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| developer = [[Maxis]] Redwood Shores{{efn|PlayStation (PC/Mac)<br3 and Xbox 360 version developed by [[Edge of Reality]]. Wii version developed by [[Behaviour Interactive|Artificial Mind & Movement]]. Mobile versions developed by />[[EA Mobile]], (mobile)<brwhile the Nintendo DS version was developed by />[[EdgeExient of RealityEntertainment]].}}<br (consoles)/><!-- NOTE: Maxis is based at EA's Redwood Shores campus. At the time that The Sims 3 was being developed, Maxis fell without the Play Label organization. The previous references to EA Redwood Shores refer to a different development studio that also happens to be based at the Redwood Shores campus. -->▼
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| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[BlackBerry OS]], [[Windows Phone]], [[iOS]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[N-Gage (service)|N-Gage 2.0]], [[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS]]
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| genre = [[Social simulation game|Social simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
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'''''The Sims 3''''' is a 2009 [[lifesocial simulation video game]] developed by the Redwood Shores studio of [[Maxis]], and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. Part of ''[[The Sims]]'' series, it is the sequel to ''[[The Sims 2]]''. It was released on June 2, 2009, for Mac OS X, [[Microsoft Windows]], [[MacOS]], and smartphonemobile versions. Console versions were released for [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[Nintendo DS]] in October 2010 and a month later for [[Wii]]. The [[Windows Phone]] version was released on October 15, 2010. A [[Nintendo 3DS]] version, released on March 27, 2011, was one of the platform's launch titles.
The game follows the same premises as its predecessors ''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]'' and ''The Sims 2'' and is based around a [[Life simulation game|life simulation]] where the player controls the actions and fates of its characters, the ''Sims'', as well as their houses and neighbourhoodsneighborhoods. ''The Sims 3'' expands on previous games in having an [[open world]] system, where neighbourhoodsneighborhoods are completely open for the sims to move around without any [[loading screen]]s. A new design tool is introduced, the Create-a-Style tool, whichwas also introduced. Create-a-Style allows everyfor objectclothing, clothinghair, as well as most objects and hairwalls/floors to be redesignedvisually incustomized, anywith color,several material,textures orand designmaterials available to use. Custom designs can also be saved for later patternuse.
''The Sims 3'' was a commercial success, selling 1.4 million copies in its first week. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, with an 86/100 score from aggregator [[Metacritic]] indicating "generally favorable" reviews. The game has sold over ten million copies worldwide since its 2009 release with over seven million PC copies, making it one of the [[best-selling PC games]] of all time. ''The Sims 3'' has additionallygame received [[Expansion packs for The Sims 3|eleven expansion packs]] and nine "stuff packs". A sequel, ''[[The Sims 4]]'', was released in September 2014 for PC; it received mixed reviews, largely due to the removal of the open world, Create-a-Style tool, and lack of content.
== Gameplay ==
As in previous games of the franchise, in ''The Sims 3'' players control their own Sims' activities and relationships. The gameplay is open-ended and does not have a defined goal. The Sims live in neighbourhoodsneighborhoods, now being officially referred to as worlds, which can be customized, allowing the player to create their houses, community lots, and Sims, although many of these come with the core game. These worlds are now seamless, allowing all simsSims to move around freely without any loading screen in between lots, as happened in the previous games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dean |first=Grace |date=2022-09-06 |title=Which is better out of The Sims 3 or The Sims 4? |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/sims-3-vs-sims-4-better-differences/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=GamesRadar+}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Creswell |first=Jacob |date=2021-04-01 |title=The Sims 3's Open World Was Too Ambitious for Its Time |url=https://www.cbr.com/sims-3-open-world/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=CBR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Jordan |date=2022-12-20 |title=10 Harsh Realities Of Playing The Sims 3 Again |url=https://screenrant.com/the-sims-3-replay-harsh-realities/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref>
The neighbourhoodneighborhood includes community lots which can be leisure lots (parks, markets, gyms, and movie theatrestheaters) and job lots (town hall, hospital, and businesses). Since the neighbourhoodneighborhood is open, the game includes the "Story Progression" mechanic, which allows all Sims in the neighborhood to autonomously continue their lives without the player ever controlling them. This helps to advance the story of the whole neighbourhoodneighborhood instead of only the active playing units. Sims live for a set duration of time that is adjustable by the player and advancesadvance through several life stages (baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult, and elder).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Sims 3 Aging, Lifespan, and Stages of the Life Cycle |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/info/aging.php |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref> Sims can die of [[old age]] or they can die prematurely from causes such as fire, starvation, drowning, and electrocution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=The Sims 3 Death Guide: Causes of Death & Killing Sims |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/info/death.php |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref>
