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{{Short description|2007 video game}}
{{Infobox CVG
{{Infobox video game
|Title= MySims
| title = MySims
|image = [[Image:MySims.jpg|250px]]
| image = Mysims artbox.jpg
|developer = [[EA Redwood Shores]]
| developer = [[EA Redwood Shores]]<br />[[Tose (company)|TOSE]] <small>(NDS)</small><br />[[Babaroga (company)|Babaroga]] <small>(Mobile)</small>
|publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]
| publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]
| designer = Hunter Howe<br />[[Robin Hunicke]]
|released = [[September 5]], [[2007]] (Gamestop.com)
| series = ''[[The Sims]]''
|genre = Life simulation
| platforms = [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mobile phone]], [[BlackBerry]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
|modes = [[Single player]]
| released = '''DS''', '''Wii'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|September 18, 2007|AUS|September 20, 2007|EU|September 21, 2007}}'''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|October 28, 2008|EU|October 31, 2008|AUS|November 6, 2008}}'''Mobile'''<br />2008<br />'''BlackBerry'''<br />{{vgrelease|WW|August 13, 2009}}'''Nintendo Switch'''<br />{{vgrelease|WW|November 19, 2024}}
|platforms = [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
| genre = [[City-building game|City-building]]; [[Life simulation game|life simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}
}}


'''''MySims''''' is a [[video game]] developed by [[EA Redwood Shores]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]] as a spin-off to [[Maxis]]'s ''[[The Sims]]'' franchise for the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] in September 2007, re-released for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[mobile phone]]s in 2008,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/shinkretro/the-story-so-far-on-the-mysims-franchise-ed562b3266e5|title=The story so far on the MySims franchise... (updated 2019)|last=Roberts|first=Cory|date=February 17, 2017|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|publisher=A Medium Corporation|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527182419/https://medium.com/shinkretro/the-story-so-far-on-the-mysims-franchise-ed562b3266e5|url-status=live}}</ref> and for [[BlackBerry]] in 2009. The game sold over 4 million units as of 2008.
{{nihongo title|MySims|ぼくとシムのまち|Boku to Sim no Machi|Town for Me and Sim}} is a forthcoming [[video game]] developed by [[Electronic Arts|EA Games]] for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS|DS]] consoles and based on [[Maxis]]' ''[[The Sims]]'' series. ''MySims'' will be released in the Summer of 2007.


''MySims: Cozy Bundle'', which contains ''MySims'' and ''[[MySims Kingdom]]'', was released for [[Nintendo Switch]] on November 19, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Makar |first1=Connor |title=MySims Cozy Bundle is bringing two of the most underrated Sims games to the Switch on November 19 |url=https://www.vg247.com/mysims-cozy-bundle-is-bringing-two-of-the-most-underrated-sims-games-to-the-switch-on-november-19 |website=VG247 |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=en |date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
Wii ''MySims'' gameplay revolves around players fixing up a house in their grandparents' rundown town where only a few residents live.<ref name="First My Sims details arise">{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Mike|date=[[2007-02-15]]|url=http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=158151|title=First MySims details arise|publisher=[[Computer and Video Games (magazine)|CVG]]|accessdate=2007-02-16}}</ref> The mayor also gives you the opportunity to lure new residents to the town. It is also revealed that "miserable" residents who don't like the player's town will migrate to a volcanic game location.


== Overview ==
In contrast, the DS version takes place in a vacation resort with the player tasked with the job to lure in tourists.<ref name="More My Sims details (Wii/DS)">{{cite news|last=|first=|date=[[2007-02-26]]|url=http://gonintendo.com/?p=13762|title=More My Sims details (Wii/DS)|publisher=Go Nintendo|accessdate=2007-02-26}}</ref>
=== Gameplay ===
The game puts players in charge of redeveloping a town that has become run down. Through creative building and design elements, players can improve the town, which attracts new residents, who subsequently need homes built for them. Customization is a large element of the game, including houses, furniture and outfits.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}


