when you hit a milestone while dancing) are much louder and clearer than before.

The choreography and backgrounds are as fun and in some cases as quirky as ever. For example, in Wilson Pickett's "Land of 1000 Dances" you're following a dancing alligator in a fancy suit dancing in a schoolroom. And yes, you "do the alligator" :) If you dance well on some songs, you can see the background animate and change.

As with Just Dance 1 and 2, each song has a "technical difficulty" indicator from one to three gears, and a "workout intensity" indicate from one to three drops of sweat. There are over 45 great tracks to suit everyone's tastes, and most of the songs are popular and familiar.

Multiplayer is where this game really shines. There's "Dance Crew Mode" which is like Duet Mode, except that up to 4 players has their own independent choreography (and a chance to shine with a solo performance). There's also a "Dance Til Dawn" party mode where you can just start the game up and it'll cycle through songs all night, without the need to go back through menus again.

2) Just Sweat

As someone who follows Wii exercise titles very closely, this option was the one I was most excited about. You can choose from a "Free Session" (an instant fitness session for up to 4 players) or the "7-Day Challenge" (A selection of challenges to boost your fitness during 7 days).

For "Free Session" You can choose from a variety of options for the kind of music to work out to, including:

Speed Shuffle
Non-Stop Shuffle
Pop! Pop!
Rock Party
R&B Vibes
Electro Sounds
Just 80's
Oldies but Goodies
Fancy Dress Ball
Around the World
Extreme
Sweat Attack

There are also fantastic options for working out in a group, including:

Duets
Dance Crew

I tried Sweat Attack, and sure enough I was sweating up a storm after just one song. The songs kept going and the more points I collected (in both Dance and Just Sweat modes), the more a "Mojo" meter filled up. Each time the "Mojo Meter" was full, it unlocked a "gift" of another game mode, song, or choreography (the first to be unlocked is Simon Says Mode). There are 27 "gifts" to unlock, which will definitely motivate you to keep coming back and building up those points. The songs in my case before I collapsed of exhaustion were Cee Lo Green's "Forget You", The Black Eyed Peas' "Pump It", Anja's "Dance all Night", Wilson Pickett's "Land of 1000 Dances", and appropriately, C&C Music Factory's Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)..all very energetic and lively (and fun) songs.

As in the Dance mode, you rack up points when you hit the right dance moves. In addition, as with Just Dance 2, they don't count calories for some reason, but rather, they count "sweat points". With Just Dance 2, the consensus on the Web was that 4.2 sweat points = about 1 calorie burned, and it seems about the same with Just Dance 3. In all honesty, I'm not sure why they didn't just use calories, which would have made things a lot easier. But still, as long as you do the math in your head, you can pretty much figure out how intensive a workout you're getting (since each song earns you about 400-500 sweat points, it'll take about 25-30 vigorous songs to reach 3500 calories, or 1 pound of fat lost). As you reach certain points, the system will give you an indication of how much exercise you've done (after completing 1000 sweat points, it told me "You've just walked across Central Park"; after 2000 points, it said "you've just run 10 rounds of the Wembley Stadium").

For "7-Day Challenge" you're presented with three options for the next 7 days: The Fresh Start (3500 sweat points a week, the equivalent of walking 30 minutes a day), The Healthy Choice (7000 sweat points a week, equivalent to running 30 minutes a day), and The Sweat Explosion (21000 sweat points a week, equivalent to swimming for 30 minutes a day).

Overall, I loved Just Sweat mode, but I would have liked to see the ability to chart my progress over days and weeks. Still, it's a great improvement over previous versions and definitely one of the best workouts you can have on the Wii.

3) Store

This is where you can purchase downloadable content (DLC) if your Wii is connected to the Internet. As of this writing (October 8, 2011), the store contained only the following songs:

- Baby Don't Stop Now (Anja)
- Jambo Mambo (Old Orquesta)
- Soul Searchin (Groove Century)
- Twist and Shake It (The Girly Team)

But a bunch of empty icons indicates that there are more coming soon. Each song costs 250 Wii Points, so if you buy a 2000 point card for about $20, this comes out to about $2.50 a song.

4) Extras

This is where you can adjust options, such as whether to display lyrics, display pictograms (the icons telling you what move to make), display help screens, and track usage. You can also view the medals you earned.

I think one of the questions most people will have on their mind is: is Just Dance 3 on the Wii still relevant when there are so many new "real dance move" games out for systems like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. My answer is a resounding "yes". Not only does Just Dance 3 hold its own in terms of fun and accuracy--it actually has an advantage over those other systems. While those systems force players to squeeze into a camera view of 6 feet across, with Just Dance, players can stand anywhere in the room, and it doesn't even matter if there are spectators or "dancers without controllers" standing among them.

