Close to one and a half million units sold in the first week of release alone and the game dominated PC sales charts in 2009 it has been riding consistently high in many territories ever since.Īs a long time fan of Sims 2, I was somewhat disappointed with Sims 3, but given that I had come into the franchise when Sims 2 already had two fantastic expansions under its belt in the form of ‘Nightlife’ and ‘University’, I was rather spoiled in terms of what a fresh Sims experience was like. With the release of Sims 3 last June, EA delivered a revamped, gorgeous, if somewhat empty feeling Threequel to their obscenely popular franchise and sales, predictably, went through the roof.
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