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.

Merge

Features in both Edit

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)^{[n 1]}
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

Hot Tub (Other tubs are included in Outdoor Living Stuff, Showtime, Seasons, and The Store.)
Piano (Late Night also features a portable keyboard)

↑ The Business as Usual venue from The Sims 3 Store features a working restaurant.