EA reveals SimAnimals for DS, Wii

13 Comments by Kyle Orland Jul 14th 2008 6:55PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Simulations

While everyone was distracted by EA's ongoing press conference, EA went and uploaded a bunch or screenshots and some basic information about a bunch of games, including a new one called SimAnimals for the DS. According to EA's Web page, the game lets players "control more than 60 animals" with an "on-screen animated hand that allows you to reach out and touch, pick up and move everything in the game from foxes and bears to trees and flowers." Animals will grow to like or dislike this disembodied, manual overlord based on how it treats them. Remind you of any other popular simulation game? Look for SimAnimals in January of 2009, and more about the project as we hear it.

Update: An official press release includes a few more details and some enthusiastic quotes from EA execs. Fun!

Gallery: SimAnimals Wii

Gallery: SimAnimals DS

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Nights1515: Jul 14th 2008; 7:03PM

mannnnn wii gets all the good exclusives :(

Einhanderkiller: Jul 14th 2008; 7:06PM

FUCK YEAH, ANIMALS.

Cameron Pehl: Jul 14th 2008; 7:09PM

OMG, my wife needs this.

343 Guilty Fart: Jul 14th 2008; 7:09PM

Isn't this called 'Spore'?

Sora: Jul 14th 2008; 7:24PM

More like "Spore Creature Creator:Kiddie Edition".

Marty: Jul 14th 2008; 7:17PM

Hey, if it's fun, and I can successfully hide any traces of my playing it from my girlfriend, I'd play it.

Co: Jul 14th 2008; 7:34PM

Closed door relationships never last.

King: Jul 14th 2008; 7:24PM

haha.. I remember this, got interviewed for animation postion for this job. Took them 2 months to decide not to hire me.

Dan: Jul 14th 2008; 7:24PM

ARRGGHH YEAAAA THATS WHAT I WANT EA!!! ANOTHER FREAKING KIDS GAME FOR MY WII!!!! ARRRGHH AWESOME.

DBuck_Eye: Jul 14th 2008; 7:51PM

I first saw the link to the other game and thought it would go to Viva Pinata. This confused me because you called it popular.

Saria the Cat: Jul 14th 2008; 8:35PM

When will they realize that no Sim animal-type game will ever top the original Sim Safari?! That game was AWESOME. Damn poachers.

Autopsy15: Jul 14th 2008; 9:37PM

Cuteness factor is exceeding maximum levels! NOOOOOOO!

Monkeydog: Jul 15th 2008; 6:42AM

Yeah this game looks a lot like SimSafari, which was awesome, and also made before Black and White.

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