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Let the fur fly! Will you have a pet or be a pet? Now you can play both
ways as pets are Sims too! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today
announced The Sims™ 3 Pets is now available in North America on
PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system, Nintendo 3DS™ and as an Expansion Pack on the PC/
Mac*. Developed by the award-winning team at The Sims Studio, The
Sims 3 Pets gives players the ability to play as a pet for the first
time in franchise history and see The Sims world through their
eyes.
Across all platforms, players will be able to use the robust Create a
Pet tool to customize dozens of breeds of cats and dogs. On the
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC/Mac, players are able to design their pet
from their coats, colors and body shapes, and even down to their snouts
and age. Players can also choose from a variety of unique personality
traits such as friendly, hyper, clueless and piggy, offering limitless
opportunities for fans to create the pets of their dreams or nightmares.
"Pets have always been the top requested theme from our players, and we
are delivering a deep, rich experience in The Sims 3 Pets for our
fans to enjoy," said Scott Evans, General Manager of The Sims
Studio. "From the moment a player starts the game, they'll revel in the
opportunities to recreate their childhood pet, train their dog to be the
most desirable or despicable animal in the neighborhood, share their
favorite pet on The Sims 3 Exchange or witness the special
lasting relationships their Sims build with their pets. The Sims 3
Pets is about the moments that are unique to the player who lives
them."
The Sims 3 Pets also features gameplay experiences specific to
each platform. Exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, players will
explore all new venues and embark on mysteries in the New England-style
town of Sugar Maple Coast. Karma Powers return to the console games and
give players the ability to bestow wealth on their Sim or completely
uproot their lives. New Karma Powers include: Transmogrify that allows a
Sim, cat or dog to turn into a different species; Meteor Strike that
drops space rocks from the sky; Feral Possession which turns players'
pets into furry terrors; and more. Exclusive to the Xbox 360, players
who are Kinect-enabled can use voice commands to quickly jump between
areas of Create a Sim and live mode to change outfits, fulfill the needs
of both their Sims and pets and more.
In The Sims 3 Pets PC/Mac Expansion Pack, players are able to
create and adopt dogs, cats and, another first for the franchise,
horses. Fans are able to take their Sims and their pets on wild
adventures while exploring the new world with animal-specific venues and
environments such as the dog park, cat jungle or horse stables. Another
exclusive to the PC/Mac version, players will be able to search through
their world for the elusive unicorn. The magical unicorn can be added to
a player's household after they've built up the relationship enough.
Unicorns offer fun opportunities to play with life by being able to
bless other Sims, teleport around the world and even spark fires. Other
minor pets that Sims can own and interact with, but are not fully
controllable, include birds, rodents, lizards, turtles and snakes.
Unique to the Nintendo 3DS version of The Sims 3 Pets, players
can now create, customize and control a household full of pets without
any human Sims. In addition, players will be able to save up to three
separate games, each with its own household of three playable Sims.
Through gameplay, players can add a fourth member to their household. The
Sims 3 Pets on Nintendo 3DS lets fans use Play Coins collected from
the Nintendo's 3DS pedometer feature to spend as Karma Power points.
Additionally, players will be able to use Nintendo's StreetPass™
function to share their Sims and pets with other Nintendo 3DS users in
near vicinity.
The Sims 3 Pets is rated "T" for Teen, with an MSRP of $49.99 on
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and $39.99 on Nintendo 3DS and PC/Mac.
The Sims 3 Plus Pets is also available on PC/Mac and bundles The
Sims 3 base game and The Sims 3 Pets Expansion Pack with an
MSRP of $49.99.
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*Requires The Sims 3 for PC/Mac to play.
About The Sims
The Sims™ franchise, the groundbreaking game series that allows
players to create and live a virtual, simulated life on a computer,
celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2010 and has sold more than 140
million units since its launch in February 2000. Now translated into 20
different languages and available in 60 different countries, The Sims
series has quickly become a universal gaming and cultural phenomenon.
Since its June 2009 launch, The Sims 3 has sold more than 10
million copies worldwide across multiple platforms and was the #1
best-selling PC title for 2009 in North America and Europe. Fan
intensity is evidenced through nearly 250 million downloads of
player-created content including: The Sims characters, houses,
stories and more. The Sims 3 community site, www.thesims3.com,
welcomes up to seven million unique visitors monthly, handles more than
240 content downloads every minute and more than 3.5 million uploads to
date, including 11 movies each hour. The Sims 3 YouTube Channel
is within the top 10 most-viewed sponsored channels of all time, with
more than 45 million video views. Visit The Sims 3 official
website to see what the players are creating at www.TheSims3.com
or the official YouTube Channel for The Sims at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSims.
The Sims 3 is available for PC, Mac, iPhone®, iPod touch®, mobile
devices, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360®
videogame and entertainment system, Nintendo DS™, Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS™.
Join The Sims 3 Facebook or Twitter communities at www.facebook.com/thesims3
and www.twitter.com/thesims3.
In August, 2011, The Sims Social browser-based game launched on
Facebook and within one month garnered an impressive 50M monthly active
users and secured the #2 position on Appdata's chart of top Facebook
games. To play The Sims Social, visit www.facebook.com/TheSimsSocial.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company's game franchises are offered as both
packaged goods products and online services delivered through
Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 100 million registered players and operates in
75 countries.
In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for
critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster franchises such as The
Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield, and Mass
Effect™. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com.
The Sims and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Mass
Effect is a trademark of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd.
John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their respective owners
and used with permission.
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