Dance Dance Revolution
Game · 1998 · Viral
Konami reported 6.5 million home-game shipments as DDR moved from arcades to schools.
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- By end of 2004
- Sep 1998 to By end of 2004
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- Seeded
- Gaming
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Trace the originDDR moved from Japanese arcades to home consoles and fan websites. Konami reported 6.5 million home-game shipments by December 2003. West Virginia later announced a school rollout, and Konami developed a classroom edition.
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September 1998
Konami seed · Sep 1998
Konami released Dance Dance Revolution in Japanese arcades.[1]
April 1999
Konami commercial · Apr 1999
Konami brought DDR to the PlayStation with a home version.[2]
May 1999
WIRED press · May 1 ’99
WIRED reported that a Chicago arcade test had received a tepid response.[3]
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