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Ubisoft confirms Steep, Just Dance and Rayman Legends for Nintendo Switch
Ubisoft has announced its Switch line-up, following Nintendo’s reveal conference earlier today. The publisher has announced that Just Dance 2017, Rayman Legends and Steep will all be coming to Nintendo’s new console. Just Dance is not a surprise, since Ubisoft announced it at E3 2016, back when the console was …
Read More »Ubisoft: We believe NX will recapture the Wii audience
Ubisoft is confident that the Nintendo NX will recapture the lost Wii audience, Ubisoft has told MCV. The Wii was one of the most successful games consoles in history, with over 101m consoles sold. By comparison its successor, Wii U, has been a failure, shifting just shy of 13m units. …
Read More »Just Dance 2017 confirmed for Nintendo NX
Ubisoft announced a new entry in its Just Dance franchise during its E3 conference last night. The game will be released on all major platforms – including a digital launch on PC for the first time – this October. Just Dance 2017 will also be coming to Nintendo NX as …
Read More »E3 2015: Just Dance 2016 adds smartphone control to console versions
This year’s entry also introduces streaming service, Just Dance Unlimited
Read More »UBISOFT: Just Dance 2016 adds world’s first ‘dance on demand’ subscription service
Just Dance is now the biggest music video game franchise of all time. That’s according to publisher Ubisoft, who once again brought the dancing rhythm game to its E3 press conference. This year’s instalment, Just Dance 2016, was confirmed to be heading to ‘all motion platforms’. This includes smartphones, which …
Read More »Life after Wii: The future of Just Dance
There are millions upon millions of gamers that never left the Wii. This isn’t news to most MCV readers. The disappointing sales of Wii U is testament to this. And these gamers have never bought another console. Many are playing tablets, smartphones and PCs. It’s a notion backed up by …
Read More »Just Dance mobile hits 6m downloads; Console game freed from cameras with new app
Ubisoft has said that its smartphone experiment with the Just Dance franchise has been a big success. Free-to-play Just Dance Now has been downloaded over 6m times since its release on September 25th, and has been a particular hit in overseas territories such as India, Brazil and the Philippines. The …
Read More »Reflections: From bedrooms to blockbusters
Newcastle-based developer Reflections turns 30 this year, and its team has come a long way from the days of Destruction Derby and Driver. James Batchelor visited the studio to find out what it has learned along the way
Read More »Just Dance is now an eSport
Ubisoft’s Just Dance IP is now an official Electronic Sports World Cup discipline. The publisher says it’s the first casual video games to enter ESWC’s line up, with qualifiers having begun earlier this week and running until September 21st. Gamers can take part either via the World Dance Floor game …
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