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People like The Sims 3, buy 1.4 million copies photo

Sims 3 sells boatloads,
undeterred by piracy.
The Brits love it too.

Lots of new content
and a saucy naked patch
may have helped drive sales.

EA celebrates;
they enjoy profits you see.
PR after jump.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 9, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the hotly anticipated The Sims™ 3, stormed retail shelves starting June 2nd and sold thru more than 1.4 million PC/Mac units within the first week making it the best-selling PC launch in EA’s history. Fan intensity is evidenced through the more than 7 million downloads of player created content including: Sims, houses, stories and more. The Sims 3, also available for download from the Apple App Store for iPhone™ and iPod® touch, shot up to #1 paid app position on launch day and has maintained that spot since launch.







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Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 01:02
Technophile
Very nice haikus sir.
Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 01:04
Justin Villasenor
Thanks! I just got a random urge to try writing some.
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 01:04
Chris Carter
Late night news! Rabble rabble! <3

This just blows my mind. 1 week of release and it sells nearly more than Mega Man 2's 1.5 million lifetime copies! Apply that brain buster to any "hit" game we know and love. Plus, The Sims 3 was leaked like no one's business.
JDefined's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 01:07
JDefined
I demand more late night news in the form of Haiku.
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 01:08
garison
haiku schmaiku.
John Johnson's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 01:35
John Johnson
I counted all the syllables. It's all legit
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 02:03
Chocobo Knight
Blame me. I'm one of those 1.4 million who splurged on Sims 3. :D
thisissami's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 04:44
thisissami
That was done real well!
Keep up the good work Justin!
I <3 Destructoid!
CtMythic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 06:04
CtMythic
This is awesome.
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 06:39
Joseph Leray
If I buy the Sims, will you write more haikus? :D
lyfeforce's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 08:55
lyfeforce
This was equal parts random and awesome.
Dr Terror's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 08:55
Dr Terror
I bought it, its mad. Kind of expected more in the way of sales, not exactly Halo 3 level... maybe it wasn't so undeterred by piracy? Moar expansions might fix that. Haikus also.
greks224's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 08:59
greks224
Sims 3 is great. Well deserved to go platinum.
habslove's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 09:03
habslove
I would have bought it if my laptop were good enough
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 09:11
bluemeep
Sim me is already a famous author, living in his squalid shanty and finding ass-random rubies just laying around on the sidewalk. I'm lucky to finish a single ruby-less paragraph in MY squalid shanty...

Also I bought $90 worth of point cards during that 1/2 off sale. I'm not really sure why.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:16
Chronic Logic
Virtual life is sooo much cooler than real life, ala the Sims 3.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 12:18
Jon B
Didn't suprise me at all. Roll on the Sims 3 custom mod tools!
MatCD's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 17:11
MatCD
Excellent Haikus,
That must have taken some work.
Refrigerator.
Uniquenamehere's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2009 22:18
Uniquenamehere
The people who buy the sims are unlikely to be the same people who pirated it.
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