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Why is my house picture being removed? Someone said it messed up the article, but I don't think it did. Sorry if I'm being clueless. --Cmputer 20:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Oh, I understand. --Cmputer 00:00, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Somebody has put the Mac OS in the OS area of the infobox as well as the opening paragraph. If I don't see a citation, I am GOING to remove it. I googled, and nothing came up. Johnnywalterboy ( talk) 00:39, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
The original Sims 3 article said that only 4 sims needs will be returning. However, this has been proven incorrect by Snooty Sims, who even have a screen shot on it [1]. I am not sure where this information was gathered from? ( JoshB ( talk) 17:37, 4 November 2008 (UTC))
I have seen the name of the developer changed many times, but they still use the same source, a record from gamestop listing the developer as EA Redwood Shores. Either the name or the source needs to be changed, because they don't match up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.192.28.83 ( talk) 13:44, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
If you ever help The Sims 3 article on Wikipedia , your infomation will get deleted at some stage within a month. I have reserched more information then the users that think they can control wikipedia (the people that delete your information i shall say). you provide a citation, no it will still get deleted. you put infomation in that is confirmed , um no still deleted. even if its something everybody knows about the game? Deleted!
Another thing why is half the article gone?? it just disappeared ! well whats the point of contributing to this article then when all the infomation will get deleted?? If those people that think they can control wikipedia know enough about The Sims 3 they can write the whole thing themselves. If it wern't for the people that contributed to this article, there would be hardly a thing on it. Just be cautious , ok, because only 1/5 of what u wrote will still be ther in a month, thats if its even there.
One last thing there is a wikipedian that knows nothing about The Sims 3 yet he has an award for being a good editor. Great another person that can delete information that gives a vague reason to detete the information.
It's not really worth the effort to write anything about The Sims 3 , well the good thing is that it stays there for a couple of hours or days.
Good on you Wikipedia , you encourage people to contribute. Yet the users that have been there for years abuse there privelages and delete your information, even if a citation is provided, even if its true, even if its well known, even if its confirmed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.170.92.142 ( talk) 19:48, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Someone put that sims could go barefoot, with a citation so people would think it is true. The citation goes the the official site, where it says nothing of this. Please remember that placing these false-citations in order to prove a point is a form of vandalism, and I will report the next user or IP to do this. Johnnywalterboy ( talk) 04:46, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
There are some issues with this page. People are putting "gameplay", when gameplay is not a word. Please put game play or game-play.
... Even though you reverted it, its still going to need sources. Otherwise it's going to be deleted anyway. Carlo V. Sexron 01:56, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Every time I try to get onto this page, my IE window crashes. 80.43.38.108 14:28, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
The article says that Criterion is developing the game. I found several web sites that mentioned this, but their own website is totally silent about this. So it seems unlikely that they are really developing it. Maxis itself is a development studio and The Sims is their flagship product. It seems more likely that they are developing it and Criterion is providing some technical support (if, for example, they are using RenderWare as their graphics engine). Can someone find a verifiable (and accurate) reference for this statement? Otherwise I say it needs to be removed and it should be assumed that Maxis is developing the game. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 14:25, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
...has anyone noticed? It is down! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.238.88.55 ( talk) 14:37, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
Yes, i previouslly here Maxis was on the development of The Sims 3, and now i see EA Redwood Shores, i don't understand. who is developing, EA Redwood Shores or Maxis? help me please! (i think it is better put TBA.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.207.145.101 ( talk • contribs)
Did EA specify if this game will be released for consoles yet or not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sage1989 ( talk • contribs) 17:12, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
Wait, TS3 is using RenderWare as the graphics engine? Since when?? Also, has nobody read the Games For Windows article on TS3 and could possibly tell us who is developing TS3? Presumably it would be Maxis but it could be EA redwood or some other studio, unverified report gives it as being Criterion (which makes no sense whatsoever) and rampant speculation has given way to the possibility that TS3 is being developed by a 3rd party. I'm guessing the game magazine coverage of TS3 would clear up who the developer actually is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.215.187.40 ( talk) 18:47, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
This is to add to 74.215.187.40's concern. Maxis.com now only redirects to the Spore website. No articles about this game even mention that Maxis is developing it, including this article's references. [1] [2] Not to mention that none of the recent Sim games have the Maxis symbol either. I do not feel that this article should assume that the Maxis subsidiary, specifically, is working on this game. Given the available public information, we only know that some part of EA is working on it, and nothing more. To assume that the same developer who made previous games in the series has been shown incorrect in cases such as SimCity Societies.Therefore, I feel that the Developer box should not specify a subsidiary, whether that means to simply have it say "Electronic Arts" or have it ommitted until more solid evidence of the developer is made publically available. -- C. Raleigh ( talk) 19:06, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Maxis is dead since they are in EA, since 2007 the Maxis logo was removed from The Sims franchise ! It's no longer Maxis but it's EA Games only. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.52.208.241 ( talk) 13:12, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
An anonymous user keeps on adding PlayStation 3 to the platforms that the game will be released on. I've been reverting the edits because the user doesn't provide a proper source for this information (well, no source at all) but has anyone actually heard any specific info about this? All I've heard is that the "franchise" is being released on Wii and PS3 though didn't specifically state "The Sims 3". Swanny92 ( talk) 12:09, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
Lots of juicy info here: http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/sims-3/307400-latest-sims-3-news.html Autonova ( talk) 13:32, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
December 15th, 2009 is the release date for The Sims 3, you can found it here: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=3&cId=3168651 -- Iblis Trigger ( talk) 11:03, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
When I say a bit, I mean a lot... :D http://www.snootysims.com/thesims3index.php?id=info Look at it - it has tons of information... :) 21:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC) Also, Here is some news on the "TRAIT" system... Adverserial Artistic Athletic Brave Charismatic
Childish Clumsy Commitment Issues Conversationalist Creative Cursed Daredevil Dreamer Easily Bored EVIL Excitable Family-Oriented Flirty Fortunate Friendly Frugal Genius Gloomy Good Sense of Humor Good Green Thumbs Gourmet Grumpy Handy Hot-Headed Hydrophobic Idealistic Inappropriate Insensitive Kleptomaniac Light Sleeper Loner Lucky Mooch Natural Cook Neat Nice Nosy Outdoorsperson Over-Emotional Paranoid Partier Perfectionist Pizza Lover Playful Romantic Rude Schmoozer Shy Slob Socialite Tramp Unforgiving Unlucky Vegeterian Whiney Workaholic Worrywart
Those are all the currently confirmed Traits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eurotom1234567890 ( talk • contribs) 20:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
People who are adding songs to the list along with "Citation needed" don't understand what it means. "Citation needed" = "Where did you get that info?". Don't add the song *WITH* "Citation needed", but specify where you got the info. If you don't, your addition to the article will be considered unsourced and removed. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 21:03, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