The primary world in thebase game iscomes Sunset Valley (inwith the console version, the main world isSunset MoonlightValley Bay), whileand an additional world called Riverview can be obtained for free from The Sims 3 Store website. All expansion packs to date (except ''[[The Sims 3: Generations|Generations]]'' and ''[[The Sims 3: Seasons|Seasons]]'') have included a world,<ref>{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Sims 3 Generations gets Adult Material |url=http://www.gamekudos.com/news/4058-sims-3-generations-gets-adult-material |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123191718/http://www.gamekudos.com/news/4058-sims-3-generations-gets-adult-material |archive-date=2013-01-23 |access-date=2011-08-23 |website=GameKudos.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=The Sims 3 Seasons Expansion Pack |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/seasons/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref> and additional worlds can be bought at The Sims 3 Store for SimPoints. Additionally, Sunset Valley and a few of the other worlds available have some degree of connection to the storyline set up by ''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2]]''. In-game Sunset Valley is stated to be the same town as the default neighborhood in ''The Sims'', and Pleasantview from ''The Sims 2'', although set twenty -five and fifty years earlier, respectively. Several pre-made characters from other ''Sim'' games appear throughout ''The Sims 3''{{'}}s worlds, many of them in younger form.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DelGreco |first=Marina |date=2021-02-16 |title=How Every Sims Game Fits on the Timeline |url=https://gamerant.com/every-sims-game-timeline-families-storylines/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Game Rant}}</ref>
Career opportunities like working overtime or completing tasks can yield a pay raise, cash bonus, or relationship boost. Challenges occur randomly based on each Sim's lifestyle, like relationships, skills, and jobs. Skill opportunities are the requests by your simSim's neighbors or community members for Sims to solve problems using their acquired skills for cash or relationship rewards. The new Wishes reward system replaces the Wants and Fears system in its predecessor, ''The Sims 2''. Fulfilling a Sim's wishes contributes to the Sim's Lifetime Happiness score, allowing players to purchase Lifetime Rewards for the cost of those Lifetime Happiness points.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=The Sims 3 Lifetime Wish Guide for All Expansions |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/lifetimewishes/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref> The game introduces a big change in terms of customization with the "Create-a-Style" tool. In this way, every object or piece of clothing in the game is completely customizable in terms of color (which can be picked from a [[color wheel]]), material (plastic, stone, fabric, wood, and so on) or design pattern.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blackburn |first=Norma |date=2014-08-17 |title=The Sims 3 Create-a-Style: Make Custom Paterns and Colors |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/info/create-a-style.php |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref>
=== Create-a-Sim ===
[[File:Sims 3 Create-a-Sim.jpg|thumb|Create-a-Sim tool in ''The Sims 3'']]
''The Sims 3'' introduces many more character customization options than its predecessor ''[[The Sims 2]]''. Like the previous game, the player can customize age, body build, skin color, hairstyles, clothing, and personality. A new life stage is included between adolescence and adulthood: young adulthood. This stage was introduced in ''The Sims 2'' ''University'' only during the university period, but is now theaccessible main life stage for thefrom gameCreate-a-Sim. Additional options were added in expansions and updates, such as tattoos, breast size, and muscle definition. ''The Sims 3'' offers a wider range of skin tones than its predecessors, ranging from realistic light and dark skin tones to fantasy green and purple colors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Jon |date=2011-10-25 |title=Creating Sims − The Sims 3 Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-sims-3/Creating_Sims |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blackburn |first=Norma |date=2012 |title=The Sims 3 Create-a-Sim Guide |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/info/create-a-sim/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref>
The game builds upon a new personality system. As opposed to previous games, where personalities consisted onof sliders, and a limited set of personality points to distribute among them, ''The Sims 3'' introduces a trait system: adult Sims can have up to five personality traits to pick from a list. These traits can be mental, physical, social, or influenced by lifestyle and jobs. The traits will determine different actions the Sims can make, as well as behaviors and wishes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=The Sims 3 Traits List and Hidden Traits |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/traits/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref>
=== Skills ===
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=== Careers ===
Many of the careers from ''The Sims'' and ''The Sims 2'' are back in ''The Sims 3''. The careers in the core game are Business, Culinary, Criminal, Education, Journalism, Law Enforcement, Medical, Military, Music, Political, Science, and Professional Sports, as well as part-time jobs in the book shop, supermarket, or spa, which can be accomplished by both adults and teenagers. Each one of the jobs takes place in a community lot of the neighbourhoodneighborhood; however, these lots are only "rabbit-hole" buildings, with an external façade, but the player cannot access them and is not able to see what happens inside. Thus, jobs are automatic in the game, even if the player will sometimes receive challenges and questions with different options to have more control over the sims' career performance. Advancing in a career still depends on mood and skills, but with the addition that relationships with colleagues/boss and even certain goals that have to be fulfilled. Players can control if the Sims "Work Hard", "Take It Easy", and "Suck Up To Boss", thus affecting their performance. A new feature ''The Sims 3'' offers is branching careers, which allows Sims to choose a certain path in their career (such as a Sim in the Music career can eventually choose to specialize in Symphonic music or Rock). These branches are generally offered around level 6 of a career, depending on which career the Sim is working.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=The Sims 3 Career Track and Profession Guides |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/careers/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref>
