Yeah, sorry about that, EA. I just tried to sing "Happy Birthday" in Simlish, but it came out horribly. It's the thought that counts, right?
The Sims franchise turns 10 years old today. The original debuted on February 4, 2000, and since then has sold over 125 million copies. If that doesn't impress you, get this: The series has pulled in $2.5 billion, ranking it up there with blockbuster films like the Matrix Trilogy and Titanic. That's 60 countries, 22 languages, 6 million monthly Facebook visits, and an unmeasured amount of time spent gaming.
After all of that, I'm kind of proud of The Sims. After all of that, I'm kind of ashamed to say that I've only played the first game.
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10:40 AM on 02.04.2010
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Wow, that was 10 years ago! Shit.
It was all worth it.
Happy birthday my old friend.
The Sims: Sadist Edition
I still love you.
Congrats Maxis!
I remember downloading a Stormtrooper and Darthvader character skin, made them move in with one another and have a gay relationship.
Good times.
This is kinda casual gamings 10th birthday too.
It's the first game that non-gamers could happily sit down and play.
It all kinda started with the sims, before that games were only really played by a specific group of people, but the sims opened it up to a whole new audience.
Casual gaming was born 10 years ago.
Well, sure, WoW had its part to but, meh.
I love games. I love women. More women who play games plz thx. If that means 10 new sims 3 expansions, so be it! Do whatever has to be done ^_^