The article on The Sims 3 says that their might be online multiplayer and also says TS3 may be released on Blu-ray. Yet neither are given a citation. Where's the citation or source for this information? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.215.120.106 ( talk) 22:17, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Theres a discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sims/The_Sims_3#C-Class to move this article to C-Class. Here Ford 01:11, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
The release date has indeed been confirmed, but this releasedate is not really a world wide release. North America gets the game on February 20th, whereas (some countries in) Europe will get it 1 day earlier, on the 19th. This is confirmed on the official Dutch EA Sims 2 site. This is because game releases in The Netherlands generally happen on a Thursday! - Jort227 ( talk) 19:43, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
First, I hate that table :) Second, it's confusing. It now says the release date is Feb 19 at Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Norway... "Except: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland & Norway". Huh? --
Lyverbe (
talk) 12:53, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
With this table getting more confusing than anything else, I decided to clean it up by sorting out the release dates. This made me realize that the two set of dates were the same, so I put them in a single column instead of two. I then realize that the dates were identical to the already mentionned dates in the infobox, so I removed the "Windows Release Date" column completely to be left out with almost nothing. I converted the table to text. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 16:53, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Well for one Sims 3 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were TBA, and for two, when will there releace date be annouced because it was confirmed that it would be on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 alot earlier in the year at it's annoucement on March 19th 2008, and that has been taken down, just needs more info on console versions. mcjakeqcool Mcjakeqcool ( talk) 15:51, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Will The Sims 3 be released for Wii? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theface102 ( talk • contribs) 16:27, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
Whats up with the red Snooty Sims wikilink in the bottom? 212.59.23.166 ( talk) 11:25, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
I've had enough of this "Snooty Sims" site. It's being used as a reference everywhere, but correct me if I'm wrong: It's a fansite. Fansites are NOT considered valid sources in Wikipedia. I was about to consolidate the dozen "Snooty Sims Sim 3 Preview" references and wondered if all of them (and related info) should instead be removed to follow Wikipedia rules. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 00:06, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
Snooty Sims is a fan site due to fans acess it but it is mosty a referance site which adds updated news.(i.e. read the Q&A from ign.com <click here> or 2 new screenshots added from the sims3.ea.com). Wikipedians in general think this web site is not an appropriate soure but what about the sources the information comes from? and what if they have information proved by pictures and such? (i.e. Snooty Sims proved The Sims 3 will have six mood metors with a picture of the interface)-- 121.220.139.235 ( talk) 14:32, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/sims-3/354695-sims-3-producer-day-report-pictures-pg-2-a-2.html (Taken from a Sims 3 Producer Day ALL FACTUAL) Alex250P ( talk) 00:29, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Walkthrough - has gameplay info. JAF1970 ( talk) 07:16, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Don't go into a revert war over this. This is one of the reasons why talk pages exist. Describe why you prefer a box rather than the other. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 20:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
I think it is necessary to pull down the current picture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thesims3cover.jpg of and away from the article. It has not been confirmed by EA (or any operative associated with The Sims 3). In fact EA or any others of thats sort haven't even published a box art cover. At www.ea.com > http://findgames.ea.com/?search=the+sims+3&skin=ea it reads "Box art coming soon". Okay so why is there a cover art on this wikipedia article? It's not the real deal. I thought wikipedia had a strict policy against speculation? I don't care if amazon.com had a box art on The Sims 3 that was there for a while; So what? It's not a reliable source. ---- Untill it has been confirmed I think the picture should be taken down and hopefully (Much Appreciated if) a user can upload the lettering of The Sims 3 (the title I mean with the diamond behind it).-- 121.220.200.243 ( talk) 17:30, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
"if you have a reason [to remove the box art], state it in your edit" - No, no, no. The edit is not a place to chat. The box art has been removed and we'll be going into a revert war again. I started this discussion 2 months ago, discuss it here and not in the edit. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 11:40, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I am not sure if we have an article on characters from this franchise, but a reference I recommend if we do is “The Sims 3: The Rise and Fall of Arnie the Sim,” Game Informer 187 (November 2008): 106-107. As the title of the article suggests, this preview of the game focuses on that character. Best, -- A Nobody My talk 16:03, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
Do information from Producer Walkthrough Videoes (Gameplay Videoes) count and information that can be added to this article? since it is very likely to be in the final product of The Sims 3 game.
There are things here and there that could be mentioned in the article but i'm affraid that the information might possibly get deleted. So do they count as information that could be added toward The Sims 3 article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.231.215.153 ( talk) 16:12, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
How about this:
Since there is so much fuss about who's making the game would it be resonable to just say "EA" is developing the game? Maxis is part of EA and Redwood Shores, Blackbox ect. are different studios all operated by EA. So EA seems like a trueful and perfect compromise to put. Bizub4 ( talk) 00:53, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
EA is above Maxis Studios, it's just which one do you put as the developer. EA or Maxis? Electronic Arts for this game is the video game publisher and Maxis Studios at Redwood Shores is the video game developer. Maybe people keep changing it because they don't know how to differentiate between the two.
I admit I got confused what they ment by the two at first but i just looked them up in wikipedia and now I know. I'm almost complelely certain that Maxis Studios or just plain Maxis is the game developer and it may be likely to you too if you read these internal articles. "Discuss on Talk Page before you make any changes." Look here: video game publisher; video game developer . 124.177.186.200 ( talk) 22:10, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
There's a kind of preview of The Sims 3 available on The Times Online website and features one of its producers. I haven't contributed to this article (haven't even read it yet) so I'd rather add the link here than in the article itself. It just discusses main features etc. :) londonsista Prod 02:11, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
I read this image caption and wonder, WTF is a UPC? - 218.111.48.86 ( talk) 19:39, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
Just so everyone knows; Internet Explorer 6 users can't view or click the "hide/show" link. For instance I go to view the System Requirements on this article. Well I can't because the "hide/show" doesn't come up.-- 60.231.219.21 ( talk) 08:21, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
From ESRB: Rating summary: This is a life simulation game in which players can customize and control avatars (Sims) through several stages of life and its daily activities. Players are free to pursue a variety of goals as they observe and attempt to influence and nurture families of Sims. These avatars often interact socially, which can sometimes lead to mild flirtation or more intimate encounters. Players can choose to "try for a baby" or "WooHoo" with another Sim – the later option being available to both heterosexual and same-sex couples. These two actions cause the selected avatars to jump into bed and go under the covers, where they wriggle, giggle, and moan until confetti bursts over the bed. Sims characters need to maintain their health and hygiene and do so by eating, exercising, bathing, and using the toilet, which is depicted by a blurred, pixilated effect and trickling sounds. Avatars can also vomit, emit flatulence, and wet themselves if no toilet is available or offered. As in real life, Sim characters can die of old age; they can also die as a result of neglect or starvation. Certain animations depict the avatars dying in fires, drowning in pools, and getting electrocuted by household appliances.