Apart from creating a custom [[Wii Channels#Mii Channel|Mii]]-like character, players can also modify their houses and build furniture and appliances using a selection of building blocks.<ref name="EA officially announces MySims for DS and Wii">{{cite news|last=|first=|date=[[2007-02-26]]|url=http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/index.php?v=news&p=11239|title=EA officially announces MySims for DS and Wii|publisher=Aussie-Nintendo.com|accessdate=2007-02-27}}</ref> This gives the player more building options, allowing them to create anything from a fridge to a rooftop swimming pool and moving away from the original ''Sims'' tradition of ordering furniture from a virtual catalog. There will be up to 80 characters to interact with in the Wii version (30 characters in the DS version), including a mad scientist, a magician, a chef, a hair dresser and a florist amongst others. Some of these characters may ask the player to build things for them; for example the chef may request an oven be constructed for him. As with other ''Sims'' games, meeting people and forming relationships will be a major gameplay focus.
Apart from creating a custom [[Mii]]-like character, players may also modify their houses and build furniture and appliances using a selection of building blocks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/MySims-282167.html|title=MySims|website=[[Nintendo|Nintendo UK]]|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815191336/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/MySims-282167.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This gives the player more building options, allowing them to create objects by using [[blueprint]]s, a change from the usual virtual catalog found in ''The Sims''. There are 80 characters with whom the player may interact in the Wii version (30 characters in the Nintendo DS version), such as a mad scientist, a magician, a librarian, a pizza chef, and a martial arts teacher. Some of these characters may ask the player to build things for them. As with previous ''Sims'' games, meeting people and forming relationships is a major gameplay focus, but unlike ''The Sims'' games, the characters do not have to fulfil needs such as hunger and sleep. Becoming a Sim's best friend will earn the player either a special blueprint not available anywhere else in the game, or a style of clothing for their wardrobe. Players can also earn blueprints by performing tasks for Commercial Sims (Sims who have their own businesses). Typically this involves building around 5-10 items for Sims, depending on the Star Level (the 1-5 level) of the player's town and the essences they have access to.


A feature new to ''MySims'' is "Essences". They can be found in various locations in town or by interacting with Sims or objects. Essences are used for a number of things including paint for the walls of houses, construction of items, as well as decoration. The minigames in the DS Version include racquetball, paragliding, Scuba diving and more.
Other features include the ability to grow flowers and plants by planting seeds outside, and extracting "essences" from the player's objects which can be used for decoration. The DS version will have a number of mini games including fishing. On the Wii, the Nunchuk will be utilized for direct movement, with the remote for object moving and building. The DS version will support the touch screen and microphone.


=== Character design ===
[[Image:MySims Town.jpg|thumb|A town in MySims]]
Compared to previous ''Sims'' titles, ''MySims'' has a more [[Chibi (term)|Chibi]]-inspired look, with cute character designs; this was Emmy Toyonaga's idea. In ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'', she remarked: "Well, [[Mario]] and other Nintendo characters are pretty short and stubby. Also, being Japanese, I'm used to the mindset that fun games should have shorter, stubbier characters. So these characters came naturally." In April 2007, designer Robin Hunicke said in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' that the character designs imply youthfulness and that the aesthetic was chosen for worldwide appeal while referring to the lesser sales of previous ''Sims'' games in Japan compared to other territories.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Imgur |title=Nintendo Power April 2007 - MySims Feature |url=https://imgur.com/a/nintendo-power-april-2007-mysims-feature-To453pp |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Imgur |language=en}}</ref> ''MySims'' also differs from ''The Sims'' games by introducing a designed cast of characters rather than procedurally-generated "townies". Every NPC the player encounters has their own name, personality, and backstory.
[[Image:Screenshot 3.jpg|thumb|A restaurant in MySims]]
Compared to previous ''Sims'' titles, ''MySims'' has a more cartoonish and [[anime]]-inspired look, with [[chibi]]fied character designs. They are modeled after the popular Japanese dolls [[Pinky Street]]. This was Emmy Toyonaga's idea; in ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' she remarked: "Well, [[Mario]] and other Nintendo characters are pretty short and stubby. Also, being Japanese, I'm used to the mindset that fun games should have shorter, stubbier characters. So these characters kind of came naturally".<ref>[[Official Nintendo Magazine]], March 2007</ref> In ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', designer Robin Hunicke said that the character designs also imply youthfulness, and that the aesthetic was chosen for world-wide appeal, while referring to the lesser sales of previous ''Sims'' games in Japan compared to other territories.<ref name="Nintendo Power April 2007 Get!">{{cite news|last=|first=|date=[[2007-02-26]]|url=http://buttonbasher.wordpress.com/2007/02/24/nintendo-power-april-2007-get/|title=Nintendo Power April 2007 Get!|publisher=Buttonbasher|accessdate=2007-02-26}}</ref>


