Most video games franchise features a constructed language, which, in some instances, becomes quite popular among players, with a few of them even gaining a following as well.įor The Sims, the characters speak Simlish, a language created by the game creator himself, Will Wright.
One game created by Will Wright, called SimCity, enjoyed great success, thus the company saw the possibility of long-term success for the franchise. In 1997, Maxis was purchased by Electronic Arts and its directors showed better reception to the game. Wright said that he initially envisioned The Sims to be a satire of the consumer culture of people in the United States. He thought of turning it into a game and presenting his ideas to the board of directors of Maxis.ĭuring that initial presentation, the directors were skeptical about the viability of the game, so the support they gave for its development was minimal. While starting to rebuild his life, he created a virtual dollhouse, drawing inspiration from his experience in replacing his possessions and his home. Will Wright, the designer of The Sims game lost his home in 1991 during the Oakland firestorm. In the console versions and the various expansion packs, the players have a wider range of actions and activities they can provide to their particular Sims. The players also direct the moods of the Sims and their desires are satisfied by the players as well. These characters are placed in houses that are either built by the players or in homes that are pre-constructed. The virtual people in the game, which the player creates, are called Sims.
The games played in The Sims are categorized as sandbox games. It has already sold 400 million copies around the world.
In fact, The Sims is one of the bestselling video games of all time. The game is played on many platforms, making it available to as many players as possible.
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The main series already has 4 releases, with The Sims 4 being the last release. In 2000, it was published by Electronic Arts. One type of video game is all about life simulation, and The Sims series falls under this. Video game players try various types of games, from single-player to multiplayer games with different levels of sophistication and specially constructed language, such as the Sims language, Simlish, which sounds quite unique.