There's some info there not in the article (ie. same sex marriage and sex return in The Sims 3, etc.) JAF1970 ( talk) 23:59, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
Someone keeps changing the release date to March 26th. From everything I've read, it's still February 20. Is this March release date some valid rumor or is the guy just a vandal? — Frecklefσσt | Talk 13:21, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
I added "iPhone OS" release date as TBA the infobox. Samurai Cerberus, you removed it. Why? -- Lyverbe ( talk) 00:00, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Don't suppose we could get some more information on the technical aspects, the engine it's running and such, or any information on how it was developed. Just something on a more technical side, as this article focuses on the in-game features too heavily. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.106.110.97 ( talk) 14:16, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Ummm....what exactly happened to all the old discussions for this page? Some of them WERE still in progress. It's very rude to just go about removing discussions nilly willy as if you own this page or something! And, it's not protocal to EVER remove discussions, unless it's your userpage and you choose to do so. Keep this in mind, okay? Thanks! Johnnywalterboy ( talk) 20:59, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
How does all this "Citation Needed" business work when the game is released? How do you provide a ref for something that is in the game but not on web pages? Do you provide a ref saying in-game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.182.224.50 ( talk) 15:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm a little surprised that this article doesn't mention why it's being developed by EA Redwood Shores rather than Maxis. Is there any known reason? (Other than Spore.) RobertM525 ( talk) 20:20, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Saw this in the gameplay section... "The Want and Fear system of The Sims 2 is replaced by Wants and Fears." I think that could do with rewording/clearing up! Does anyone know what the wants and fears system is replaced by, or is there a better way of putting it/explaining it if it's actually the same? Pheebalicious ( talk) 22:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
I don't think it's accurate at this stage to describe the release date as TBA. The EA UK site never had the release date added to the page, but the only official word regarding the date straight from EA is the 20th August news article. Also, on another official EA Sims 3 site advertisement 2 of 9 on the front page still shows a release date of 20/2/09 [2], with less than a month to go before the release date. I'm aware that there has been much speculation regarding the release date today, sparked by the following comment:
"We are currently evaluating the launch window. The game looks great and in the near future we'll have more information." [3]
This comment has appeared on some gaming news sites, but none of them seem to cite a source. Some say it was a "statement" issued by EA, but they do not say who issued the statement, and I couldn't find it anywhere other than this handful of gaming news sites (for example, it does not appear on EA's press site). The uncertainty should be discussed in this article (which I am unable to edit), but I think to change the release date in the right column until the information actually comes from EA is to repeat what is, for now, just a rumour.
Tinkerbell1987 ( talk) 23:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}}—Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.247.229.148 ( talk • contribs) 00:08, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
I have edited the Release Date to 'TBA' because as of now, nobody is sure that the date is even in February or further.
And I have added that the 'Debate settling' meeting will be held on the 3rd of February after it is settled a new date will be displayed in place of TBA -- Erhama ( talk) 17:06, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
I've searched several reliable sources, including the Sims 3 official site, and they all list February 20, 2009 as the release date for the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Madsmaddie2 ( talk • contribs) 01:53, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Ben Bell (Executive Producer) recently said "February 2009" @ http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=8o4P-ss7_70 ten seconds in. This vedio is very recent.-- 121.220.192.146 ( talk) 17:00, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Even if you're maintaining that the date has not officially been changed to TBA, I doubt anyone could deny that the date IS in question right now, and we're all waiting for an announcement to settle the matter. (In other words, waiting for it To Be Announced. See what I did there?) Hopefully such an announcement will come on Monday. Also, using a news release that's clearly dated August 2008 as evidence that the date has not been changed in the last few weeks is ridiculous. Propaniac ( talk) 18:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
EA are not confirming a Release Date until they are 100% sure its ready for production, they have said "20th February 2009" but that was last year, and EA think there could be a delay - EA will confirm if there is/isnt a delay later today 2pm (PST). DJBoddington ( talk) 14:54, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
I belive the Xbox 360 and PS3 ports are TBA, so I will list them aswell as PC and iPhone. mcjakeqcool Mcjakeqcool ( talk) 14:58, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
(SimAnimals, Spore, MySims all released on the Nintendo Wii/DS and PC.) Johnnywalterboy ( talk) 03:41, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
The following is listed as a reference: "9. ^ a b Broham, Steve (18 July 2008). "The Sims 3: First Preview". The Sims Resource. http://www.thesimsresource.com/article/sims3. Retrieved on 28 November 2008." This guy's name is Steve Bonham, not Broham, as you can see on The Sims Resource staff page: http://www.thesimsresource.com/helpcenter/staff . Could somebody correct that? Tinkerbell1987 ( talk) 20:36, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
The new, official box art can be found here: [6]
found directly from EA website ( [7]) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maleheffer ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Well The Sims 3 To My Knowledge Is Being Released February 16th Because OF The Website http://www.gamecrazy.com/games/game.aspx?id=13740&LF=STL So Check it Out um Don't Believe This http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=1183392783 It Says It SHIPS WORLDWIDE ON JUNE 2ND IF YOU LIVE IN THE NJ AREA THEN IT IS BEING RELEASED FEB 16 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trickstarbeckyrr ( talk • contribs) 22:38, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
Blueeyedbeaty96 SAYS: Were I live the relese date is still Febrary 20th. I'm So exsited I can't wait to play it! :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blueeyedbeauty96 ( talk • contribs) 18:10, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Why does the picture of the cover have a mac and PC emblem...? Will the disk be a duel platform game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.155.203 ( talk) 13:52, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
The article doesn't include the system requirements, which I think are very important to any computer game. This is what the sims 3 website says: http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=236875146
FOR WINDOWS XP
Windows XP (Service Pack 2) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent 1 GB RAM At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 FOR WINDOWS VISTA
Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent 1.5 GB RAM At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least: Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above. 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent 0.5 GB additional RAM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.241.177 ( talk) 23:50, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
The system requirements in the rubix below are incorrect. Under where it says 'windows' there lies the mac requirements. 121.214.217.134 ( talk) 09:50, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Or they are Windows requirements, but it doesn't specify that its non built in graphic chip set which it should.-- 121.214.217.134 ( talk) 09:55, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Where did this come from? It has still not been confirmed by EA that TS3 requires an intel-based Mac. 193.91.240.134 ( talk) 11:21, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
FWIW, if anyone would like to add the (supposed) reasons for the delay, this IGN article mentions it. RobertM525 ( talk) 11:14, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Sp was this game released in Australia already? Or is the sentence in the lead a mistake? Is the fact that they didn't update a past release date for one area one of the most important things about this game? Yob Mod 11:42, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