Long story short, I think Ubisoft has taken a great franchise and moved it even further. Just Dance 3 for the Wii is another winner.

108 of 115 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Just Dance 1 + 2 combined. October 8, 2011

By Emily

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I am a very loyal fan of Just Dance and Just Dance 2. I waited for months for the release of Just Dance 3. I picked it up on the release date and danced for 5 hours straight. It is amazing. First of all, the game play is so much fun. Most of the games are highly active and you definitely break a sweat. There are some slower ones, but those songs are also really fun too! There are so many good songs that I can't even pick one...or two...or three. I was skeptical about the 4 person play, but my friends and I had SO MUCH FUN! It is really well made and everyone was into it. The couples dances are good as well.

Some new features include earning Mojo points that open up locked songs, mash-ups, and different song playing options. It starts out easy to earn these locked features, but once you start playing more, the number of Mojo points needed to unlock increases. Speaking of mash-ups, they are amazing. It incorporates all the best dance moves into one song.

The dancing is pretty difficult at times, but always a fun challenge. Everyone who tried to play, even those that hadn't played a Just Dance game before got really into it after a couple of rounds.

Overall, Just Dance 3 is a near perfect game. I am not disappointed at all. It met all my expectations and beyond. Get this game! You will not regret it!

43 of 47 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Sequel, made especially for Parties! October 10, 2011

By Kay J

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Primarily, I use the Just Dance games for a fun, light-intensity cardio workout - I buy all the expansion packs and extra songs, because I love having all the content and it makes an hour long workout much more enjoyable. Honestly, I would have been satisfied with this one if it had just been new songs, but Just Dance 3 is a full-blown sequel to the series with all new content, modes, and improvements.

PROS
- The game is /finally/ designed to be played straight through without going back to the song selection screen each time! For those of us who like to workout, this is probably the best feature. There are premade playlists for workout routine featuring high octave songs, or a playlist with all 'extreme' three-physics point songs. Even in standard play, the game automatically chooses a random song as a 'next' feature as well as allowing you to choose to pick a song if you want. And there's party mode that just keeps playing songs over and over; absolutely excellent!

- There's a medal and point system involved now, which helps you unlock new and extra content. The medals are a cool incentive to keep dancing, with goals such as 'Finish a Song with No X's!' and 'Gain 300 Sweat Points and 3 Stars on a song!". To unlock extra content seems fairly easy: you just keep dancing, and eventually you score enough mojo points to get a new song, mode, or dance mash up. I've only been playing for a little over two hours all together, and I've already got Simon Says mode, an extra song, and a dance mashup.

- Tons of multiplayer fun; the Dance crew/party modes are very fun, and this is a game well-designed for group play. The routines are silly and enjoyable, and there are even more complex numbers for groups. Imagine doing a disco group line-up version of Boogie Wonderland, complete with a line at the end. Incredibly fun. Also, for those playing by themselves - duets and dance crew allow you to choose to play the part of any character. In a way, this means dance crew and duets are two-to-four extra routines for some songs.

- The same old variety in songs which we love, this sequel has everything from Bollywood to the Super Sentai theme song (think Power Rangers). There's a lot of fun dances, like a very accurate version of 'Let's Go to the Mall' from How I Met Your Mother and a cheerleader team version of Britney Spear's Baby One More Time. All in all, there's a lot of fun, uptempo dances here in a variety of styles. While you do have to unlock content, make no mistake, the game loads with over 30 songs.

- Game modes and other ways of playing the dancing games.

CONS:
- This game was pretty clearly designed for XBOX 360 Kinect in mind, and the arm movements are a lot less complex than the previous Just Dance games. There's a lot of small, subtle gestures that don't work well with the Wiimote, and a LOT LOT LOT of footwork/getting up and down that the Wii game obviously can't really recognize. And sometimes the dance moves seem very simplified and repetitive, like for a tracking system to pick up. It's not incredibly noticeable, but I've thought once or twice, 'Oh, I guess this song would be better on Kinect...'. I think that might be why another reviewer found the moves 'less fun' than Just Dance 2. I'm not too upset, the moving up and down, back and forth is good for the heart-rate. It's just not going to be easy to get that Gold Medal for a Perfect Score.

- While this is obviously a party game, I was a little annoyed because it seems like the one-player mode has gone down a bit? Now when you're doing a duet/group dance with one wii-mote, it shows you EVERYONE's moves. It makes it a little unnecessarily confusing, especially when it's one of the four player dances which aren't very solo player friendly, and end up with me bobbing and waiting for it to be my own turn, ha.

- They seem to have taken away the sort by physics/technical mode feature? That was helpful when I was working out. I miss it.

All in all, this still definitely feels like an enjoyable sequel and I'm totally satisfied with buying it. That said, it feels like it wasn't designed for the Wii system and the solo-play sometimes drops the ball, but honestly, well worth a buy.