The [[The Sims 3: Ambitions|''Ambitions'']] expansion pack includes brand -new professions that are playable: Firefighter, Ghost Hunter, Investigator, Architectural Designer, and Stylist.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Dan |date=June 25, 2010 |title=The Sims 3: Ambitions review |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-3-ambitions-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006170724/http://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-3-ambitions-review/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |website=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Erickson |first=Tracy |date=September 21, 2010 |title=The Sims 3: Ambitions |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/The+Sims+3%3A+Ambitions/review.asp?c=23667 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722210828/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/The+Sims+3%3A+Ambitions/review.asp?c=23667 |archive-date=July 22, 2017 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |website=Pocket Gamer}}</ref> Some of them take place in a playable community lot, such as Firefighter or Stylist, while the others are freelance jobs. Players can search for gigs in the neighbourhoodneighborhood and actually accomplish them. For example, an Architectural Designer can visit other sims' houses and redecorate them in exchange for money and career performance. Sims are also able to make a living at home through their skills such as selling their own paintings, writing novels, playing guitar for tips, or growing fruit and vegetables.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gallegos |first=Anthony |date=June 1, 2010 |title=The Sims 3: Ambitions Review |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/01/the-sims-3-ambitions-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120075613/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/01/the-sims-3-ambitions-review |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |website=IGN |publisher=News Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=VanOrd |first=Kevin |date=June 7, 2010 |title=The Sims 3: Ambitions Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-sims-3-ambitions-review/1900-6264817/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305032314/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-sims-3-ambitions-review/1900-6264817/ |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref> Sims can also [[investment|buy out businesses]] and receive a percentage of the profits they earn.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=The Sims 3 Real Estate − Buy Property and Upgrade Venues |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/careers/realestateandvenues.php |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref>
=== Build and Buy modes ===
As in previous ''Sim'' games, a build/ and buy tool is included to design houses and community lots. The two modes retain most of the main fundamental tools from the previous games. Build mode is used to add walls, paint them, add stairs, doors and windows, lay down flooring, create foundations, basements, pools, and ponds. Some expansion packs add extra build mode features such as terrain design. Players cannot build or place objects outside the limits of the lot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thigpen |first=Tom |date=2011 |title=The Sims 3 Building Guide: Learn to Build Houses |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/buildedit/houses/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref>
In Buy mode, the player can purchase and place down new objects, such as appliances, electronics, furniture, and vehicles. Buy mode largely focuses on providing objects that are useful or necessary for the sims, allowing them to build skills, provide some sort of utility, or purely to act as house decoration. The descriptions of many of the objects available for purchase in the game involve humor, sarcasm, insults towards the player, and wit, and serves as comic relief in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=The Sims 3 Buy Mode Object Guide − Where to Buy/Find Items |url=https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/objects/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Carl's The Sims 3 Guide}}</ref>
The build and buy modes have received their own makeover. The modes maintain the grid building system from the previous game; however, this grid is more flexible now, allowing the objects to be laid down in the middle of the tiles or without any grid help at all. A blueprint mode is added in further expansions, where pre-designed rooms are available to lay down as-is. The Create-a-Style tool can also be applied to redesign every single piece of furniture or building, changing to any color, material, or design pattern.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morton |first=Lauren |date=2022-06-03 |title=The Sims 3 was ultimate freedom for builders |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-3-was-ultimate-freedom-for-builders/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |work=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Morton |first=Lauren |date=2022-10-18 |title=The next Sims game is bringing back my beloved Create-A-Style tool |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-sims-game-is-bringing-back-my-beloved-create-a-style-tool/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |work=PC Gamer}}</ref>
=== Create-a-World ===
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== Development ==