I want to nip this in the bud. A user added a "Promotion" section and I copyedited, but then Big Bird removed the whole section (a good move, I think) since the whole section read like a press release from EA. Another user just added it back in again. Should we have it or no? I vote no; it just sounds too much like an ad. At most, it should be a sentence or two, not a whole paragraph. Anyone else? — Frecklefσσt | Talk 17:42, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Pets are included in Sims 3. This should probably be mentioned in the 'features from previous expansion packs' paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.203.63.140 ( talk) 00:38, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I was just reading and saw that the development box was a bit of a mess yesterday, fixed it up. and wanted to say thanks for whoever changed DRM to software copy protection to make it clear :) -- The One and Only Alborzb ( talk) 08:35, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
I was just scanning through the articles when I noticed a citation needed label. I read the statement and I feel there is no need for it. It simply says: items can be rotated freely. Any Sims 3 fan that does some surfing will find this, its common knowledge. If you still feel the need for a citation, I can tell you that the same statement can be found on the official Sims 3 site, in a blog (pre-creators camp) I do believe. Also, on a help note, there is a paragraph under Sunset valley about the sims in the neighborhood, I've tried to edit it but I still don't think its up to wikipedia's standards, so editing would be appreciated. Haecandrome ( talk) 17:26, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Curious, I tried the ol' %20, oh and I did use Show Preview a number of times, only to come back and see faliure. Haecandrome ( talk) 18:20, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Why has no one mentioned DRM/copy protection in the article?
According to this: http://www.info.ea.com/artwork/2009/04/na-1-20090430170416/140a2bf666582fd4/ts3_store_faq_final_04_30_09.doc
Q: Is there copy protection on the disc?
A: Yes, we have the same level of copy protection on disc as what shipped with the original The Sims 2 base game.
Q:How is copy protection for The Sims 3 different than for Spore?
A: The key difference is no online authentication required to play the retail disc product. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hintswen ( talk • contribs) 05:36, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
Contains SecuROM Copy protection as well as Serial protection as is pretty much standard for all EA games. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ② talk 01:05, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Since your comment is not sourced, I'll assume you're talking out your ass. according to the official website (thats the source) SecuROM is only for the online downloads of the game and is not an issue with the store bought copy unless online purchases through the store are in play.
As we are now only a few weeks away from the release of The Sims 3, and more information about the game is being released thanks to the many reviews being posted on-line I have tidied up the article a little Darth Jadious ( talk) 11:16, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I have added a note on the "Release" section referring to the pirated version that appeared online. I have added a citation with a link to a site hosting the NFO file for the release, nothing illegal and no links to the actual game, just the proof that the game has been released. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.37.204.171 ( talk) 13:50, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
This is starting to get out of hand. I think we should try and reach a consensus on whether or not the information about the leak should be included. Until then, it should be left out of the article. Jozal (talk) 18:33, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Information about a leak/pirate release should not be included unless EA comments on it. It happens to every game, Sims is no different. It simply isn't notable. Thanks! Fin © ™ 18:39, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Leaks hapon all the time we don't needs it Smurai Chaos Wolf ☃ 19:22, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Please post all reliable sources here so we can resolve the notability issue (which as far as I'm concerned is the only issue). 65.80.232.12 ( talk) 20:58, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
I'll start it off with the scene's own release NFO for it. If you remove it, you're naive to be frank. I mean, if your saying a simple 5k nfo file is equivalent to the game then... I'll also throw in a few news articles. They begin now.
Would anyone else like any more articles or are we going to continue to pretend this didn't happen? Perhaps we'll act like school children, turning our heads away and ignoring it. Who knows? Maybe it will go away? I may sound like an ass, but seriously people, grow up. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ② talk 00:17, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I would think it was notable since it was the entire reason I came to this site, was to read about the leak... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.101.157.98 ( talk) 06:18, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
The article got locked for this? That strikes me as particularly pathetic. Notability? It happened, it has a direct relation to the subject of the article, and so is clearly worth at least a paragraph. Now can you please grow up and stop removing things so the rest of us can go back to correcting grammar without having to ask other people to do it for us. Gazok ( talk) 17:03, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
The Sims 3 can not be found right now in stock for the Wii in the per order zone. So if you have any complains well.. blame the internet!!!! I have looked all over he internet and could not find the per order of the Sims 3 in Wii! so if you HAVE found a Sims 3 per order for the WII!!! then please put it on Wikipedia and tell the web site you found it on! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.59.48 ( talk) 04:07, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
If you look at the system requirements, the mac system lists separate requirements for "XP" and "Vista" - someone must have copy and pasted from the Windows section, so can someone lookup which is correct and sort it? 212.159.77.29 ( talk) 15:51, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I've slapped this with a {{ fansite}} tag because this article contians way too much information about details of the game that non-players do not care about. Remember, we write for the avg. person, not a fan. We don't need intricate descriptions about how TS3 is different from TS2. General things. hbdragon88 ( talk) 23:08, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
It's chock full of info, but I'm not sure what is really news or important. JAF1970 ( talk) 12:20, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Just a note, if you're going to add gameplay info, please remember not to go overboard on the detail. We need to try and keep this article less fansite-ish, per hbdragon88's comment above. Jozal (talk) 19:56, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Can someone include the system specs for OSX, as described at http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/feature6.jsp? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.125.202.67 ( talk) 01:31, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Under Software Copy Protection: "Some of EA's other recent PC titles, such as, Spore and Dead Space have" should be "Some of EA's other recent PC titles, such as Spore and Dead Space, have". Gazok ( talk) 17:08, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
The Sims 3 will be released June 4 in Germany and France (Source: http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/home.jsp?languageCode=de). So it's not June 5 for all of Europe. -- P-Computer ( talk) 14:10, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
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Why is my house picture being removed? Someone said it messed up the article, but I don't think it did. Sorry if I'm being clueless. --Cmputer 20:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Oh, I understand. --Cmputer 00:00, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Somebody has put the Mac OS in the OS area of the infobox as well as the opening paragraph. If I don't see a citation, I am GOING to remove it. I googled, and nothing came up. Johnnywalterboy ( talk) 00:39, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
The original Sims 3 article said that only 4 sims needs will be returning. However, this has been proven incorrect by Snooty Sims, who even have a screen shot on it [1]. I am not sure where this information was gathered from? ( JoshB ( talk) 17:37, 4 November 2008 (UTC))
I have seen the name of the developer changed many times, but they still use the same source, a record from gamestop listing the developer as EA Redwood Shores. Either the name or the source needs to be changed, because they don't match up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.192.28.83 ( talk) 13:44, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
If you ever help The Sims 3 article on Wikipedia , your infomation will get deleted at some stage within a month. I have reserched more information then the users that think they can control wikipedia (the people that delete your information i shall say). you provide a citation, no it will still get deleted. you put infomation in that is confirmed , um no still deleted. even if its something everybody knows about the game? Deleted!
