It seems virtual voyeurism never goes out of style. A recent Electronic Arts press release has informed us that The Sims 3 was last year's best-selling PC game across the globe, according to Chart-track UK, NPD Group, GfK and the publisher's own internal estimates. We imagine a bit of number crunching went into the aforementioned estimates -- we don't think they'd leave that kind of thing to water cooler talk. "So, what do you think, Mark? Best game ever? Yes, great. It's official."
The EA presser also boasts the company's optimistic outlook on 2010, as the Sims 3 community continues to tinker around with the Create A World tools. Check out this neat, Robinson Crusoe-esque Machinima to see what these tools are capable of!
Reader Comments (23)
Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 2:32PM wcarnation said
I loved Sims 3, but that first expansion was a huge let down. I was hoping they'd be as great as Sims 2, while retaining the qualities that made Sims 3 enjoyable, but so far they have not.
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Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 2:36PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
The Sims and World of Warcraft...
Well, at least PC gamers had Dragon Age this year....
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Well, at least PC gamers had Dragon Age this year....
Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 2:50PM I AM IRONHIDE said
Your posts are no longer relevant to anything normal. Go away, asshole.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2010 3:20AM RvInfinite said
Show me a Game Cube Emulator that runs at 30fps, and I'll show you a Wii Emulator that runs at 15.
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Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 3:06PM (Unverified) said
The Sims being the top selling game of 09 is a blatant lie. Where are the sales figures? Also do you want to focus on revenue brought in by a title or copies sold to determine what is "the top selling" title?
World of Warcraft, the new mario bros game, MW2 and a few others brought in tons of money and sold a lot of copies, i have a hard time believing a Sim game performed better.
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World of Warcraft, the new mario bros game, MW2 and a few others brought in tons of money and sold a lot of copies, i have a hard time believing a Sim game performed better.
Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 3:08PM wcarnation said
"i have a hard time believing a Sim game performed better."
Why?
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Why?
Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 3:12PM Sidebuster said
Top selling PC (THAT'S PEE SEE as in PERSONAL COMPUTER) game of 09
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Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 3:18PM I AM IRONHIDE said
"World of Warcraft, the new mario bros game, MW2 and a few others brought in tons of money and sold a lot of copies"
Hot damn! I gotta get me a copy of New SMB Pc!
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Hot damn! I gotta get me a copy of New SMB Pc!
Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 4:08PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
Not sure what is wrong on her end. My fiance has been playing it fully updated since release. Although there was one patch a couple months ago that didn't allow her to play for a few days until they fixed it. Hope you get it sorted out though. Just letting you know it does work on someone else's end.
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Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 4:59PM (Unverified) said
"My girlfriend hasn't been able to play Sims 3"
We're all friends here, no need to tell us you bought Sims 3 for your girlfriend, we're not the person behind the register.
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We're all friends here, no need to tell us you bought Sims 3 for your girlfriend, we're not the person behind the register.
Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 7:20PM einhanderkiller said
Either upgrade or downgrade drivers.
196.21 is the latest NVIDIA driver, released just a couple days ago.
After uninstalling the drivers through the Add/Remove programs menu, use a tool like Driver Sweeper to ensure that all traces of the previous driver have been deleted.
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196.21 is the latest NVIDIA driver, released just a couple days ago.
After uninstalling the drivers through the Add/Remove programs menu, use a tool like Driver Sweeper to ensure that all traces of the previous driver have been deleted.
Posted: Jan 23rd 2010 1:41AM Captain Underpants said
I honestly can't see the attraction in a Daily Drudgery Simulator. And why does it take three hours to take a shower?
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