Believe it or note, three iterations and 643 expansion packs in, Electronic Art's The Sims franchise is still holding on strong. According to EA, The Sims 3 was the best selling PC game worldwide in 2009.
In 2000, the original The Sims was the best selling PC game worldwide. Ditto for 2001, 2002, and 2003. Then, in 2004, that title went to The Sims 2. So basically what I'm trying to say here is that The Sims is still popular. True story: I recently purchase a PC capable of gaming, and the first game I purchase was The Sims 3. Am I "part of the problem"?
EA hopes to conquer consoles with The Sims goodness in 2010, as it was recently revealed that the franchise would be coming to other platforms. Halo: Reach, watch your back.
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9:00 PM on 01.22.2010
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I do love me some sims, and don't feel like I am part of any sort of problem. I invest in a game that gives me near endless hours of playtime, customization and is very good value for money.
So if it comes to 360 or PS3 I might give it a play.
You were moving away from pc gaming because sims 3 sells a lot of copies? Huh? I don't get it.
I dig SimCity, but The Sims is like the reality television of gaming to me. But more power to you if you enjoy it.
If anything has moved me away from PC gaming it's not the popularity of the Sims, but the approach that is taken with the games such as extreme DRM, shitting console-PC ports and terribad control schemes. I actually think the Sims on consoles are awful games. When I think of the dreaded casual types I think of the ones who play those monstrosities, not the PC counterparts which share little more than a title.
I'd say it's a lot like a Civilization game where you just keep wanting to play one more turn until you've played till 3 in the morning. I keep telling myself I'll stop when I hit a certain milestone.
I understand the game isn't for everyone, but I'd say it basically has the same appeal that RPGs have in that you're building up your "character" from scratch to be a powerhouse except in the Sims you're building up people from having nothing to slowly having tons of money, awesome skills, great jobs and a huge mansion all of your own design.
So boringgg...