Another thing why is half the article gone?? it just disappeared ! well whats the point of contributing to this article then when all the infomation will get deleted?? If those people that think they can control wikipedia know enough about The Sims 3 they can write the whole thing themselves. If it wern't for the people that contributed to this article, there would be hardly a thing on it. Just be cautious , ok, because only 1/5 of what u wrote will still be ther in a month, thats if its even there.
One last thing there is a wikipedian that knows nothing about The Sims 3 yet he has an award for being a good editor. Great another person that can delete information that gives a vague reason to detete the information.
It's not really worth the effort to write anything about The Sims 3 , well the good thing is that it stays there for a couple of hours or days.
Good on you Wikipedia , you encourage people to contribute. Yet the users that have been there for years abuse there privelages and delete your information, even if a citation is provided, even if its true, even if its well known, even if its confirmed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.170.92.142 ( talk) 19:48, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Someone put that sims could go barefoot, with a citation so people would think it is true. The citation goes the the official site, where it says nothing of this. Please remember that placing these false-citations in order to prove a point is a form of vandalism, and I will report the next user or IP to do this. Johnnywalterboy ( talk) 04:46, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
There are some issues with this page. People are putting "gameplay", when gameplay is not a word. Please put game play or game-play.
... Even though you reverted it, its still going to need sources. Otherwise it's going to be deleted anyway. Carlo V. Sexron 01:56, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Every time I try to get onto this page, my IE window crashes. 80.43.38.108 14:28, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
The article says that Criterion is developing the game. I found several web sites that mentioned this, but their own website is totally silent about this. So it seems unlikely that they are really developing it. Maxis itself is a development studio and The Sims is their flagship product. It seems more likely that they are developing it and Criterion is providing some technical support (if, for example, they are using RenderWare as their graphics engine). Can someone find a verifiable (and accurate) reference for this statement? Otherwise I say it needs to be removed and it should be assumed that Maxis is developing the game. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 14:25, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
...has anyone noticed? It is down! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.238.88.55 ( talk) 14:37, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
Yes, i previouslly here Maxis was on the development of The Sims 3, and now i see EA Redwood Shores, i don't understand. who is developing, EA Redwood Shores or Maxis? help me please! (i think it is better put TBA.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.207.145.101 ( talk • contribs)
Did EA specify if this game will be released for consoles yet or not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sage1989 ( talk • contribs) 17:12, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
Wait, TS3 is using RenderWare as the graphics engine? Since when?? Also, has nobody read the Games For Windows article on TS3 and could possibly tell us who is developing TS3? Presumably it would be Maxis but it could be EA redwood or some other studio, unverified report gives it as being Criterion (which makes no sense whatsoever) and rampant speculation has given way to the possibility that TS3 is being developed by a 3rd party. I'm guessing the game magazine coverage of TS3 would clear up who the developer actually is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.215.187.40 ( talk) 18:47, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
This is to add to 74.215.187.40's concern. Maxis.com now only redirects to the Spore website. No articles about this game even mention that Maxis is developing it, including this article's references. [1] [2] Not to mention that none of the recent Sim games have the Maxis symbol either. I do not feel that this article should assume that the Maxis subsidiary, specifically, is working on this game. Given the available public information, we only know that some part of EA is working on it, and nothing more. To assume that the same developer who made previous games in the series has been shown incorrect in cases such as SimCity Societies.Therefore, I feel that the Developer box should not specify a subsidiary, whether that means to simply have it say "Electronic Arts" or have it ommitted until more solid evidence of the developer is made publically available. -- C. Raleigh ( talk) 19:06, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Maxis is dead since they are in EA, since 2007 the Maxis logo was removed from The Sims franchise ! It's no longer Maxis but it's EA Games only. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.52.208.241 ( talk) 13:12, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
An anonymous user keeps on adding PlayStation 3 to the platforms that the game will be released on. I've been reverting the edits because the user doesn't provide a proper source for this information (well, no source at all) but has anyone actually heard any specific info about this? All I've heard is that the "franchise" is being released on Wii and PS3 though didn't specifically state "The Sims 3". Swanny92 ( talk) 12:09, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
Lots of juicy info here: http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/sims-3/307400-latest-sims-3-news.html Autonova ( talk) 13:32, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
December 15th, 2009 is the release date for The Sims 3, you can found it here: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=3&cId=3168651 -- Iblis Trigger ( talk) 11:03, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
When I say a bit, I mean a lot... :D http://www.snootysims.com/thesims3index.php?id=info Look at it - it has tons of information... :) 21:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC) Also, Here is some news on the "TRAIT" system... Adverserial Artistic Athletic Brave Charismatic
Childish Clumsy Commitment Issues Conversationalist Creative Cursed Daredevil Dreamer Easily Bored EVIL Excitable Family-Oriented Flirty Fortunate Friendly Frugal Genius Gloomy Good Sense of Humor Good Green Thumbs Gourmet Grumpy Handy Hot-Headed Hydrophobic Idealistic Inappropriate Insensitive Kleptomaniac Light Sleeper Loner Lucky Mooch Natural Cook Neat Nice Nosy Outdoorsperson Over-Emotional Paranoid Partier Perfectionist Pizza Lover Playful Romantic Rude Schmoozer Shy Slob Socialite Tramp Unforgiving Unlucky Vegeterian Whiney Workaholic Worrywart
Those are all the currently confirmed Traits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eurotom1234567890 ( talk • contribs) 20:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
People who are adding songs to the list along with "Citation needed" don't understand what it means. "Citation needed" = "Where did you get that info?". Don't add the song *WITH* "Citation needed", but specify where you got the info. If you don't, your addition to the article will be considered unsourced and removed. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 21:03, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
The article on The Sims 3 says that their might be online multiplayer and also says TS3 may be released on Blu-ray. Yet neither are given a citation. Where's the citation or source for this information? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.215.120.106 ( talk) 22:17, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Theres a discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sims/The_Sims_3#C-Class to move this article to C-Class. Here Ford 01:11, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
The release date has indeed been confirmed, but this releasedate is not really a world wide release. North America gets the game on February 20th, whereas (some countries in) Europe will get it 1 day earlier, on the 19th. This is confirmed on the official Dutch EA Sims 2 site. This is because game releases in The Netherlands generally happen on a Thursday! - Jort227 ( talk) 19:43, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
