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Wii gets 'Hottest' DDR yet

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party to use dance mat and Wii Remote together, will allow four-player dancing.

<i>Staying Alive</i> meets <i>Super Fly</i>?

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When Dance Dance Revolution first arrived in the United States, it won critical acclaim and an audience that stretched beyond the traditional gamer market due in part to its unique dance-pad controller. When the Wii launched in the US last November, it was received with similar praise and enthusiasm from nontraditional gamers for its unique Wii Remote controller.

Konami today created an intersection between those two stories with the announcement of Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for the Wii. Using a traditional DDR dance pad in conjunction with the Wii Remote, DDR Hottest Party requires players to match controller movements with the remote and Nunchuk attachment, as well as dance steps. The game will also support up to four players in multiple game modes and minigames.

In addition to the series' free play and workout modes, Hottest Party will challenge players to dance in synch with one another, as well as offer a new support mode and an updated battle mode. The game will also sport a new soundtrack with songs pulled from the last four decades of popular music.

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party is slated for a 2007 release. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's first impressions.

229 Comments

  • B4UNaoki

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 8:43 pm GMT

    oh, and flailing your arms around with a Wii CORDED to a Nunchuk?

    C'mon, just bring ParaParaParadise to the states instead, Bemani

  • B4UNaoki

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 8:42 pm GMT

    It's a disappointment for fans of the DDR series.

  • psujar0688

    Posted Jul 9, 2007 10:05 pm GMT

    I wonder if you could use the DDR Mario Mix mat with this game?

  • Pokegirl123

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 6:24 pm GMT

    Can't wait!:]]]]]]

  • bubblez69

    Posted May 20, 2007 7:30 pm GMT

    This looks awsome. I cant wait for it to come out.

  • earth79

    Posted Apr 22, 2007 1:28 pm GMT

    sweet. i'm just getting into ddr again and this'll be great. it'd be nice if you could add your own music via sd memory card and create your own dance routines. i'd still buy it regardless but that would make the game so much cooler, don'cha think?

  • neo16161616

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 7:48 am GMT

    Cool

  • taylormmdude123

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 4:36 pm GMT

    this had better come with a level lower than beginner, cuz i know i can't even do that on normal ddr!

  • zmantsunami

    Posted Feb 6, 2007 3:44 pm GMT

    wow...i suck at normal ddr wonder how bad im gonna suck at this one

  • NND1

    Posted Feb 6, 2007 2:31 pm GMT

    Im glad to own a wii

  • Dead_elephant

    Posted Feb 6, 2007 5:26 am GMT

    I'm up for it, Bring on the DDR!

  • Swifty_Magee

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 9:41 pm GMT

    So not only do you have to dance, but flail your arms wildly about with the Wiimote and Nunchuck? I seriously wonder if I know anyone that is that coordinated; most of my friends are either geeks or drunks! Guess that could make the game a lot funnier, though...

  • NearlyPrescient

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 5:18 pm GMT

    two words: sick, and sicker.

  • DFTricks

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 5:10 pm GMT

    sounds more then ineresting ^^

  • bgres077

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 4:25 pm GMT

    Interesting, I can't even do standard DDR.

  • metroid_dragon

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 1:47 pm GMT

    That is awesome beyond belief.

  • Eloy

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 12:28 pm GMT

    who knows!?...maybe we'll get a dance carpet bundle?

  • icemancell

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 12:21 pm GMT

    HA HA HA HA STAYIN ALIVE STAYIN ALIVE!!!

  • nazaric

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 11:52 am GMT

    so this is gonna be like the rayman rabbits thing sort of?

  • rijnie

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 11:46 am GMT

    another good gameplay game by nintendo

  • Grouchu

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 11:40 am GMT

    Think I'll just stick to playing DDR with my feet, thx.

  • KuroriKenshin

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 9:57 am GMT

    The only problem with this is that no arcade style (metal) dance pads have gamecube type ports. I don't know how anyone can stand using those cheap cloth mat pads that move around too much, aren't sensitivite at all, and if you duck them to the floor, rip to shreds. Anyone who is good at DDR knows you can't pass any 8-10 step song with a good score without quality pads.
    Tell them to get in contact with Konami and offer arcade quality dance pads complete with the shock absorbers to offer any worth to home DDR gaming

  • LexLas

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 9:25 am GMT

    Makes sense for the Wii to have the hottest dance revolution game. The Wii is known as an exercise machine of mind and body, but if the dance pads suck then we got a problem.

