Just Dance 2 tops 5 million sales

By Fred Dutton Published 11 January, 2011

Ubisoft: It's "revitalised" the music genre.

Ubisoft's Wii floor-filler Just Dance 2 has sold more than five million copies worldwide since launch, the publisher has announced.

The franchise has now spent an impressive 45 weeks in the UK top 10 since the first game shimmied onto shelves back in November 2009.

The sequel, which Eurogamer's Oli Welsh deemed worthy of 8/10 when it launched last October, was the sixth best selling game of 2010 in the UK. The original game fared even better, coming in at third and beating out all first party Nintendo efforts.

The series has now notched up total global sales of over 10 million, which Ubisoft claims makes it the third biggest game franchise of the year.

In the wake of sluggish sales of the latest Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Rock Band titles, the publisher is duly taking credit for breathing new life into the stagnant music genre.

"The Just Dance franchise has revitalised the video game music category with consumers worldwide joining the dance movement," said Ubisoft marketing man Geoffroy Sardin.

"Players of all ages are enjoying the social and physical benefits of playing Just Dance 2 as it's truly a game that is accessible and enjoyable for everyone."

Nintendo of America big cheese Reggie Fils-Aime chipped in too, claiming the franchise's success is proof that there's plenty of room for third party titles on Nintendo's home console.

"The strong performance of Just Dance 2 is a perfect example of the potential that can be achieved by an independent publisher like Ubisoft in delivering irresistible content for the Wii system," he said.

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  • Smoped #1 1 year ago

    Countdown to them milking the trademark dry by over saturating the market starting in 5 seconds...

  • asphaltcowboy #2 1 year ago

    As fun and silly as JD2 is... I think I'd put it in the dance game genre rather than a music one...

  • arcam #3 1 year ago

    proof that there's plenty of room for third party titles on Nintendo's home console

    And Just Dance 1 is proof that a low budget game can sell more copies than the biggest blockbusters.

    I wouldn't like either of the games, but there's no denying they've done amazing business.

  • malloc #4 1 year ago

    Not just a one trick pony, not really my sort of game but fair play to 'em.

  • FarFromSane #5 1 year ago

    It's a great game for sitting on the couch and moving your right arm (yes i am lazy).. that always works for me while my mates are knackered and sweating from attempting to dance.

  • aidey6 #6 1 year ago

    I'm sure it helps that you do not need expensive peripherals to get the most out of the game too

  • Sabreman64 #7 1 year ago

    Casual games ahoy!

    The strong performance of Just Dance 2 is a perfect example of the potential that can be achieved by an independent publisher like Ubisoft in delivering irresistible content for the Wii system

    Oh, I don't know about that. I find it very easy to resist buying a game like Just Dance 2 for my Wii.

    Now, if only there were more good core games available for the Wii instead of this dance stuff.

  • originaljohn #8 1 year ago

    @Sabreman64
    I'm sure you can find core games on the wii.

  • AdamAsunder #9 1 year ago

    In terms of sales maybe but in terms of actual progression then Harmonix are the only ones actually pushing the genre forward.