First, I hate that table :) Second, it's confusing. It now says the release date is Feb 19 at Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Norway... "Except: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland & Norway". Huh? --
Lyverbe (
talk) 12:53, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
With this table getting more confusing than anything else, I decided to clean it up by sorting out the release dates. This made me realize that the two set of dates were the same, so I put them in a single column instead of two. I then realize that the dates were identical to the already mentionned dates in the infobox, so I removed the "Windows Release Date" column completely to be left out with almost nothing. I converted the table to text. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 16:53, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Well for one Sims 3 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were TBA, and for two, when will there releace date be annouced because it was confirmed that it would be on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 alot earlier in the year at it's annoucement on March 19th 2008, and that has been taken down, just needs more info on console versions. mcjakeqcool Mcjakeqcool ( talk) 15:51, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Will The Sims 3 be released for Wii? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theface102 ( talk • contribs) 16:27, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
Whats up with the red Snooty Sims wikilink in the bottom? 212.59.23.166 ( talk) 11:25, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
I've had enough of this "Snooty Sims" site. It's being used as a reference everywhere, but correct me if I'm wrong: It's a fansite. Fansites are NOT considered valid sources in Wikipedia. I was about to consolidate the dozen "Snooty Sims Sim 3 Preview" references and wondered if all of them (and related info) should instead be removed to follow Wikipedia rules. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 00:06, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
Snooty Sims is a fan site due to fans acess it but it is mosty a referance site which adds updated news.(i.e. read the Q&A from ign.com <click here> or 2 new screenshots added from the sims3.ea.com). Wikipedians in general think this web site is not an appropriate soure but what about the sources the information comes from? and what if they have information proved by pictures and such? (i.e. Snooty Sims proved The Sims 3 will have six mood metors with a picture of the interface)-- 121.220.139.235 ( talk) 14:32, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/sims-3/354695-sims-3-producer-day-report-pictures-pg-2-a-2.html (Taken from a Sims 3 Producer Day ALL FACTUAL) Alex250P ( talk) 00:29, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Walkthrough - has gameplay info. JAF1970 ( talk) 07:16, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Don't go into a revert war over this. This is one of the reasons why talk pages exist. Describe why you prefer a box rather than the other. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 20:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
I think it is necessary to pull down the current picture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thesims3cover.jpg of and away from the article. It has not been confirmed by EA (or any operative associated with The Sims 3). In fact EA or any others of thats sort haven't even published a box art cover. At www.ea.com > http://findgames.ea.com/?search=the+sims+3&skin=ea it reads "Box art coming soon". Okay so why is there a cover art on this wikipedia article? It's not the real deal. I thought wikipedia had a strict policy against speculation? I don't care if amazon.com had a box art on The Sims 3 that was there for a while; So what? It's not a reliable source. ---- Untill it has been confirmed I think the picture should be taken down and hopefully (Much Appreciated if) a user can upload the lettering of The Sims 3 (the title I mean with the diamond behind it).-- 121.220.200.243 ( talk) 17:30, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
"if you have a reason [to remove the box art], state it in your edit" - No, no, no. The edit is not a place to chat. The box art has been removed and we'll be going into a revert war again. I started this discussion 2 months ago, discuss it here and not in the edit. -- Lyverbe ( talk) 11:40, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I am not sure if we have an article on characters from this franchise, but a reference I recommend if we do is “The Sims 3: The Rise and Fall of Arnie the Sim,” Game Informer 187 (November 2008): 106-107. As the title of the article suggests, this preview of the game focuses on that character. Best, -- A Nobody My talk 16:03, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
Do information from Producer Walkthrough Videoes (Gameplay Videoes) count and information that can be added to this article? since it is very likely to be in the final product of The Sims 3 game.
There are things here and there that could be mentioned in the article but i'm affraid that the information might possibly get deleted. So do they count as information that could be added toward The Sims 3 article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.231.215.153 ( talk) 16:12, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
How about this:
Since there is so much fuss about who's making the game would it be resonable to just say "EA" is developing the game? Maxis is part of EA and Redwood Shores, Blackbox ect. are different studios all operated by EA. So EA seems like a trueful and perfect compromise to put. Bizub4 ( talk) 00:53, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
EA is above Maxis Studios, it's just which one do you put as the developer. EA or Maxis? Electronic Arts for this game is the video game publisher and Maxis Studios at Redwood Shores is the video game developer. Maybe people keep changing it because they don't know how to differentiate between the two.
I admit I got confused what they ment by the two at first but i just looked them up in wikipedia and now I know. I'm almost complelely certain that Maxis Studios or just plain Maxis is the game developer and it may be likely to you too if you read these internal articles. "Discuss on Talk Page before you make any changes." Look here: video game publisher; video game developer . 124.177.186.200 ( talk) 22:10, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
There's a kind of preview of The Sims 3 available on The Times Online website and features one of its producers. I haven't contributed to this article (haven't even read it yet) so I'd rather add the link here than in the article itself. It just discusses main features etc. :) londonsista Prod 02:11, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
I read this image caption and wonder, WTF is a UPC? - 218.111.48.86 ( talk) 19:39, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
Just so everyone knows; Internet Explorer 6 users can't view or click the "hide/show" link. For instance I go to view the System Requirements on this article. Well I can't because the "hide/show" doesn't come up.-- 60.231.219.21 ( talk) 08:21, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
From ESRB: Rating summary: This is a life simulation game in which players can customize and control avatars (Sims) through several stages of life and its daily activities. Players are free to pursue a variety of goals as they observe and attempt to influence and nurture families of Sims. These avatars often interact socially, which can sometimes lead to mild flirtation or more intimate encounters. Players can choose to "try for a baby" or "WooHoo" with another Sim – the later option being available to both heterosexual and same-sex couples. These two actions cause the selected avatars to jump into bed and go under the covers, where they wriggle, giggle, and moan until confetti bursts over the bed. Sims characters need to maintain their health and hygiene and do so by eating, exercising, bathing, and using the toilet, which is depicted by a blurred, pixilated effect and trickling sounds. Avatars can also vomit, emit flatulence, and wet themselves if no toilet is available or offered. As in real life, Sim characters can die of old age; they can also die as a result of neglect or starvation. Certain animations depict the avatars dying in fires, drowning in pools, and getting electrocuted by household appliances.