==References==
=== Music ===
The game's music was composed by John Enroth and [[Silas Hite]] of [[Mutato Muzika]]. The music changes depending on what type of building the player is visiting. There is a specific [[Motif (music)|motif]] for each business and for each Interest, which will play when the player approaches a building.
<references/>
==See also==
*[[Animal Crossing]]


==External links==
== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
*[http://www.mysims.com/ Official ''MySims'' website]
| DS = true
*[http://www.gamespot.com/wii/strategy/thesims/index.html ''MySims''] at [[GameSpot]]
| MOB = true
*[http://www.gdgames.com.mx/GDSims/en/MySims.html My Sims Info]
| PC = true
| WII = true
| na = true
| MC_DS = 67/100<ref name="MCDS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mysims/critic-reviews/?platform=ds|title=MySims for DS Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608072759/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/mysims|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_PC = 70/100<ref name="MCPC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mysims/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=MySims for PC Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328133347/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/mysims|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_WII = 68/100<ref name="MCWII">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mysims/critic-reviews/?platform=wii|title=MySims for Wii Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093732/https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/mysims|url-status=live}}</ref>
| EGM_WII = 5.83/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=MySims (Wii)|author=EGM staff|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|issue=220|date=October 2007|page=84}}</ref>
| EuroG_DS = 6/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/mysims-review|title=MySims (DS) [date mislabeled as "September 20, 2007"]|last=MacDonald|first=Keza|date=September 13, 2007|website=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723083146/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/mysims-review|archive-date=July 23, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref>
| EuroG_WII = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-mysims-wii|title=MySims (Wii)|last=MacDonald|first=Keza|date=October 3, 2007|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527220159/https://www.eurogamer.net/r-mysims-wii|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Fam_DS = 28/40<ref name="FamDS">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3100&redirect=no|title=ぼくとシムのまち リゾートに元気をとりもどそう！|language=ja|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref>
| Fam_WII = 30/40<ref name="FamWII">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3104&redirect=no|title=ぼくとシムのまち|language=ja|magazine=Famitsu|publisher=Enterbrain|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref>
| GI_WII = 8/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/655FBC68-FE60-4A09-BF30-53BCB52171F2.htm|title=MySims (Wii)|last=Reiner|first=Andrew|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[GameStop]]|issue=174|date=October 2007|page=121|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005183207/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/655FBC68-FE60-4A09-BF30-53BCB52171F2.htm|archive-date=October 5, 2007|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref>
| GamePro_WII = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/140648.shtml|title=Review: MySims (Wii)|last=Ngak|first=Chenda|date=October 15, 2007|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230230904/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/140648.shtml|archive-date=December 30, 2007|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>
| GameRev_WII = C−<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/38898-mysims-review|title=MySims Review (Wii)|last=Tan|first=Nicholas|date=October 10, 2007|website=[[GameRevolution]]|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009193843/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/mysims|archive-date=October 9, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>
| GSpot_DS = 6.5/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mysims-review/1900-6181404/|title=MySims Review (DS)|last=Provo|first=Frank|date=October 19, 2007|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=Fandom|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527222633/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mysims-review/1900-6181404/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot_WII = 6.5/10<ref name="GSpot">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mysims-review/1900-6178929/|title=MySims Review (Wii)|last=Davis|first=Ryan|date=September 17, 2007|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527222631/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mysims-review/1900-6178929/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpy_DS = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/my-sims/826359p1.html|title=GameSpy: MySims (NDS)|last=Di Fiore|first=Elisa|date=October 10, 2007|website=[[GameSpy]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|access-date=May 28, 2023|archive-date=December 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210042037/http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/my-sims/826359p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpy_WII = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/the-sims-wii/823837p1.html|title=GameSpy: MySims (Wii)|last=Di Fiore|first=Elisa|date=September 28, 2007|website=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|access-date=May 28, 2023|archive-date=September 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930083845/http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/the-sims-wii/823837p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GT_WII = 6.8/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/nuv10r/mysims-review|title=MySims (Wii)|date=September 13, 2007|website=[[GameTrailers]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216070813/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/nuv10r/mysims-review|archive-date=December 16, 2013|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>
| IGN_DS = 6.9/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/18/mysims-review-3|title=MySims Review (NDS)|last=Bozon|first=Mark|date=September 18, 2007|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527220159/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/18/mysims-review-3|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/21/mysims-review|title=MySims Review (PC)|last=Thang|first=Jimmy|date=November 21, 2008|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=April 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419065733/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/21/mysims-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN_WII = 7/10<ref name="IGN rev">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/18/mysims-review-2|title=MySims Review (Wii)|last=Casamassina|first=Matt|date=September 18, 2007|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807045100/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/18/mysims-review-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NLife_DS = 6/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/10/mysims_ds|title=MySims Review (DS)|last=McFerran|first=Damien|date=October 8, 2007|website=Nintendo Life|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=May 28, 2023|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528015453/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/10/mysims_ds|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NLife_WII = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/10/mysims_wii|title=MySims Review (Wii)|last=McFerran|first=Damien|date=October 2, 2007|website=Nintendo Life|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=May 28, 2023|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528015448/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/10/mysims_wii|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NP_WII = 7/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=MySims (Wii)|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|volume=221|date=November 2007|page=100}}</ref>
| PCGUK_PC = 68%<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=MySims|magazine=[[PC Gamer|PC Gamer UK]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=January 2009|page=76}}</ref>
| PG_DS = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/mysims/mysims-ds-review/|title=MySims (DS)|last=McFerran|first=Damien|date=October 2, 2007|website=[[Pocket Gamer]]|publisher=Steel Media Ltd|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527233910/https://www.pocketgamer.com/mysims/mysims-ds-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| PG_MOB = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/mysims/mysims-mobile-review/|title=MySims (Mobile)|last=Williams|first=Andrew|date=January 20, 2009|website=Pocket Gamer|publisher=Steel Media Ltd|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527233910/https://www.pocketgamer.com/mysims/mysims-mobile-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Digital Spy]]''
| rev1_WII = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a75957/wii-mysims.html|title=Wii: 'MySims'|last=Gibbon|first=David|date=September 21, 2007|website=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=Digital Spy Limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225916/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a75957/wii-mysims.html|archive-date=September 30, 2007|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref>
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The game received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCDS"/><ref name="MCPC"/><ref name="MCWII"/> In Japan, where the Wii version was ported for release under the name {{nihongo|'''''Boku to Sim no Machi'''''|ぼくとシムのまち|Boku to Shimu no Machi}} on September 27, 2007, followed by the DS version under the name {{nihongo|'''''Boku to Sim no Machi: Resort ni Genki o Torimodosō!'''''|ぼくとシムのまち リゾートに元気をとりもどそう！|Boku to Shimu no Machi Risōto ni Genki o Torimodosō!}} on December 6, 2007, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 30 out of 40 for the former,<ref name="FamWII"/> and 28 out of 40 for the latter.<ref name="FamDS"/>

