The main gameplay of the franchise (main series, Japanese series, Kids series, Disney Party series and Experience series) is to try to copy what the on-screen dancer is dancing, with a Wii Remote, PS Move Remote, Joy-Con (Nintendo Switch Controller), Smartphone, Kinect Camera or PlayStation Camera judging the player on their performance. With the Wii Remote, PS Move Remote, Joy-Con Controller or a Smartphone, it has to be held in the player's right hand for proper scoring. While gameplay has almost been the same in all games, some new features have been added to the series. (Duets, Trios, Dance Crews etc.)
Not including spinoffs, Katy Perry is the most prolific artist (14), beating Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (9), Britney Spears (8), Rihanna (7), Shakira, J Balvin, and One Direction (6), Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez (5) and Beyoncé (4).
The most common frequently appearing Ubisoft artists in the game is Sweat Invaders (10), the second is The Girly Team (7), and the third is the Sunlight Shakers (4).
Dancers have either a glove (short, long, or without fingers) on their left hand, a wristband on their left arm, or having something on their left arm being a different color than the other arm (except for the first game in the series.) to instruct the players that they have to hold the Wii remote, Joycon Controller, Playstation remote or a phone on their right hand (for controller-based platforms) and to serve as a reference point (for camera based platforms).
The series holds the Guinness World Record for being the best-selling third party Wii game.
Just Dance 2 is the best-selling third party Wii game.
The highest score that can be reached from Just Dance 2 onward is 13333.
However, in Puppet Master Modes, it is possible to exceed 13333 points.
One can achieve more than 13333 points on Simon Says too.
All of the main games, with the exception of the NTSC version of Just Dance 2019 (which was rated E), have been rated E10+ by the ESRB, and 3 by PEGI.
The game covers in the PAL regions are very different from their NTSC counterparts.
There is yet to be a game in the series where both regions share the exact same game cover.
Fatboy Slim, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Ariana Grande, Sia, and Nicki Minaj have had three of their songs in one game:
According to Alkis Arkgyriagis, the developer for Just Dance, the concept for the game was derived from the Shake It TV mini game on Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party.[1]
On October 25, 2016, Ubisoft released a playlist with 18 songs which appeared in the Just Dance series. It is available on various music platforms like iTunes, Spotify and Deezer.
Some of the songs were edited, had some uncensored words or cut out other featuring artists completely.
Just Dance Now played a role in The Emoji Movie. In the movie, Akiko Glitter, (played by Christina Aguilera), has Gene and Jailbreak dance to Feel This Moment to progress out of the app.
