Who remembers MySims? The spin-off to Maxis' hugely popular The Sims series, MySims saw you play as a cute little avatar attempting to restore and redevelop a run-down town. It launched on Wii and DS in 2007 before making the jump to PC and phones the following year.
Well, it sounds like MySims could be making a comeback. Spotted by ResetEra user --R (via GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit), listings for a Switch version of the game have appeared on European retailers Virtex and World of Games along with a 19th November 2024 release date.
Both listings price the potential Switch version of the game at just under 50,00 €, while Virtex is using a mock cover for the title.
EA hasn't announced anything yet, so take these listings with a pinch of salt, but that hasn't stopped people — including us — getting nostalgic for the cutesy take on The Sims.
Both listings are still live at the time of writing this, but they could be pulled at any moment. And again, it's worth stressing, these might not be real. But amazingly, if this turns out to be true, this would be the first The Sims game on the Switch.
In MySims, you have to go around collecting 'Essences' — essentially, a resource you use to decorate, create, or construct with. Just like the mainline The Sims titles, you can also decorate and modify your own house, too. But this is a much more story-driven game, with over 80 unique characters in the Wii version, and 30 in the DS, all with different requests. Oh, and you don't need to eat or sleep.
MySims gave us five sequels between 2008 and 2010 - MySims Kingdom, MySims Party, MySims Racing, MySims Agents, and MySims SkyHeroes. MySims Friends was also in development for the 3DS before it was scrapped.
Are you a MySims fan? Would you pick up the game on Switch? Let us know in the comments.
[source resetera.com, via reddit.com]
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Wasn't MySims a massive disappointment back in the day, or am I misremembering or thinking of something else?
Why not just release the Sims 4 on the Switch...
...oh yeah, the 50+ DLC packs priced between €5 and €40 each.
It’s by EA so I’m not really interested. I’d imagine an official reveal would be soon, the supposed release date isn’t terribly far away.
@Sabruka I think it mostly reviewed well. I never played the Wii version, but I wasn't all that into the DS outing. But I'm still interested to see if this is real.
Can't imagine it'll be anything other than a lazy port though, so I doubt I'll be interested. I had the original on DS and Kingdoms on Wii and they were fine.
@Anti-Matter might be interested in this, although on another platform for better performance.
Unless this is more or less a straight port with no modern revisions, I might consider this, but EA doesn't know how to leave a good thing the hell alone, so I'll most likely skip this.
And I was such a huge fan of the franchise back in the day, but EA have irreparably destroyed the Sims brand.
@Wordbonder Not really. The reviews were mixed to average. Some of the complainants were it felt too much like a watered version of Sims and too much like a watered down version of Animal Crossing.
It was just a very simple game that didn't do much to stand out.
I lost interest in any Sims games after EA took them over.
@AmplifyMJ
I really hope the new My Sims have more contents and more activity to do, not just only collecting Essences and make unique furnitures.
I like the games on Wii and NDS but I wish the new My Sims is pretty close to The Sims and ACNH.
Of course, I will get the PS5 version as possible if available.
I played "MySims" back in the DS-era and quite enjoyed it, but i'm not sure how well it would hold up compared to "Animal crossing"...
I had this game. It was enjoyable, but completely forgettable. And the freeform building blocks thing was waaay too fussy to bother with, even though it gave endless possibilities.
I loved Kingdom and Agents on the Wii as a kid so would love to try the original if it's a good port and reasonably priced.
Always wanted to give MySims a try but never had the chance to so this would be great news for me if it ended up being confirmed!
Omg… that’s so exciting! I hope they keep the online multiplayer component for this release.
I played these a lot as a kid and I’d be very excited if it’s true that it’s coming out!
Leave it to the western AAA's to strike while the iron is ice cold. Must have only started this when Animal Crossing took over the planet. You'd think this late in the game they'd just wait for Super Nintendo Switch to come out.
This would be EA's third IP to actually be on Switch. Right after EAFC (or whatever they call "give soccer kids gambling addictions with Ultimate Team" now that they don't have the FIFA name), and Unravel. And they're doing this in the last year of the switch with only the GameMill strategy of "flashbang the distant aunts and grandparents with familiar name during Black Friday pandemonium to get sales mostly by accident."
@Sabruka If I remember correctly, it was critically disappointing (with a few exceptions,) but did sell well with the first game selling over 1 million on the DS alone.
They were a good series of games. Some good memories there.
