Comparison between The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night

The Sims: Hot Date, The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night are expansion packs with largely the same scope, but some difference. This is a comparison between the latter two.

Features in both

Here are some features that were in Nightlife, but were not in Late Night.

Dating (returns in The Sims 3: Generations)
Slow Dance (returns in The Sims 3: Seasons)
The Downtown sub-neighborhood and the ability to attach more downtowns for a main neighborhood
Bowling (returns in The Sims 3: University Life)
Restaurant system (includes restaurant NPCs such as the host, waiters and the sous chef)
Coffee stand and barista NPC (it was introduced in University but was carried on to Nightlife) (returns in The Sims 3: University Life)
DJ booth and DJ (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
ElectroDance Sphere (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
Karaoke Machine (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
Photo booth (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
Vampire coffin (Replaced by Altar)
Fury
Contacts
Smustle (returns in The Sims 3: Supernatural)
Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs
Chemistry

In The Sims 2, private cars were first introduced in Nightlife, but in The Sims 3 they exist from the base game.

Here are some features introduced by Late Night, but not found in Nightlife.

Actor career (corresponding to Show Business career in The Sims 2: University)
Mixology
Penthouse (similar to Apartments in The Sims 2: Apartment Life)
Subway
VIP sections
Neighborhood called Bridgeport not Downtown, and not a sub-region.
NPC parties