Electronic Arts announced ''The Sims 3'' on March 19, 2008.<ref name="actiontrip-site">{{cite web | last = Paul | first = Ure | title = The Sims 3 Announced | publisher = Action Trip.com | date = March 19, 2008 | url = http://www.actiontrip.com/news/the-sims-3-announced-screens/031908_9 | access-date = April 5, 2009 | url-status = deadusurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131002120848/http://www.actiontrip.com/news/the-sims-3-announced-screens/031908_9 | archive-date = October 2, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> On January 15, 2009, Maxis invited "some of the best" custom content creators to their campus at Redwood Shores where they were hosting a Creator's Camp. Creators have been invited to spend the week exploring and creating content like Sims, houses, and customized content. The creators' work was used to pre-populate The Sims 3 Exchange. On May 8, 2009, Maxis announced that ''The Sims 3'' had [[Gold release#Production or live release|gone gold]], meaning that the game had finished beta testing stage and was off for manufacturing ahead of its June 2009 release. On May 15, 2009, Maxis released several online interactive teaser experiences on ''The Sims 3'' website, including SimFriend, which allows users to choose a virtual Sim Friend who would email them throughout the day; SimSocial, which allows users to create their own Sim online, and have an adventure with them; and SimSidekick, which allows users to surf the web with a sim. Two weeks before the game was scheduled to be released, an unauthorized copy of the [[digital distribution]] version of the game leaked onto the Internet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sims 3 leaked to torrent sites weeks before retail release |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2009/05/sims-3-leaked-to-torrent-sites-weeks-before-retail-release/ |author=Ben Kuchera |publisher=Ars Technica |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=May 18, 2009 |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912161927/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2009/05/sims-3-leaked-to-torrent-sites-weeks-before-retail-release/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Maxis later commented that the leak was a "buggy, pre-final" version. Maxissusceptible statedto crashes, and that more than half of the game iswas missing and is susceptible to crashes or worse.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/05/23/0523gamepiracy.html|title=Video game pirates swoop on 'The Sims 3'|last=Satariano|first=Adam|date=May 23, 2009|publisherwork=BLOOMBERGBloomberg NEWSNews|access-date=May 23, 2009|archive-date=May 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527081852/http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/05/23/0523gamepiracy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Reportedly, the title saw higher [[copyright infringement]] rates than that of the most torrented game of 2008, ''[[Spore (2008 video game)|Spore]]'', also developed by Maxis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2009/05/30/sims_3_piracy_rates_higher_than_spore |title='Sims 3' piracy rates higher than 'Spore' |publisher=Afterdawn.com |date=May 30, 2009 |access-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-date=October 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014092435/http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2009/05/30/sims_3_piracy_rates_higher_than_spore |url-status=live }}</ref>
Maxis relied on user feedback from previous games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2462117/sims-3-producers-advice-to-devs-screw-up-a-lot-developer-pop-quiz-10/|title='Sims 3' Producer's Advice To Devs: Screw Up A Lot -- Developer Pop Quiz #10|work=MTV News|access-date=2017-11-18|language=en|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030404/http://www.mtv.com/news/2462117/sims-3-producers-advice-to-devs-screw-up-a-lot-developer-pop-quiz-10/|url-status=livedead}}</ref> In order to create the animations inmake the game's so theyanimations look believable but goofy, theythe team shot real life references of people doing tasks in outrageous ways until satisfied with the outcome.<ref name="auto">{{cite AV media|author=@TheSims|title=The Sims 3 – Behind the Scenes|date=2008-08-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouH0G6-wK9g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ouH0G6-wK9g |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-11-18|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Each character in the game was specifically created by the developers to have their own life story, wishes, dreams, and personalities. The developers spend a lot of time trying to get the world to feel seamless and the characters to feel real.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.gameplanet.co.nz/pc/features/i133344/The-Sims-3-How-does-it-all-work/|title=The Sims 3: How does it all work?|work=Gameplanet|access-date=2017-11-18|language=en|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031621/https://www.gameplanet.co.nz/pc/features/i133344/The-Sims-3-How-does-it-all-work/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/a-sims-fan-theory-that-gets-pretty-dark-1641330321|title=A Sims Fan Theory That Gets Pretty Dark|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|work=Kotaku|access-date=2017-11-18|language=en-US|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033144/https://kotaku.com/a-sims-fan-theory-that-gets-pretty-dark-1641330321|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Marketing ===
On October 31, 2008, two teaser trailers were released by [[Electronic Arts]] featuring a comical view on the [[2008 United States presidential election]] in the United States. Candidates [[John McCain]] and [[Barack Obama]] were included along with respective running mates [[Sarah Palin]] and [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite AV media|author=@stevent888|date=October 31, 2008|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_p3bcTwhGA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/M_p3bcTwhGA |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=The Sims 3 – Sarah Palin dancing|via=YouTube|access-date=2020-04-12}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|author=@IGN|date=October 31, 2008|title=The Sims 3 PC Games Trailer – Palin and Biden Fight|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW9nuFRsWHI<!--https://www.ign.com/videos/the-sims-3-pc-games-trailer-palin-and-biden-fight--> |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/NW9nuFRsWHI |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=2021-08-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2009, [[Electronic Arts]] began to post billboards in many areas in advertisement for the game. Many of the billboards covered skyscrapers in densely populated areas, most notably [[Times Square]] in New York City. The costs of these billboards was estimated to be $10 million a month.