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The Sims 3

The Sims 3 is a console game developed by Electronic Arts for the Nintendo Wii. For the first time ever, players can take on up to three friends in the Life Moments Game. The neighborhood in the game is Vista…

12 November 2010

The Sims 3 is a simulator developed by The Sims Studio, released 12 November 2010 on Wii.

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What The Sims 3 is

The Sims 3 is a simulator game developed by The Sims Studio and released in 2010. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Wii only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Sims 3 is a console game developed by Electronic Arts for the Nintendo Wii. For the first time ever, players can take on up to three friends in the Life Moments Game. The neighborhood in the game is Vista Beach.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims 3 is the 75th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was MySims Collection in 2010.

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What it launched against

The Sims 3 launched on 12 November 2010, within three weeks of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition.

Released around the same time: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition.

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When did The Sims 3 come out?
The Sims 3 was released on 12 November 2010 for Wii.

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