<s>
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
music	B-Application
rhythm	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Milan	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expanding	O
upon	O
a	O
concept	O
introduced	O
in	O
a	O
minigame	O
for	O
Rayman	B-Application
Raving	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
:	I-Application
TV	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
players	O
mimic	O
the	O
motions	O
of	O
an	O
on-screen	O
dancer	O
's	O
choreography	O
for	O
a	O
selected	O
song	O
,	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
judge	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
motions	O
and	O
accuracy	O
(	O
eschewing	O
accessories	O
such	O
as	O
physical	O
dance	B-Device
pads	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed-to-negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
accessible	O
to	O
a	O
casual	O
audience	O
,	O
its	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
dance	O
routines	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
becoming	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
party	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
4.3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
establishing	O
a	O
franchise	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
had	O
collectively	O
sold	O
over	O
40	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
second-largest	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
selecting	O
a	O
song	O
and	O
either	O
a	O
short	O
or	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
presented	O
with	O
an	O
on-screen	O
dancer	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
occasional	O
display	O
of	O
scrolling	O
pictograms/silhouettes	O
representing	O
specific	O
poses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
holding	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
in	O
their	O
right	O
hand	O
,	O
players	O
follow	O
the	O
moves	O
of	O
the	O
on-screen	O
dancer	O
and	O
their	O
choreographed	O
routine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
moves	O
are	O
shake	O
moves	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
shake	O
meter	O
appears	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
their	O
animated	O
score	O
icons	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
players	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
shake	O
their	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
as	O
fast	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
to	O
earn	O
bonus	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
originated	O
from	O
a	O
minigame	O
developed	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
France	O
's	O
managing	O
director	O
Xavier	O
Poix	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
felt	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
would	O
work	O
well	O
for	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
;	O
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
2	I-Device
featured	O
a	O
music	B-Application
minigame	O
that	O
IGN	O
compared	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
—	O
where	O
players	O
shook	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
or	O
Nunchuk	O
when	O
prompted	O
to	O
play	O
an	O
instrument	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Rayman	B-Application
Raving	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
:	I-Application
TV	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
iterated	O
into	O
a	O
pose-based	O
dance	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
around	O
20	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Milan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
only	O
officially	O
pitched	O
six	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
eventual	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poix	O
explained	O
that	O
unlike	O
the	O
Raving	O
Rabbids	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
gamer	O
's	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
contrast	O
skill-based	O
rhythm	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
concept	O
and	O
control	O
scheme	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
accessible	O
to	O
a	O
mainstream	O
audience	O
,	O
encouraging	O
them	O
to	O
"[get]	O
off	O
the	O
couch	O
and	O
 [ have ] 	O
fun	O
together	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
producer	O
Florian	O
Granger	O
noted	O
that	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
players	O
overcome	O
their	O
inhibitions	O
and	O
anxiety	O
towards	O
dance	O
,	O
helping	O
them	O
build	O
a	O
"	O
vocabulary	O
"	O
of	O
moves	O
they	O
can	O
practice	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
safe	O
context	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
being	O
the	O
focal	O
point	O
of	O
attention	O
rather	O
than	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Gregoire	O
Spillmann	O
argued	O
that	O
existing	O
dance	B-Application
games	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
merely	O
instructed	O
players	O
to	O
press	O
buttons	O
with	O
their	O
feet	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
actually	O
dance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acknowledging	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
players	O
who	O
use	O
its	O
gameplay	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
dance	O
routines	O
,	O
Spiller	O
likened	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
reversal	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
dance	O
moves	O
themselves	O
were	O
"	O
fit	O
"	O
into	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
applied	O
outside	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
deliberately	O
focused	O
on	O
building	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
solely	O
around	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
eschewing	O
dedicated	O
accessories	O
such	O
as	O
dance	B-Device
pads	I-Device
,	O
arm	O
or	O
leg	O
bands	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
attachment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
dedicated	O
peripheral	O
also	O
contrasted	O
with	O
other	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
utilized	O
increasingly	O
intricate	O
and	O
expensive	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Poix	O
felt	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
developed	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
potentially	O
become	O
successful	O
,	O
his	O
colleagues	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
doubted	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granger	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
cynical	O
"	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
oversaturated	O
market	O
of	O