@Zeebor15 Are you not counting Burnout because it's a remaster?
These are lowkey great games. Loved MySims Kingdom and Racing on Wii. The latter has an adventure mode similar to Diddy Kong Racing.
MySims Party was terrible, though…
huh, is there really a market for this game after so much time and how popular ACNH became, but especially all the all-ran titles? The market is a lot more full for this style of game now. Would a straight port be enough? I never played MySims, given the timeline it's not hard to estimate the influence ACNH would have at this point. Maybe if they port it and it's $15, but those screens translate to a $60 USD price. I think it would need to have a fresh take to sell at that price, not just a port.
I never played the original, but I quite liked Kingdom and Agents on the Wii. I wonder if they're picking the wrong game for a port or remaster
i have quite a few MySims games. Had no idea there was a cancelled 3DS version
@Mz3player Those game are definitely good
I remember playing MySims kingdom on the DS back in the day and that was a pretty good game. Might have to check this out.
Who remember MySims?
Me!!!, Really I adore this franchise, and for me, was very sad and hurt when the announcement for a "MySims 2" was cancelled, and well, as a EA's franchise, I understood that possibly something new from MySims would not be seen in the future..., oh well.
Now, since it is a rumor, I only know that until I see an official announcement, there is simply nothing yet...
"but", I keep my hopes as it has been with other franchises left behind in time
@Zeebor15 EA has way more than just their football games and Unravel on Switch.
@FoxyDude the Sims has been an EA game since the beginning?
I would be so hyped if they ported MySims Kingdom to Switch!
I remembered the Racing one being pretty fun!
I hope this is true. I really enjoyed the first game and was thinking about it the other day and how this series just died.
My kids loved the 3 main MySims games.
I enjoyed watching them play Agents & Kingdom to a degree.
If we're bringing things back, how about Boom Blox? The 2 games were both a lot of fun!
This news just makes me want The Sims Bustin Out ported!
@PikaPhantom nope just forgot that
“Yee do not bark!”
MySims was great fun on the Wii!
Though, my son managed to create a game-breaking glitch by constantly fighting with the mayor! 😂
@SakuraHaruka
Love the avatar! A Pokemon who I feel only fans of the franchise would recognise!
@Mana_Knight I've been waiting on a sequel to the Urbz for over 19 years now. EA just seems to not care for it's existence. Not even a remaster is in the consideration category.
@DripDropCop146 They had it down pat in this era, but then they threw it all away. For what! For what, I say!
These were great Sims games that focused more on the freedom of designing building exteriors, and decorating their interiors with custom made furniture. As long as you met some basic requirements, the player had agency to make creative off the wall things. There was a good bit of interactivity and a cute cast of characters. The Wii version made excellent use of the motion controls to build in 3D spaces.
If true these would be solid games to have on modern hardware. The later games in the series would be great to have in the future too. Kingdom had less complete freedom but more exciting themes and characters, and Agents was more of a story and mystery game using the characters from the other games.
@Zeebor15 I see. It's the only EA game I have on Switch, so it came to mind quickly for me
Let me correct the title:
Rumour: Wii & DS No one Favourite 'MySims' Could Be Coming To Switch Soon
@Frailbay30 Well, I guess that's subjective. I took a quick look back at the review for it on Nintendo Life and they seemed to be very positive about the Wii version in particular.
@Wordbonder Reviews are subjective. It's not my personal opinion. Whereas you looked at one review "Nintendo Life". I looked at multiple reviews of the game.
When taken all reviews together in account the game was mixed to average. If it was your jam back in the day that's fine, but my comment is me not offering my own take on the game. My comment was just trying to simplify the critical reception.
I could quote all of them but then it would be a bloated mess that takes up the entire comment section.
Am I the only one who is so excited about this??? These games are my childhood. I need Agents and Kingdom too!!!😆 I was never allowed to play the mainline Sims, so these were my and my sister's favorites
@Tonio811 sameee
Really? I just download it for my wii u last night (bought it to play retro nintendo games), I hope this is a good remaster 😃
I know that both PeanutButterGamer and JonTron spoke about this game very negatively
but I love that game, such a calm and fun little sim game
@Frailbay30 I didn't say it was my jam, the only one I played I said I didn't like. Honestly, I don't really care all that much one way or the other. Though, from the responses I've read online after this rumor I'd say a lot of people did view it positively.
But anyway, I don't want to nitpick over who did the most research on a review score for an almost twenty-year-old game. It was just meant as a causal statement.
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