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kee |first=Tameka |url=http://paidcontent.org/2009/04/13/419-ea-goes-all-out-with-sims-3-ad-blitz/ |title=EA Goes All Out With Pricey Sims 3 Ad Blitz |publisher=paidContent |date=April 13, 2009 |access-date=September 18, 2011 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922202813/http://paidcontent.org/2009/04/13/419-ea-goes-all-out-with-sims-3-ad-blitz/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The costs of these billboards was estimated to be $10 million a month. On March 23, 2009, ''The Sims 3'' was threaded throughout the storyline of an episode of ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesims2.ea.com/news/detail.php?id=1728|title=The Sims 3 visits One Tree Hill on The CW Tonight!|<!--website=The Sims 2|--> publisher=Electronic Arts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327144451/http://thesims2.ea.com/news/detail.php?id=1728 |archive-date=March 27, 2009|access-date=March 3, 2024 }}</ref>▼
▲On October 31, 2008, two teaser trailers were released by [[Electronic Arts]] featuring a comical view on the [[2008 United States presidential election]] in the United States. Candidates [[John McCain]] and [[Barack Obama]] were included along with respective running mates [[Sarah Palin]] and [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite AV media|author=@stevent888|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_p3bcTwhGA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/M_p3bcTwhGA |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=The Sims 3 – Sarah Palin dancing|via=YouTube|access-date=2020-04-12}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|author=@IGN|title=The Sims 3 PC Games Trailer – Palin and Biden Fight|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW9nuFRsWHI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/NW9nuFRsWHI |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=2021-08-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2009, [[Electronic Arts]] began to post billboards in many areas in advertisement for the game. Many of the billboards covered skyscrapers in densely populated areas, most notably [[Times Square]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kee |first=Tameka |url=http://paidcontent.org/2009/04/13/419-ea-goes-all-out-with-sims-3-ad-blitz/ |title=EA Goes All Out With Pricey Sims 3 Ad Blitz |publisher=paidContent |date=April 13, 2009 |access-date=September 18, 2011 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922202813/http://paidcontent.org/2009/04/13/419-ea-goes-all-out-with-sims-3-ad-blitz/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The costs of these billboards was estimated to be $10 million a month. On March 23, 2009, ''The Sims 3'' was threaded throughout the storyline of an episode of ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesims2.ea.com/news/detail.php?id=1728|title=The Sims 3 visits One Tree Hill on The CW Tonight!|<!--website=The Sims 2|--> publisher=Electronic Arts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327144451/http://thesims2.ea.com/news/detail.php?id=1728 |archive-date=March 27, 2009|access-date=March 3, 2024 }}</ref>
On April 19, 2009, [[Target Corporation|Target]] released a promotional disc of ''The Sims 3'' that features a [[Ladytron]] band poster, ''The Sims 3'' theme song music download, and a $5 off coupon. The main menu includes screensaver downloads, videos, Create-a-Sim, Create-A-House, and much more. There is no actual gameplay involved, but it describes what playing feels like. On July 14, 2010, [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] began a promotion at ''The Sims 3 Store'' by allowing players to download their newest car at the time, the [[Ford Fiesta]] Mark VII. The car also came with a collection of street signs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.thesims3.com/fiesta?intcmp=eaint505&sourceid=eaom695 |title=Fiesta Urban Landscape |date=July 14, 2010 |publisher=Electronic Arts |access-date=September 18, 2011 |archive-date=July 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720192847/http://store.thesims3.com/fiesta?intcmp=eaint505&sourceid=eaom695 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 27, 2010, the download was updated to include the Fiesta Hatchback.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beyondsims.com/26473/the-sims-3-store-updates-with-free-2011-fiesta-hatchback/ |title=The Sims 3 Store updates with FREE 2011 Fiesta Hatchback |author=Judhudson |date=October 27, 2010 |access-date=September 24, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928025234/http://www.beyondsims.com/26473/the-sims-3-store-updates-with-free-2011-fiesta-hatchback/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2012 [[Ford Focus]] was made available to download on June 8, 2011. The car included one male Ford T-shirt, one female Ford T-shirt, a stereo, and a set of neon lights, all for use in-game. The Focus pack was available to download on Mac, PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beyondsims.com/31013/2012-ford-focus-now-available-to-download-for-the-sims-3/ |title=2012 Ford Focus now available to download for The Sims 3 |author=Judhudson |date=June 9, 2011 |access-date=September 24, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928025237/http://www.beyondsims.com/31013/2012-ford-focus-now-available-to-download-for-the-sims-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2012, EA partnered with American singer [[Katy Perry]] to promote ''The Sims 3''. As part of the promotion, a special Katy Perry Collector's Edition of the ''[[The Sims 3: Showtime|Showtime]]'' expansion pack was released, as well as a Katy Perry's Sweet Treats stuff pack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Sims-Showtime-Katy-Perry-Collectors-Expansion/dp/B0050SYZX0|title=The Sims 3: Showtime – Katy Perry Collector's Expansion Pack Edition – PC – Amazon|website=Amazon|access-date=August 25, 