Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-26558707-20150701124916/@comment-2601:981:4400:8E31:8937:4502:273:6832-20190509163648

A new MySims game for the 3DS started development after Skyheroes before being cancelled. The reason given was that EA wanted to move The Sims in a new (heavily monetized) direction, and the MySims franchise was “not part of that direction”, implying that the two could not co-exist (which is a load of BS). Plus, EA is greedy af. They want to release games from franchises that have lots of weight behind them. The MySims franchise, while it did have its fans (me being a huge one), never really got glowing reviews. Mostly 6/10s or 7/10s (which is on par, if not better than what EA churns out nowadays). YouTubers like PeanutButterGamer who openly bashed the franchise didn’t help either (love you, Austin <3). To EA, reviving what many considered a “slightly above average” franchise and attempt to make it great is not in their best interests. However, I don’t know the exact year that statement was made (evidence suggest this was said around the time of The Sims Medieval), but it’s clear that EA hasn’t forgotten about MySims entirely. The Sims 4, as most of you may know, contains figurines of popular MySims characters and a plaque for collecting all 20 with a message telling you to put them on display around your house ”like a true MySims fan would!” There are also two Sims in the Get Together expansion released in 2015 named Candy and Yuki, but the name is where the similarities stop. Finally, in 2016, that’s when details on MySims Friends, the cancelled 3DS game, was revealed. Mostly concept art and the director talking about what could have been. To my knowledge, no other references to MySims have been made by EA. All we can do is hope that one day out of the blue, EA decides spontaneously to make another MySims game. Fingers forever crossed. Dag dag.