Game Name:

Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 3

Video Game System:

Nintendo Wii

Release Year:

2009

ESRB Rating:

E10+

Genre:

Music

Publisher:

Konami

Developer:

Konami

Player Count:

1 to 4 Players

UPC Number:

083717400875

SKU:

73ee45f2f743e10cb68e

Condition:

Very Good

Has Manual:

Yes

Condition Notes:

Game Description:

Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 3 (Nintendo Wii, 2009)

Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 3 on Nintendo Wii is that moment where your “just one song” turns into a full cardio session and the neighbors start hearing thumps through the wall.
Released in 2009 by Konami, this entry leans into the whole “music plus workout” thing, mixing classic DDR step charts with waggle, hip wiggles, and Balance Board nonsense
to make sure your entire body is in on the suffering/fun.

At its core, it’s still DDR: arrows scroll, you match the beat, and the game judges your timing with Marvelous/Perfect/Great and the usual brutal honesty.
But Hottest Party 3 layers on Wii-specific twists—support for the dance pad, Wii Remote and Nunchuk, and even the Wii Balance Board—so you can step, swing, and shift your weight
instead of just stomping a mat like the arcade days. Behind all that is a soundtrack of around 60+ songs ranging from pop and dance to Konami originals, with some tracks even
running music-video-style visuals in the background while you try not to miss everything.

Mode-wise, this thing is stacked. New additions like Tournament Mode, Relaxed Mode, DDR School, Hypermove Mode, and Wii Balance Board modes sit alongside returning staples like
Free Play and Training. Relaxed Mode dials the difficulty and inputs down so casual players don’t instantly die, while DDR School breaks timing and mechanics into bite-sized lessons.
Hypermove and Balance Board modes lean into upper-body and whole-body movement, turning some charts into full-body flail challenges instead of just precision footing.

Under the hood, the game throws in unlockable gimmicks like Sudden Arrows, Minimizer/Normalizer effects, and diagonal arrows that mess with your visual rhythm in all the best/worst ways.
It’s one of those entries where you can play “normal” and be fine, or flip on the weird modifiers and suddenly feel like you’re doing dance math at 140 BPM.
Local multiplayer supports up to four players, so the Wii becomes a party machine—dance mats, remotes, and Balance Board combos all mashed into the same living room.
There’s no online play at all here, so everything is offline single-player or couch multiplayer; you’re not missing any shut-down servers, just pure living-room chaos.

1. Built for the Wii: supports dance pad, Wii Remote + Nunchuk, classic controller, and Wii Balance Board, so you can pick anything from old-school footwork to full “wiggle your entire torso for points” setups.
2. Adds new modes like Tournament, Relaxed, DDR School, Hypermove, and Wii Balance Board on top of Free Play and Training, making this one of the most mode-heavy home DDR releases on the system.
3. Features over 60 songs with a mix of licensed pop/dance tracks and Konami originals, plus some songs that play actual music-video-style backgrounds while you’re trying not to trip over your own feet.
4. Gimmicks and modifiers like Sudden Arrows, Minimizer/Normalizer, and diagonal arrows are unlockable, letting you crank the visual chaos once you’ve mastered normal charts and want the game to bully you.
5. Released in Japan under the title “Dance Dance Revolution: Music Fit,” this entry leans harder into the fitness angle than earlier games—essentially DDR marketed as a home workout before “exergaming” became a buzzword.

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