''[[IGN]]'' said of the Wii version, "The problem is that nearly all of the objectives revolve around the same two tasks: the collection of essences and the construction of houses, buildings and items. All of the Sim management and social interaction elements of the previous games – well, you're not going to find much of that in the streamlined Wii affair."<ref name="IGN rev"/> ''[[GameSpot]]'' praised the same console version for the construction being intuitive and flexible and for the presentation being cheery and clean.<ref name="GSpot"/> It was also criticized for having longer than usual load times. Its Nintendo DS counterpart is regarded as virtually an all new game in design; however, reception of its control scheme varied greatly.

''GameZone'' gave the PC version a score of seven out of ten, saying, "Geared more for younger players, ''MySims'' is a nice little experience with a linear story arc that players will have to play to unlock the wide variety of content."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/mysims_pc_review/|title=MySims - PC - Review|last=Lafferty|first=Michael|date=November 6, 2008|website=GameZone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225060536/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r31949.htm|archive-date=December 25, 2008|url-status=live|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref> However, ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' gave the Wii version a score of six out of ten, saying, "Residents themselves are a colourless bunch, a series of knowing archetypes – goth girls, hip DJs, Italian chefs – that lack the effortless charm of ''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]''{{'}}s simple ciphers."<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=MySims (Wii)|author=Edge staff|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|publisher=Future plc|issue=182|date=December 2007|page=97}}</ref>

