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'''''MySims''' '' (previously known by the working title ''The Sims Wii''), is a game series developed and published by Electronic Arts as a spinoff to [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' franchise]]. The first game was released for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS in 2007, and for Microsoft Windows and mobile phones in 2008. So far, there have been five sequels: ''MySims Kingdom'', ''MySims Party'', ''MySims Racing'', ''MySims Agents'', and ''MySims SkyHeroes''.
''MySims'' is similar to the games in the original ''The Sims'' series, but many things have been changed. The inhabitants are now blocky, anime-style figures, instead of [[Sim|realistic humans]], but still speak [[Simlish]]. Unlike Sims in ''The Sims'' series, the characters in ''MySims'' don't have any [[Motive|needs]] such as [[Hunger|having to eat]] or [[Energy|sleep]]. Another difference from ''The Sims'' series is the ability to build virtually anything in the game, even furniture and appliances, by using a selection of building blocks, rather than selecting objects from catalogs in [[Buy mode]] and [[Build mode]] and placing them while game time is paused.
In ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime]]'', Sims can buy ''MySims'' as a [[Video game#The Sims 2|video game]].
Despite the stylistic differences between the two games, ''MySims'' seems to take place in the same universe as ''The Sims''. [http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/Elmira_Clamp:Elmira Clamp|Elmira Clamp]], a character introduced in ''MySims'', explains her strict upbringing of her nephew [http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/Ian_Arneson:Ian Arneson|Ian Arneson]] on the fact that she herself was brought up by a strict woman named Auntie Crumplebottom, almost certainly an allusion to the character [[Mrs. CrumpleBottom]] who appears in ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife]]''. [http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/Alexa_Lexington:Alexa Lexington|Alexa Lexington]], another ''MySims'' character, mentions that she is a graduate of [[Sim State University]], a location from ''[[The Sims 2: University]]''.
Several characters who debuted in the ''MySims'' series have made appearances in ''The Sims'' games:
*Several sculptures made available in buy mode in ''The Sims 2: FreeTime'' and for [[Witch|witches witch]]es to create in ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life]]'' are of ''MySims'' characters, including [http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/Roxie_Road:Roxie Road|Roxie Road]] in the former and [http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/:Wendalyn |Wendalyn the Witch]] in the latter.
*[[Vincent Skullfinder]], a deceased Sim who is buried in the graveyard in [[Sunset Valley]] in ''[[The Sims 3]]'', is based on the MySims character [http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/Sir_Vincent_Skullfinder:Sir Vincent Skullfinder|Sir Vincent Skullfinder]]. It is unknown if his death is canonical within the ''MySims'' games too.
*With ''[[The Sims 3: Generations]]'' installed, Sims may tell one another ghost stories as a social interaction, with speech bubbles appearing over their heads to illustrate the story for the player. One of the pictures that appears is of [http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/:Morcubus |Morcubus]], the main antagonist of the ''MySims'' series. His appearance is the same as in the ''MySims'' sequels (a stylisedstylized anime character, but with black hair, as opposed to the red hair he wore in the first ''MySims'' game).
*The [[BFF household|BFF Household]] from [[Willow Creek]] in ''[[The Sims 4]]'' is made up of three characters who are based on characters who appeared in the ''MySims'' games: [[Summer Holiday]] ([http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/:Summer |Summer]]), [[Travis Scott]] ([http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/:Travis |Travis]]), and [[Liberty Lee]] ([http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/:Liberty |Liberty]]). The household bio implies a romantic rivalry between best friends Summer and Liberty over Travis, a reference to the characters' storyline in ''MySims Kingdom''. The name of their home, Garden Essence, is a reference to [http[w:c://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/:Essences |Essences]], one of the key game mechanics in several of the ''MySims'' games.
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