2021|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825104635/https://www.amazon.com/Sims-Showtime-Katy-Perry-Collectors-Expansion/dp/B0050SYZX0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/en-gb/news/the-sims-3-katy-perrys-sweet-treats|title=The Sims 3 Katy Perry's Sweet Treats – EA|date=May 28, 2012|access-date=August 25, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021175305/https://www.ea.com/en-gb/news/the-sims-3-katy-perrys-sweet-treats|url-status=live}}</ref> Both packs incorporate concept elements from Perry's third studio album ''[[Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album)|Teenage Dream]]'' (2010), with the latter including a [[Simlish]] rendition of the album's fifth single, "[[Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)]]", in the in-game radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/katy-perry/news/simlish-the-sims/|title=Katy Perry Sings 'Last Friday Night' In Simlish For The Sims 3 – Video|access-date=August 25, 2021|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825104626/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/katy-perry/news/simlish-the-sims/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Audio ===
Music for ''The Sims 3'' was composed by [[Steve Jablonsky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/923/923112p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030023222/http://pc.ign.com/articles/923/923112p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2008|title=The Sims Label Announces Steve Jablonsky as Mastermind Behind the Creative Sound of Sims 3|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=IGN}}</ref> Scores were recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at Newman Scoring Stage at [[20th Century Fox]].<ref name=scoring>{{Cite news | author=Goldwasser, Dan | url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/160 | title=Steve Jablonsky scores The Sims 3 | publisher=Scoring Sessions | date=November 2, 2008 | access-date=February 11, 2008 | archive-date=November 6, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106075757/http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/160/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Music for the game's stereo and guitar objects was produced by others, including [[Ladytron]], [[Darrell Brown (musician)|Darrell Brown]], [[Rebeca Mauleon]], and [[Peppino D'Agostino]]. Additional music was produced by [[APM Music]].<ref name=mobygames1>{{cite web|title=The Sims 3 (2009) Windows credits – MobyGames|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sims-3/credits|access-date=July 8, 2011|archive-date=July 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702162209/http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sims-3/credits|url-status=live}}</ref> Two soundtracks have been released for ''The Sims 3'' base game: ''The Sims 3 Soundtrack'' and ''The Sims 3 – Stereo Jams''. The soundtrack includes theme music and the ''Stereo Jams'' album includes music from stereos in game. All songs on ''Stereo Jams'' are in [[Simlish]], the language of Sims. Several musical artists partnered with EA to perform some of their songs in the language of Sims, [[Simlish]]. Artists have ranged from [[Katy Perry]], [[Lady Antebellum]], [[Flaming Lips]], [[Damien Marley]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Nelly Furtado]], and [[Flo Rida]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ea.com/news/reknown-artists-partner-with-ea-on-the-sims|title=Flo Rida, My Chemical Romance, Travie McCoy, 3oh!3, and More Partner with EA on the Uber Popular Life Simulator Series The Sims|last=Arts|first=Electronic|date=2010-09-02|work=Electronic Arts Inc.|access-date=2017-11-18|language=en|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041330/https://www.ea.com/news/reknown-artists-partner-with-ea-on-the-sims|url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== SmartphoneMobile ===
[[File:Iphone-sim3-screenshot.jpg|thumb|A player editing a Sim in Create-a-Sim (smartphonemobile version)]]
A now discontinuedmobile version of ''The Sims 3'' was released on [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Bada]], [[Symbian]], [[BlackBerry OS]], and [[Windows Phone]] on June 2, 2009. It was also released for [[N-Gage (service)|N-Gage 2.0]] on July 14 of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mundy |first=Jon |date=July 15, 2009 |title=''The Sims 3'' out now on N-Gage |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/the-sims-3-n-gage/the-sims-3-out-now-on-n-gage/ |access-date=March 15, 2024 |website=[[Pocket Gamer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=4006|title=Exclusive GDC10 Leak: Sims 3 for Nintendo DS|date=2010-03-13|publisher=N-Sider.com|access-date=2010-03-13|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050223/http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=4006|url-status=live}}</ref> The iPhone game works similar to that of the PC version. In Create-a-Sim, instead of Lifetime Wishes, there are personas. Personas decide which lifetime wishes your sim will have, as a persona is the largest factor in a Sim's personality. Sims start out with a small house. The house can be expanded every five sim days if the player can afford it.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sims 3 on iTunes App Store|website=[[iTunes]]|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sims-3/id317904170?mt=8|access-date=September 16, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115235124/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sims-3/id317904170?mt=8|url-status=live}}</ref> There are four careers in the town: biology, politics, business, and culinary. As in the PC version, Sims can also learn skills. There are nearly 75 wishes in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wireless.ign.com/articles/989/989265p1.html |title=The Sims 3 iPhone Review – iPhone Review at IGN |access-date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817063901/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/989/989265p1.html |archive-date=August 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> When all of them are fulfilled, Sims unlock the criminal career and have the ability to purchase a car. In some events, such as appliances breaking down, the player must play a minigame to solve or do the action. The game was updated on November 30, 2010, to add support for the Retina display of newer devices.