=== Sales ===
In 2008, ''Edge'' reported that more than 1 million units of the game had been sold in the US.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/how-long-are-gtas-legs|title=How Long Are GTA's Legs?|last=Graft|first=Kris|date=December 18, 2008|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future plc|quote=...and My Sims at no. 23 (1 million).|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606152732/http://www.edge-online.com/features/how-long-are-gtas-legs|archive-date=June 6, 2012|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref> The game was featured among the [[List of best-selling Nintendo DS video games|best-selling Nintendo DS]] video games. It later sold 3.72 million units, holding the Guinness World Record for the best-selling ''Sims'' Game on a Nintendo Console.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best-selling Sims game on Nintendo consoles |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/89389-best-selling-sims-game-on-nintendo-consoles |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=2024-08-26 |title=MySims, EA's answer to Animal Crossing, coming to Nintendo Switch |url=https://www.polygon.com/the-sims/444219/mysims-nintendo-switch-announcement# |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=MySims Cozy Bundle: The Adorable Life Sim Returns |url=https://totalapexgaming.com/mysims-cozy-bundle-for-nintendo-switch/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Total Apex Gaming |language=en-US}}</ref> By October 2008, ''MySims'' sold over 4 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 October 2008 |title=MySims Kingdom Goes Gold |url=https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2008/MySims-Kingdom-Goes-Gold/default.aspx |access-date=24 November 2024 |website=Electronic Arts |quote=We've had enormous success with the MySims franchise, selling more than 4 million copies of the original MySims}}</ref>

In 2024, ''MySims: Cozy Bundle'' debuted at number eighth on the top 10 best-selling titles in the UK at retail for the week of November 23.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Life |first=Nintendo |date=2024-11-27 |title=UK Charts: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Crashes Out Of The Top 40 |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/11/uk-charts-dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake-crashes-out-of-the-top-40 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> It was the nineteenth best selling game in the United States in November.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=2024-12-18 |title=November 2024 Sales Charts: Nintendo Switch Passes PS2 to Become the Second Best-Selling Gaming Hardware in U.S. History |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/november-2024-sales-charts-nintendo-switch-passes-ps2-to-become-the-second-best-selling-gaming-hardware-in-us-history |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Jake |date=2024-12-18 |title=Call of Duty Is Once Again The Best-Selling Game of the Month |url=https://www.dualshockers.com/call-of-duty-is-once-again-the-best-selling-game-of-the-month/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=DualShockers |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Straw |first=Mike |date=2024-12-18 |title=Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Was November's Best-Selling Video Game |url=https://insider-gaming.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-was-novembers-best-selling-video-game/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Insider Gaming |language=en-US}}</ref>

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== Sequels ==
Five sequels have been released for the video game ''MySims''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Game !! Release Date
!
|-
| ''[[MySims Kingdom]]'' || October 28, 2008
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=2024-08-27 |title=MySims is making a comeback on the Switch |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/27/24229056/mysims-nintendo-switch-remastered-launch |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[MySims Party]]'' || March 10, 2009
|-
| ''[[MySims Racing]]'' || June 12, 2009
|-
| ''[[MySims Agents]]'' || September 25, 2009
|-
| ''[[MySims SkyHeroes]]'' || September 28, 2010
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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MySims
Developer(s)EA Redwood Shores
TOSE (NDS)
Babaroga (Mobile)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Designer(s)Hunter Howe
Robin Hunicke
SeriesThe Sims
Platform(s)Wii, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, Mobile phone, BlackBerry, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseDS, Wii
  • NA: September 18, 2007
  • AU: September 20, 2007
  • EU: September 21, 2007
Windows
  • NA: October 28, 2008
  • EU: October 31, 2008
  • AU: November 6, 2008
Mobile
2008
BlackBerry
  • WW: August 13, 2009
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: November 19, 2024
Genre(s)City-building; life simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

MySims is a video game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts as a spin-off to Maxis's The Sims franchise for the Wii and Nintendo DS in September 2007, re-released for Microsoft Windows and mobile phones in 2008,[1] and for BlackBerry in 2009. The game sold over 4 million units as of 2008.

