Just Dance 2020 is a dance rhythm game developed by Ubisoft. It was unveiled on June 10, 2019, during its E3 press conference, and released on November 5, 2019 for Nintendo Switch, Wii, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Stadia. It was also the first game in the series to be released on Stadia. It is scheduled for release in Japan on March 12, 2020.
Ubisoft's announcement of the Wii version was met with surprise and ridicule from gamers who were left wondering about Ubisoft supporting a platform that has been discontinued since 2013; a Twitter user going by the handle alienaishas speculated that this was due to the Wii's very large install base, claiming that organizations such as hospitals use Just Dance as part of their patient rehabilitation programs. However, a Ubisoft representative denied the rehabilitation reason, stating to Polygon, A lot of our Just Dance series players are children and families who continue to play on Wii.
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 or the game's associated smartphone app (Which, however, is incompatible with the Wii version of the game, in favor of exclusively supporting Wii Remote).
Soundtrack[]
The following songs appear on Just Dance 2020:
| Song | Artist | Year | "365" | Zedd and Katy Perry | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "7 Rings" | Ariana Grande | 2019 | |||
| "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life | The Frankie Bostello Orchestra (As made famous by Monty Python) | 1979 | |||
| "Baby Shark" | Pinkfong | 2015 | |||
| "Bad Boy" | Riton and Kah-Lo | 2018 | |||
| "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | 2019 | |||
| "Bangarang" | Skrillex featuring Sirah | 2012 | |||
| "Bassa Sababa" | Netta | 2019 | |||
| "Con Altura" | Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho | 2019 | |||
| "Con Calma" | Daddy Yankee featuring Snow | 2019 | |||
| "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Millennium Alert (As made famous by Backstreet Boys) | 1997 | |||
| "Fancy" | Twice | 2019 | |||
| "Fancy Footwork" | Chromeo | 2007 | |||
| "Fit but You Know It" | The Streets | 2004 | |||
| "Get Busy" | Koyotie | 2019 | |||
| "God Is a Woman" | Ariana Grande | 2018 | |||
| "High Hopes" | Panic! at the Disco | 2018 | |||
| "I Am the Best" | 2NE1 | 2011 | |||
| "I Don't Care" | Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber | 2019 | |||
| "I Like It" | Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin | 2018 | |||
| "Infernal Gallop (Can-Can)" | The Just Dance Orchestra (As made famous by Jacques Offenbach) | 1858 | |||
| "Into the Unknown" | Idina Menzel featuring Aurora | 2019 | |||
| "Just an Illusion" | Equinox Stars (As made famous by Imagination) | 1982 | |||
| "Keep In Touch" | JD McCrary | 2019 | |||
| "Kill This Love" | Blackpink | 2019 | |||
| "Le Bal Masqué" | Dr. Creole (As made famous by La Compagnie Créole) | 1984 | |||
| "Ma Itū" | Stella Mwangi | 2019 | |||
| "My New Swag" | VAVA featuring Ty. and Nina Wang | 2017 | |||
| "Old Town Road (Remix)" | Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus | 2019 | |||
| "Policeman" | Eva Simons featuring Konshens | 2015 | |||
| "Rain Over Me" | Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony | 2011 | |||
| "Skibidi" | Little Big | 2018 | |||
| "Só Depois do Carnaval" | Lexa | 2019 | |||
| "Soy Yo" | Bomba Estéreo | 2015 | |||
| "Stop Movin'" | Royal Republic | 2019 | |||
| "Sushi" | Merk & Kremont | 2018 | |||
| "Taki Taki" | DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B | 2018 | |||
| "Talk" | Khalid | 2019 | |||
| "Tel Aviv" | Omer Adam featuring Arisa | 2013 | |||
| "The Time (Dirty Bit)" | The Black Eyed Peas | 2010 | |||
| "Ugly Beauty" | Jolin Tsai | 2018 | |||
| "Vodovorot" | XS Project | 2011 |
Just Dance Unlimited[]
Just Dance Unlimited is a subscription-based service for accessing a streaming library of songs, including new exclusives and songs from previous Just Dance games. As with all previous releases to include Unlimited, the feature is only supported on current-generation consoles. As of the release of 2020, all future songs added to the service will be exclusive to it.
Songs exclusive to Just Dance Unlimited include:
| Song | Artist | Year | Release Date | "Djadja" | Aya Nakamura | 2018 | November 5, 2019 (France) December 5, 2019 (Worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "10.000 Luchtballonnen" | K3 | 2015 | November 5, 2019 (Benelux Region) December 23, 2019 (Worldwide) | ||||
| "Spinning (Кружит)" | Monatik | 2016 | November 5, 2019 (Russia) December 23, 2019 (Worldwide) | ||||
| "Panini" | Lil Nas X | 2019 | December 19, 2019 | ||||
| "Sucker" (MT) | Jonas Brothers | 2019 | January 16, 2020 | ||||
| "Don't Call Me Up" | Mabel | 2019 | January 23, 2020 | ||||
| "1999" | Charli XCX and Troye Sivan | 2018 | January 30, 2020 |
Reception[]
Sales[]
Just Dance 2020 debuted at #15 in the UK, with the Nintendo Switch version accounting for 55% of sales, followed by the Nintendo 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.
Awards[]
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.