A standalone expansion pack for the iOS version, ''World Adventures'', was released on April 2, 2010. ''World Adventures'' adds tombs, new challenges, personas, and careers, new places to explore (Egypt, China, and France), clothes and new furniture. A second standalone expansion pack, ''Ambitions'', was released on September 16, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheatsguru.com/iphone/the_sims_3_ambitions/walkthrough/2167118.htm|title=Walkthrough – Sims 3 Ambitions for iPhone / iPod Touch Career Guide Walkthrough for The Sims 3 Ambitions IPhone|website=CheatsGuru.com
|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419111841/http://www.cheatsguru.com/iphone/the_sims_3_ambitions/walkthrough/2167118.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Ambitions'' added new skills (firefighting, painting, parenting and sports), new community buildings, and the ability to have children. On November 6, 2009, EA announced the release of a vampire theme pack for the iPhone. The pack included Live it or Wear it Sets with Vampires and Werewolves, Castle and Campus Life themes. "Live it" sets contain car, furniture, decoration, wallpaper, and flooring.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 19, 2009|url=http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=10&selYear=2009|title=News and Events – Community – The Sims 3|website=www.thesims3.comThe Sims 3|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419104943/http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=10&selYear=2009|url-status=live}}</ref> "Wear it" sets contain clothing, new CAS options, and hair styles.
=== Console ===
Developed by [[Edge of Reality]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edgeofreality.com/games_thesims3.html |title=EdgeThe ofSims Reality3—Let –There theBe Sims 3|publisher=Edge of Reality|date=2011|access-date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623175202/http://www.edgeofreality.com/games_thesims3.html |archive-date=June 23, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''The Sims 3'' was released to [[video game console]]s on October 26, 2010, for [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[Nintendo DS]]. It was later released for [[Wii]] on November 15, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.wii.gamespy.com/wii/the-sims-3/|title=The Sims 3 – Wii – GameSpy|website=uk.wii.gamespy.com|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085030/http://uk.wii.gamespy.com/wii/the-sims-3/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Nintendo 3DS]] on March 25, 2011.<ref name="The Sims 3 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesims3.com/console_annc/|title=The Sims 3|website=The Sims 3|date=March 25, 2010|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=May 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501133602/http://www.thesims3.com/console_annc/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/109/1097918p1.html |title=E3 2010: Big List of 3DS Games – DS News at IGN |website=IGN |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2010-09-20 |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103084956/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/15/e3-2010-big-list-of-3ds-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/the-sims-3/|title=The Sims 3 – Nintendo DS – GameSpy|website=uk.ds.gamespy.com|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519205256/http://uk.ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/the-sims-3/|url-status=live}}</ref> The game allows the player to take on up to three friends in the Life Moments Game on the Wii, upload and download content on [[Xbox Live]] and [[PlayStation Network]], including furnishings, houses, and player creations or experience a full life simulation on a handheld with Nintendo DS. Reviews for the game ranged from average to moderately positive. Sims can age and die, and life cycles can be disabled optionally.<ref>{{cite web |author=Anthony Gallegos |url=http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1095336p1.html |title=The Sims 3 Console First Look – PlayStation 3 Preview at IGN |publisher=Uk.ps3.ign.com |date=2010-06-08 |access-date=2010-09-20 |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612110909/http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1095336p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Sims 3'' features a new Karma system (similar to the [[Social influence|influence]] system in ''The Sims 2'').<ref name="The Sims 3 2010" /> Sims can interact with child Sims around the neighborhood, or have children of their own.<ref>{{cite AV media|author=@Sims2SouthAfrica|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4SG3QqlWPc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/O4SG3QqlWPc |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=The Sims 3 for Console Interview – Sam Player |via=YouTube |access-date=2010-09-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Unlike the PC version of the game, the console versions have loading times when moving from one area to another, and when accessing build/buy modes.<ref name="simprograms1">{{cite web |url=http://www.simprograms.com/17209/gamescom-2010-megapost-late-night-fast-lane-medieval-mysims-and-more/#more-17209 |title=GamesCom 2010 MegaPost – Late Night, Fast Lane, Medieval, MySims and more! |publisher=Simprograms |date=2010-08-27 |access-date=2010-09-20 |archive-date=August 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820081228/http://www.simprograms.com/17209/gamescom-2010-megapost-late-night-fast-lane-medieval-mysims-and-more/#more-17209 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received mostly positive reviews. On [[Metacritic]], it holds an average score of 77 and 76 out of 100 on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |author=Anthony Gallegos |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-sims-3/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=The Sims 3 – PlayStation 3 – Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827061445/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/the-sims-3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Anthony Gallegos |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-sims-3/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=The Sims 3 – Xbox 360 – Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210060913/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/the-sims-3 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' gave the 360 and PS3 versions a 9/10, praising the new Karma system and The Exchange. ''[[GameSpot]]'' gave the game a 7/10, noting that "the game lacks fluidity, but is fun in its own right."