  • juanfraino

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 8:42 am GMT

    awesome!!

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 7:37 am GMT

    The Wii is going to be very successful this gen. Far more successful than the GameCube every was.

    DDR should be great!

    Go, Wii60!!

  • cancer_777

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 7:20 am GMT

    too bad GFofgaming

  • GFofgaming

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 7:05 am GMT

    Cool....I will wait for the PS3 or 360 though.

  • sasuke55

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 6:16 am GMT

    WOW! I have a hard enough time with just the feet on the harder lvls.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 5:02 am GMT

    feet AND hands??? lots of new challenges!

  • datniccah187

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 3:42 am GMT

    Haha my Wii is still in the box, dont know why i haven't opened it up yet, still trying to figure out if i want to sell it or not. But if i end up keeping it i'll probally pick up ddr, just because its ddr and ddr is awesome lol.

  • KingSigy

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 8:45 pm GMT

    Would be interesting to see DDR with Wii controls

  • Arguyle

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 8:27 pm GMT

    Great idea, but i'm not sure this will be outstanding. Cool to experience... but i'll stick to the traditional dance floor. Remember that moving your hands with a wire between your controller and nunchuk is like having both hands tied. Dancing hands tied ? ... not sure about it.

  • L1nk4L1f3

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 8:10 pm GMT

    sounds like a good game even tho i dont like any of the others, o, and Nintendo just does drop shipments so stores have wiis u just have to be lucky, or go to walmart when they have them in their ads like i did

  • lhardwick692

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 7:01 pm GMT

    i dont know why they keep worrying about games games games for the wii system--i been trying to get me a wii system but no one ever has any--so i think nintendo needs to get their arses into gear and start flushing out enough consoles to support the demand--or releasing games arent going to do any good---i am sick and tired of them saying the demand is so high--when they can make 100's of thousands of these things a day-i cant believe that the demand is so high that if 1 million is released-they are sold in a matter of seconds--if sony is pushing out 100 thousand every other day then cant see why these companies cant get caught up with the demand--i think its all publicity-and a marketing scam--to keep demand up--my refund is in by the 9th of feb--if no wii--then i wont ever ever buy one

  • AHDOAH

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 3:39 pm GMT

    interesting@@

  • Tronofake

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 1:18 pm GMT

    yea lol is going 2 better then the eyetoy

  • Maquis_UK

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 11:24 am GMT

    lol eyetoy. yes thats as good and interactive a system as Wii could ever hope to be lol

  • whiplash

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 10:51 am GMT

    Wasn't there a DDR version that added movements via the EyeToy? I wonder if this will be similar...

  • ChitoKiryoku

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 10:48 am GMT

    this sounds fun

  • lordofevilcr

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 9:13 am GMT

    Wiiiiiiii!
    I'm looking forward to it ^^.

  • Merl57

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 8:29 am GMT

    yes finally nintendo!

  • jacnewforce07

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 7:25 am GMT

    THE Wii IS THE BEST!

  • mikethemonkey

    Posted Feb 3, 2007 9:44 pm GMT

    More good news for Wii

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted Feb 3, 2007 9:06 pm GMT

    Dancing + Wiimote = Fun

  • TryMe01

    Posted Feb 3, 2007 8:07 pm GMT

    yo dudes, IGN has a "hands on" feature written up and the game looks promising

  • Saphire_Kitsune

    Posted Feb 3, 2007 5:15 pm GMT

    I hope it's only an option to use both your feet AND hands, but this game does sound very cool. Though I hope the final release has much better graphics...

  • kTvTv3

    Posted Feb 3, 2007 4:51 pm GMT

    6icks_tea_4hoar has a point lol. will we look like dorks now that we have to move our hands? i dunno, but some ppl might improv and make it look awesome

  • elozl

    Posted Feb 3, 2007 3:45 pm GMT

    Holy cow!! This time is a real dance lesson for you all !!!
    lol
    Just kidding! but of course we can loose some wight with this stuff!!

  • 6icks_tea_4hoar

    Posted Feb 3, 2007 3:37 pm GMT

    as much as i love ddr... if you're a good enough player, you can look kinda cool an a dance pad. with hand motions, there's really no way to escape looking like a dork. it'll still be fun though.

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