There's some info there not in the article (ie. same sex marriage and sex return in The Sims 3, etc.) JAF1970 ( talk) 23:59, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
Someone keeps changing the release date to March 26th. From everything I've read, it's still February 20. Is this March release date some valid rumor or is the guy just a vandal? — Frecklefσσt | Talk 13:21, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
I added "iPhone OS" release date as TBA the infobox. Samurai Cerberus, you removed it. Why? -- Lyverbe ( talk) 00:00, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Don't suppose we could get some more information on the technical aspects, the engine it's running and such, or any information on how it was developed. Just something on a more technical side, as this article focuses on the in-game features too heavily. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.106.110.97 ( talk) 14:16, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Ummm....what exactly happened to all the old discussions for this page? Some of them WERE still in progress. It's very rude to just go about removing discussions nilly willy as if you own this page or something! And, it's not protocal to EVER remove discussions, unless it's your userpage and you choose to do so. Keep this in mind, okay? Thanks! Johnnywalterboy ( talk) 20:59, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
How does all this "Citation Needed" business work when the game is released? How do you provide a ref for something that is in the game but not on web pages? Do you provide a ref saying in-game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.182.224.50 ( talk) 15:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm a little surprised that this article doesn't mention why it's being developed by EA Redwood Shores rather than Maxis. Is there any known reason? (Other than Spore.) RobertM525 ( talk) 20:20, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Saw this in the gameplay section... "The Want and Fear system of The Sims 2 is replaced by Wants and Fears." I think that could do with rewording/clearing up! Does anyone know what the wants and fears system is replaced by, or is there a better way of putting it/explaining it if it's actually the same? Pheebalicious ( talk) 22:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
I don't think it's accurate at this stage to describe the release date as TBA. The EA UK site never had the release date added to the page, but the only official word regarding the date straight from EA is the 20th August news article. Also, on another official EA Sims 3 site advertisement 2 of 9 on the front page still shows a release date of 20/2/09 [2], with less than a month to go before the release date. I'm aware that there has been much speculation regarding the release date today, sparked by the following comment:
"We are currently evaluating the launch window. The game looks great and in the near future we'll have more information." [3]
This comment has appeared on some gaming news sites, but none of them seem to cite a source. Some say it was a "statement" issued by EA, but they do not say who issued the statement, and I couldn't find it anywhere other than this handful of gaming news sites (for example, it does not appear on EA's press site). The uncertainty should be discussed in this article (which I am unable to edit), but I think to change the release date in the right column until the information actually comes from EA is to repeat what is, for now, just a rumour.
Tinkerbell1987 ( talk) 23:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}}—Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.247.229.148 ( talk • contribs) 00:08, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
I have edited the Release Date to 'TBA' because as of now, nobody is sure that the date is even in February or further.
And I have added that the 'Debate settling' meeting will be held on the 3rd of February after it is settled a new date will be displayed in place of TBA -- Erhama ( talk) 17:06, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
I've searched several reliable sources, including the Sims 3 official site, and they all list February 20, 2009 as the release date for the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Madsmaddie2 ( talk • contribs) 01:53, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Ben Bell (Executive Producer) recently said "February 2009" @ http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=8o4P-ss7_70 ten seconds in. This vedio is very recent.-- 121.220.192.146 ( talk) 17:00, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Even if you're maintaining that the date has not officially been changed to TBA, I doubt anyone could deny that the date IS in question right now, and we're all waiting for an announcement to settle the matter. (In other words, waiting for it To Be Announced. See what I did there?) Hopefully such an announcement will come on Monday. Also, using a news release that's clearly dated August 2008 as evidence that the date has not been changed in the last few weeks is ridiculous. Propaniac ( talk) 18:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
EA are not confirming a Release Date until they are 100% sure its ready for production, they have said "20th February 2009" but that was last year, and EA think there could be a delay - EA will confirm if there is/isnt a delay later today 2pm (PST). DJBoddington ( talk) 14:54, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
I belive the Xbox 360 and PS3 ports are TBA, so I will list them aswell as PC and iPhone. mcjakeqcool Mcjakeqcool ( talk) 14:58, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
(SimAnimals, Spore, MySims all released on the Nintendo Wii/DS and PC.) Johnnywalterboy ( talk) 03:41, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
The following is listed as a reference: "9. ^ a b Broham, Steve (18 July 2008). "The Sims 3: First Preview". The Sims Resource. http://www.thesimsresource.com/article/sims3. Retrieved on 28 November 2008." This guy's name is Steve Bonham, not Broham, as you can see on The Sims Resource staff page: http://www.thesimsresource.com/helpcenter/staff . Could somebody correct that? Tinkerbell1987 ( talk) 20:36, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
The new, official box art can be found here: [6]
found directly from EA website ( [7]) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maleheffer ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Well The Sims 3 To My Knowledge Is Being Released February 16th Because OF The Website http://www.gamecrazy.com/games/game.aspx?id=13740&LF=STL So Check it Out um Don't Believe This http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=1183392783 It Says It SHIPS WORLDWIDE ON JUNE 2ND IF YOU LIVE IN THE NJ AREA THEN IT IS BEING RELEASED FEB 16 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trickstarbeckyrr ( talk • contribs) 22:38, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
Blueeyedbeaty96 SAYS: Were I live the relese date is still Febrary 20th. I'm So exsited I can't wait to play it! :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blueeyedbeauty96 ( talk • contribs) 18:10, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Why does the picture of the cover have a mac and PC emblem...? Will the disk be a duel platform game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.155.203 ( talk) 13:52, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
The article doesn't include the system requirements, which I think are very important to any computer game. This is what the sims 3 website says: http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=236875146
FOR WINDOWS XP
Windows XP (Service Pack 2) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent 1 GB RAM At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 FOR WINDOWS VISTA
Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent 1.5 GB RAM At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least: Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above. 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent 0.5 GB additional RAM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.241.177 ( talk) 23:50, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
The system requirements in the rubix below are incorrect. Under where it says 'windows' there lies the mac requirements. 121.214.217.134 ( talk) 09:50, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Or they are Windows requirements, but it doesn't specify that its non built in graphic chip set which it should.-- 121.214.217.134 ( talk) 09:55, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Where did this come from? It has still not been confirmed by EA that TS3 requires an intel-based Mac. 193.91.240.134 ( talk) 11:21, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