MySims: Cozy Bundle, which contains MySims and MySims Kingdom, was released for Nintendo Switch on November 19, 2024.[2]

Overview

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Gameplay

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The game puts players in charge of redeveloping a town that has become run down. Through creative building and design elements, players can improve the town, which attracts new residents, who subsequently need homes built for them. Customization is a large element of the game, including houses, furniture and outfits.[citation needed]

Apart from creating a custom Mii-like character, players may also modify their houses and build furniture and appliances using a selection of building blocks.[3] This gives the player more building options, allowing them to create objects by using blueprints, a change from the usual virtual catalog found in The Sims. There are 80 characters with whom the player may interact in the Wii version (30 characters in the Nintendo DS version), such as a mad scientist, a magician, a librarian, a pizza chef, and a martial arts teacher. Some of these characters may ask the player to build things for them. As with previous Sims games, meeting people and forming relationships is a major gameplay focus, but unlike The Sims games, the characters do not have to fulfil needs such as hunger and sleep. Becoming a Sim's best friend will earn the player either a special blueprint not available anywhere else in the game, or a style of clothing for their wardrobe. Players can also earn blueprints by performing tasks for Commercial Sims (Sims who have their own businesses). Typically this involves building around 5-10 items for Sims, depending on the Star Level (the 1-5 level) of the player's town and the essences they have access to.

A feature new to MySims is "Essences". They can be found in various locations in town or by interacting with Sims or objects. Essences are used for a number of things including paint for the walls of houses, construction of items, as well as decoration. The minigames in the DS Version include racquetball, paragliding, Scuba diving and more.

Character design

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Compared to previous Sims titles, MySims has a more Chibi-inspired look, with cute character designs; this was Emmy Toyonaga's idea. In Official Nintendo Magazine, she remarked: "Well, Mario and other Nintendo characters are pretty short and stubby. Also, being Japanese, I'm used to the mindset that fun games should have shorter, stubbier characters. So these characters came naturally." In April 2007, designer Robin Hunicke said in Nintendo Power that the character designs imply youthfulness and that the aesthetic was chosen for worldwide appeal while referring to the lesser sales of previous Sims games in Japan compared to other territories.[4] MySims also differs from The Sims games by introducing a designed cast of characters rather than procedurally-generated "townies". Every NPC the player encounters has their own name, personality, and backstory.

Music

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The game's music was composed by John Enroth and Silas Hite of Mutato Muzika. The music changes depending on what type of building the player is visiting. There is a specific motif for each business and for each Interest, which will play when the player approaches a building.

Reception

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The game received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6][7] In Japan, where the Wii version was ported for release under the name Boku to Sim no Machi (ぼくとシムのまち, Boku to Shimu no Machi) on September 27, 2007, followed by the DS version under the name Boku to Sim no Machi: Resort ni Genki o Torimodosō! (ぼくとシムのまち リゾートに元気をとりもどそう！, Boku to Shimu no Machi Risōto ni Genki o Torimodosō!) on December 6, 2007, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 for the former,[12] and 28 out of 40 for the latter.[11]

IGN said of the Wii version, "The problem is that nearly all of the objectives revolve around the same two tasks: the collection of essences and the construction of houses, buildings and items. All of the Sim management and social interaction elements of the previous games – well, you're not going to find much of that in the streamlined Wii affair."[23] GameSpot praised the same console version for the construction being intuitive and flexible and for the presentation being cheery and clean.[17] It was also criticized for having longer than usual load times. Its Nintendo DS counterpart is regarded as virtually an all new game in design; however, reception of its control scheme varied greatly.

GameZone gave the PC version a score of seven out of ten, saying, "Geared more for younger players, MySims is a nice little experience with a linear story arc that players will have to play to unlock the wide variety of content."[31] However, Edge gave the Wii version a score of six out of ten, saying, "Residents themselves are a colourless bunch, a series of knowing archetypes – goth girls, hip DJs, Italian chefs – that lack the effortless charm of Animal Crossing's simple ciphers."[32]

Sales

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In 2008, Edge reported that more than 1 million units of the game had been sold in the US.[33] The game was featured among the best-selling Nintendo DS video games. It later sold 3.72 million units, holding the Guinness World Record for the best-selling Sims Game on a Nintendo Console.[34][35][36] By October 2008, MySims sold over 4 million copies.[37]

In 2024, MySims: Cozy Bundle debuted at number eighth on the top 10 best-selling titles in the UK at retail for the week of November 23.[38] It was the nineteenth best selling game in the United States in November.[39][40][41]

Sequels

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Five sequels have been released for the video game MySims.

Game Release Date
MySims Kingdom October 28, 2008 [42]
MySims Party March 10, 2009
MySims Racing June 12, 2009
MySims Agents September 25, 2009
MySims SkyHeroes September 28, 2010

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