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Sim-Dud?

Posted by michael on from the simulated-profits dept.

Lumpish Scholar writes ""The Sims Online" was one of the most anticipated releases of 2002; but (according to this Los Angeles Times story in the Baltimore Sun, "'The Sims Online' sold 105,000 copies, or only about a quarter of the initial shipment in December," and (as quoted in this article in the New York Times), "the company's president, John S. Riccitiello, said the number of subscribers was half what Electronic Arts expected." (Check out Google News for more articles, and a registration-free partner link to the New York Times story.) Meanwhile, the game's customer reviews at Amazon.com have an average rating of only two (out of five) stars."

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  1. There's one word to describe this behavior by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "where the RPG people who dress up in costumes for fan faires feel they are having a blast living their lives."

    LOSER.

    Harsh, but true.