FWIW, if anyone would like to add the (supposed) reasons for the delay, this IGN article mentions it. RobertM525 ( talk) 11:14, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Sp was this game released in Australia already? Or is the sentence in the lead a mistake? Is the fact that they didn't update a past release date for one area one of the most important things about this game? Yob Mod 11:42, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
I want to nip this in the bud. A user added a "Promotion" section and I copyedited, but then Big Bird removed the whole section (a good move, I think) since the whole section read like a press release from EA. Another user just added it back in again. Should we have it or no? I vote no; it just sounds too much like an ad. At most, it should be a sentence or two, not a whole paragraph. Anyone else? — Frecklefσσt | Talk 17:42, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Pets are included in Sims 3. This should probably be mentioned in the 'features from previous expansion packs' paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.203.63.140 ( talk) 00:38, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I was just reading and saw that the development box was a bit of a mess yesterday, fixed it up. and wanted to say thanks for whoever changed DRM to software copy protection to make it clear :) -- The One and Only Alborzb ( talk) 08:35, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
I was just scanning through the articles when I noticed a citation needed label. I read the statement and I feel there is no need for it. It simply says: items can be rotated freely. Any Sims 3 fan that does some surfing will find this, its common knowledge. If you still feel the need for a citation, I can tell you that the same statement can be found on the official Sims 3 site, in a blog (pre-creators camp) I do believe. Also, on a help note, there is a paragraph under Sunset valley about the sims in the neighborhood, I've tried to edit it but I still don't think its up to wikipedia's standards, so editing would be appreciated. Haecandrome ( talk) 17:26, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Curious, I tried the ol' %20, oh and I did use Show Preview a number of times, only to come back and see faliure. Haecandrome ( talk) 18:20, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Why has no one mentioned DRM/copy protection in the article?
According to this: http://www.info.ea.com/artwork/2009/04/na-1-20090430170416/140a2bf666582fd4/ts3_store_faq_final_04_30_09.doc
Q: Is there copy protection on the disc?
A: Yes, we have the same level of copy protection on disc as what shipped with the original The Sims 2 base game.
Q:How is copy protection for The Sims 3 different than for Spore?
A: The key difference is no online authentication required to play the retail disc product. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hintswen ( talk • contribs) 05:36, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
Contains SecuROM Copy protection as well as Serial protection as is pretty much standard for all EA games. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ② talk 01:05, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Since your comment is not sourced, I'll assume you're talking out your ass. according to the official website (thats the source) SecuROM is only for the online downloads of the game and is not an issue with the store bought copy unless online purchases through the store are in play.
As we are now only a few weeks away from the release of The Sims 3, and more information about the game is being released thanks to the many reviews being posted on-line I have tidied up the article a little Darth Jadious ( talk) 11:16, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I have added a note on the "Release" section referring to the pirated version that appeared online. I have added a citation with a link to a site hosting the NFO file for the release, nothing illegal and no links to the actual game, just the proof that the game has been released. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.37.204.171 ( talk) 13:50, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
This is starting to get out of hand. I think we should try and reach a consensus on whether or not the information about the leak should be included. Until then, it should be left out of the article. Jozal (talk) 18:33, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Information about a leak/pirate release should not be included unless EA comments on it. It happens to every game, Sims is no different. It simply isn't notable. Thanks! Fin © ™ 18:39, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Leaks hapon all the time we don't needs it Smurai Chaos Wolf ☃ 19:22, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Please post all reliable sources here so we can resolve the notability issue (which as far as I'm concerned is the only issue). 65.80.232.12 ( talk) 20:58, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
I'll start it off with the scene's own release NFO for it. If you remove it, you're naive to be frank. I mean, if your saying a simple 5k nfo file is equivalent to the game then... I'll also throw in a few news articles. They begin now.
Would anyone else like any more articles or are we going to continue to pretend this didn't happen? Perhaps we'll act like school children, turning our heads away and ignoring it. Who knows? Maybe it will go away? I may sound like an ass, but seriously people, grow up. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ② talk 00:17, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I would think it was notable since it was the entire reason I came to this site, was to read about the leak... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.101.157.98 ( talk) 06:18, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
The article got locked for this? That strikes me as particularly pathetic. Notability? It happened, it has a direct relation to the subject of the article, and so is clearly worth at least a paragraph. Now can you please grow up and stop removing things so the rest of us can go back to correcting grammar without having to ask other people to do it for us. Gazok ( talk) 17:03, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
The Sims 3 can not be found right now in stock for the Wii in the per order zone. So if you have any complains well.. blame the internet!!!! I have looked all over he internet and could not find the per order of the Sims 3 in Wii! so if you HAVE found a Sims 3 per order for the WII!!! then please put it on Wikipedia and tell the web site you found it on! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.59.48 ( talk) 04:07, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
If you look at the system requirements, the mac system lists separate requirements for "XP" and "Vista" - someone must have copy and pasted from the Windows section, so can someone lookup which is correct and sort it? 212.159.77.29 ( talk) 15:51, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I've slapped this with a {{ fansite}} tag because this article contians way too much information about details of the game that non-players do not care about. Remember, we write for the avg. person, not a fan. We don't need intricate descriptions about how TS3 is different from TS2. General things. hbdragon88 ( talk) 23:08, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
It's chock full of info, but I'm not sure what is really news or important. JAF1970 ( talk) 12:20, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Just a note, if you're going to add gameplay info, please remember not to go overboard on the detail. We need to try and keep this article less fansite-ish, per hbdragon88's comment above. Jozal (talk) 19:56, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Can someone include the system specs for OSX, as described at http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/feature6.jsp? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.125.202.67 ( talk) 01:31, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Under Software Copy Protection: "Some of EA's other recent PC titles, such as, Spore and Dead Space have" should be "Some of EA's other recent PC titles, such as Spore and Dead Space, have". Gazok ( talk) 17:08, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
The Sims 3 will be released June 4 in Germany and France (Source: http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/home.jsp?languageCode=de). So it's not June 5 for all of Europe. -- P-Computer ( talk) 14:10, 25 May 2009 (UTC)