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Is the Sims losing popularity ?
Gothlove24
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Back during the sims 1 and 2 it was quite popular now that im playing the sims 3 im like the only one in my town that knows about it not even the gamestop people know what it is 
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A friend of mine is taking a college class where The Sims and digital life simulation are a huge part of the curriculum. An anecdote of his: when the professor asked who was familiar with the Sims franchise, almost everyone raised their hand. Then, the professor asked who has tried to kill their Sims, and all of the same people raised their hand.
I don't think it's losing popularity, per se, but it's not nearly as popular as the straight shooter games. I think that's because a lot of people prefer violent games to non-violent games.
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Seriously, on the release day of SN I went to the shop and it was all gone! :'[ I hate to wait a WEEK! Same with Seasons, but I could wait for that. I think I should start reserving...
The Sims is one of the most famous Gaming Franchise in the world, probably as big as GTA and COD ( Well, maybe not COD! I hate that Game -_- ). As Jarsie said people try it and end up not liking it, so the Game is very popular, but only a minority of people play it!
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Hopefully, now that Maxis is back at the wheel, the sims will gain popularity again. Or maybe they'll just pull a Spore on us and not give us anything after a year or so. But, that's me just being pessimistic.
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http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a439201/the-sims-3-seasons-charts-above-black-ops-2.html
In my area it doesn't seem to be such a huge thing at specialty game stores like Gamestop, (but then again those places seem driven by console gaming), however if you go into Wal-Mart or Target they have a bigger selection of sims games than almost any other PC game, and the more popular expansions like Pets and Seasons are often sold out.
I also think that for some reason a lot of people who play it don't chat about it in real life as much as people who play other games. Maybe it's because it's such a personal game, I don't know.
The problem with sales numbers is they are mostly compiled independently and thus not true. Vgchartz is one source people like to throw around but their numbers don't include digital sales. ..which makes them irrelevant in today's market. Last I checked they also do not include Walmart.
The only numbers that matter are the ones EA has which they rarely share. All we do know is TS3 sold 3 expansions in 2011, which implies sales are doing pretty well in the franchise.
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In our area, we never saw such dolls as the more expensive dolls by Ideal like Miss Revlon. (Sold at Sears)...yes, this is telling my age..
Where as we saw the more inexpensive but well made 'baby' dolls in all the stores, by other companies that competed with Ideal Doll Co.
And when Sears did offer those more expensive dolls they were very exclusive in this area, and therefore a rare find to still be found in good condition and stored away. Some dolls (even Toni dolls by Ideal) did make it to our part of the country, but not all of whatever a company had to offer.
O.k. sorry for the long history (toys) but I think video games work the same way.
When I visit Target, yes, they do have lots of Sims' games, however, they are always, always cheaper than I see them on Origin, or online, and most of the time, due to the area, not tens of boxes of them but maybe 3 to 5 of each EP etc.
If a store puts a game on sale after a short period of time, I do believe that means the game isn't moving as well as they had hoped and they do retain the right to reduce the price to get it moving off the shelf, even when EA also offers a cheaper deal.
I mean I was shocked to see Target had Seasons Limited Edition for $20.00 less than original price, and less than a month after it's release.
Btw, no, no one my age group plays Sims, but only a few of my nieces and nephews do..and to be honest they like TS2 better and didn't make the whole move on to TS3 transition. The males like the console games...
my son would never play Sims...ever, it's not his cup of tea.
ETA: Our Best Buy doesn't even carry PC games anymore, when they first opened around here (closer to home) instead of a another near by city, I got up early to get my copy of TS3 on the day of release or at BB...
They only had less than ten, and after that, they no longer offer PC games...it's all console games over there.
My adult daughter wants to play it again. My son moved on to Minecraft, Assassin's Creed etc as he got older. Sims wouldn't appeal to him now.
This.
I mean, most people are into those Madden games and battle craziness. I myself am an RPG nut and I get all sorts of jokes and comments when I go to Gamestop and load up my cart full of fantasy role playing adventure games, like I'm the wierdo for liking a more playful game than something uber-bloody and gory.
But I do think TS3 is popular. I saw an Esurance commercial where they guy was ticking off different terms for money and he actually said Simoleons. :shock: And I was on the FDR driving through Manhattan once and I saw a big billboard on one of the buildings for The Sims. I have never seen any references for Final Fantasy.
These days, it's not just Sims, it's all games. Even Guild Wars 2 is struggling to gain the popularity Guild Wars had.
WoW is not at its peak anymore, it's slowly decaying. People are saving money, and sure, Sims isn't exactly a cheap game. 60+40 per ep... an expensive habbit.
I do, however, think that it's not at it's peak anymore. No wonder. You can't expect everybody to play it all the time. People grow over it, new generations come, some go
Sure graphics are better but all the micro transactions & same o'l expansions over and over is boring. Think the Sims is mostly loved now by the players who are just dedicated Simmers.
Hold up...wait a minute!
I've been playing since 2000, TS/TS2/TS3 and eventually when TS4 comes I'll still most likely be on board.
TS is still TS to me and guess what...It Keeps Getting Better!
Between TS series and RE series, I feel I'm going to be a long time fan if not forever. 8)
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I see references all the time about Sims in tv shows, on the net, they had a whole thing about it on the Science channel, on Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. Playing the Sims is one of those dirty little secrets...no one ever wants to admit they play it...but they will say they have seen it. I think it is because the Sims is out of the "norm" for the brainless shooters and mind-numbing sports games. You actually have to have some semblance of intelligence and creativity to play it. Nowadays everything moves so fast that all the fun is putting into "jumping in, killing as many as possible, and getting out" the Sims are one of the few games you actually have to think at to play. My opinion.
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