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Gamedaily.Biz: The Sims Sells 100 Million Worldwide

Electronic Arts announced today that The Sims franchise has sold over 100 million units worldwide. Since the first game in the series launched in 2000, it has gone on to be the best-selling PC game franchise of all time. Currently, The Sims is sold in one form or another in 22 languages and 60 countries around the world.

"At this milestone, we want to thank players of The Sims everywhere for making The Sims such a worldwide phenomenon," said Rod Humble, Head of Studio for The Sims Label. "The Sims has been an interactive experience for people around the globe to explore their passion for creativity and we're thrilled to be a part of that. From building houses and relationships, from the first kiss to a toddler's first step, from kitchen fires – and even visits from ghosts, players have told more than 100 million unique and fun stories!"
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Published: 572 days 22 hours ago | News | PC | Industry News
 
 

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Shut this user up Let user speak
LinuxGuru - 572 days 22 hours ago
1 - Wow
That's like....one out of every 60 people on the planet earth that has played the sims...

Freaky.
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Regret - 572 days 16 hours ago
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This includes expansions and theres like 20 of them, lol.
1.2 bootsielon | 572 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
Shut this user up Let user speak
fermcr - 572 days 16 hours ago
2 - Sells 100 Million !!!!!!
100 Million sold... what about illegal downloads ? ... 500 million ??? ... 1 billion ????

That's a lot of people playing Sims.
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