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/strategy/thesims3/review.html|title=The Sims 3 Review for Playstation 3|website=GameSpot|date=2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105161959/http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/strategy/thesims3/review.html |archive-date=November 5, 2010 |access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref> In a positive review, ''[[IGN]]'' praised the game for its controls on consoles but said they were disappointed by the fact that there is only one town in the game, as well as bugs, including a glitch where the game will not save once a certain week has been reached. The Wii version received mixed reviews and was criticized by reviewers and players for poor performance and glitches due to the weaker Wii hardware.<ref>{{cite web |author=Anthony Gallegos |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-sims-3/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=The Sims 3 – Wii – Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825072049/https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/the-sims-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
| '''''High-End Loft Stuff'''''{{efn|Alternatively titled "Design and High-Tech Stuff".}}
| {{vgrelease|NA|February 2, 2010|EU|February 4, 2010}}
| High-end furnishings, mainly technology such as televisions, video game consoles, and computers, as well as postmodern designs of bookshelves, tables, and chairs. Three items from ''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2]]'' were reintroduced to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ''The Sims'' series. Alternatively titled "Design and High-Tech Stuff".
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| '''''Fast Lane Stuff'''''
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| Four all‐new styles of fashions, furnishings, and vehicles: Racing, Intrigue, Rockabilly, and Classic Luxury.
|-
| '''''Outdoor Living Stuff'''''{{efn|Alternatively titled "Garden Style Stuff".}}
| {{vgrelease|NA|February 1, 2011|EU|February 3, 2011}}
| Clothing, furnishings, and items centered on patio activities in two new styles: "Garden Terrace" features elegant wrought-iron pieces, while "Sunset on the Veranda" embraces the warmth of the outdoors.
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| '''''Town Life Stuff'''''
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| New clothing and décor from [[Diesel (brand)|Diesel]].
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| '''''70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff'''''{{efn|Alternatively titled "Decades Stuff".}}
| {{vgrelease|NA|January 22, 2013|EU|January 24, 2013}}
| Outfits, hairstyles, and items modeled on thatthose of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
|-
| '''''Movie Stuff'''''
| {{vgrelease|NA|September 10, 2013|EU|September 12, 2013}}
| Clothing and décor inspired fromby iconic movie themes and settings.
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=== Sales ===
EA reported that in its first week, ''The Sims 3'' sold 1.4 million copies.<ref>{{cite news|title='Sims 3' sells 1.4 million in first week|url=httphttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/31194133/ns/technology_and_science-games/t/sims-sells-million-copies-first-week/wbna31194133|access-date=September 24, 2013|newspaper=[[NBC News]]|date=June 9, 2009|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927143948/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/31194133/ns/technology_and_science-games/t/sims-sells-million-copies-first-week/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to EA, this was the most successful PC game launch the company had had to date.<ref>{{Cite news | title = ''The Sims'' 3 Sells 1.4 Million Units in First Week | author = Chris Remo | url = http://gamasutra.com/view/news/23980 | work = Gamasutra | date = June 9, 2009 | access-date = July 30, 2012 | archive-date = October 1, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131001182432/http://gamasutra.com/view/news/23980 | url-status = dead }}</ref> According to retail data trackers Gfk Australia, ''The Sims 3'' has been the top selling game in Australia from release until June 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.gamespot.com/news/aussie-game-charts-june-15-21-6212813 |title=Aussie game charts: June 15–21 |access-date=September 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001182436/http://au.gamespot.com/news/aussie-game-charts-june-15-21-6212813 |archive-date=October 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Since''The itsSims release3'' inended 2009, as the year''s best selling PC game worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2010 |title=EA: The Sims 3'' becameTop-Selling PC Game Worldwide In 2009 |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ea-i-the-sims-3-i-top-selling-pc-game-worldwide-in-2009 |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.gamedeveloper.com |language=en}}</ref> and since its release has become one of the [[best-selling PC games]] of all time, having sold over ten million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1160047p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411204523/http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1160047p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2011 |title=The Sims Live Life to the Fullest in EA's The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack – PC News at IGN |publisher=Pc.ign.com |access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref>
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