Just Dance 2019

Lore & Background

Just Dance 2019 is notable for being one of the last major releases for the Xbox 360, though it was not the final game released for the platform worldwide. It was also the penultimate Just Dance game to be released on the Wii U console, with Just Dance 2020 following the next year. Additionally, Ubisoft continued to publish games for the Wii U after Just Dance 2019, including Just Dance 2020.

Reader's Guide

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 (Wii Remotes on Wii and Wii U, PlayStation Move and PlayStation Camera on PlayStation 4, Kinect on Xbox 360 and One and Joy-Con on Nintendo Switch) or the game's associated smartphone app. The game's user interface received a significant redesign, with a focus on recommendations and curated playlists. It merged the World Dance Floor into the main 'Just Dance' mode. Support for the Just Dance Controller app was absent on the Nintendo Switch version of the game, the only such occurrence in the entire series. The Wii U version doesn't have the ability to apply effects for 'Autodance' videos, just like in previous entries. Alongside of the brand new seasonal mechanic, the 'World Dance Floor' mode has a brand new feature entitled seasonal points, where players earn points throughout the season. The online features from Just Dance 2015 (the 'Just Dance Wall' feature, the 'challenge' feature, the online Autodance sharing feature and the 'World Dance Floor' mode) were removed from the Wii, and Xbox 360 versions of the game, in which that said game was continued to be used as its basis.

Did You Know?

• Drake's 'Nice for What' was included in initial pressings of the game, but was removed from versions on eighth generation consoles via patches shortly after the release of the game itself due to licensing issues.
• 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.
• The game won the award for 'Favorite Video Game' at the 2019 Kids' Choice Awards, and was nominated for 'People's Choice' at the Italian Video Game Awards.