casual	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
sense	O
of	O
excitement	O
"	O
among	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
upon	O
a	O
proven	O
codebase	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
"	O
respected	O
"	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
to	O
build	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
features	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
consisting	O
of	O
33	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
Metacritic	O
lists	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
49	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
21	O
critic	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
relatively	O
positive	O
,	O
praising	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
for	O
having	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
remarking	O
that	O
its	O
dance	O
routines	O
were	O
"	O
both	O
fun	O
and	O
at	O
times	O
downright	O
hilarious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
would	O
appeal	O
best	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
party	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
"[can]	O
attempt	O
the	O
silly	O
dances	O
,	O
laugh	O
at	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
mistakes	O
,	O
and	O
sing	O
along	O
to	O
the	O
cheesy	O
pop	O
tunes	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
"	O
water-thin	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
pictograms	B-Application
additionally	O
used	O
to	O
represent	O
moves	O
sometimes	O
contradicted	O
with	O
the	O
instructions	O
implied	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
via	O
the	O
on-screen	O
dancer	O
,	O
"	O
making	O
it	O
look	O
like	O
timing	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
pose	O
you	O
make	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
movements	O
you	O
do	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
once	O
you	O
'	O
get	O
it	O
 '	O
,	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
becomes	O
very	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
very	O
enduring	O
,	O
and	O
extremely	O
silly	O
and	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
"	O
very	O
rough	O
but	O
shows	O
promise	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
played	O
with	O
friends.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN.com	O
felt	O
that	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
"	O
an	O
experience	O
so	O
devoid	O
of	O
depth	O
or	O
even	O
basic	O
game	O
concepts	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
rip-off	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
Chinese	B-Operating_System
knock-off	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
masquerading	I-Operating_System
as	I-Operating_System
an	I-Operating_System
existing	I-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
further	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
"	O
sloppy	O
"	O
motion	O
detection	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
variation	O
or	O
unlockable	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
excluding	O
the	O
Lady	O
Gaga	O
song	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
concluded	O
by	O
urging	O
readers	O
not	O
to	O
buy	O
,	O
rent	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
think	O
about	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
,	O
"	O
lest	O
someone	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
find	O
out	O
and	O
they	O
prep	O
a	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
its	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
for	O
Ubisoft	O
;	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
refinements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
improvements	O
to	O
its	O
motion	O
tracking	O
system	O
,	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2	I-Application
surpassed	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
;	O
with	O
over	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
third-party	I-Device
title	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laurent	O
Detoc	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
operations	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
achievement	O
"[solidified]	O
the	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
brand	O
as	O
a	O
pop	O
culture	O
phenomenon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Poix	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
pressure	O
within	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
keep	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
enormous	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
think	O
we	O
can	O
make	O
it	O
enormous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
motion	O
control	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
competitors	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
—	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
360	I-Algorithm
,	O
spawned	O
competing	O
motion-controlled	O
dance	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Dance	B-Application
Central	I-Application
,	O
Dance	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
,	O
Dance	O
Paradise	O
,	O
and	O
SingStar	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2010	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
also	O
added	O
a	O
mode	O
combining	O
its	O
traditional	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
gameplay	O
with	O
choreography	O
gestures	O
performed	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
;	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
declared	O
that	O
the	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
had	O
become	O
"	O
antiquated	O
"	O
by	O
motion-controlled	O
dance	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
introduce	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
ultimately	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2011	O
overall	O
,	O
finishing	O
only	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Key	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
,	O
complimented	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Central	I-Application
for	O
proving	O
the	O
viability	O
of	O
dance	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
iterated	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
brand	O
,	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
had	O
become	O
"	O
a	O
juggernaut	O
way	O
beyond	O
anything	O
that	O
any	O
dance	O
franchise	O
has	O
ever	O
done.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
franchise	O
had	O
collectively	O
sold	O
over	O
40	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
second-largest	O
franchise	O
behind	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2020	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
