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==Mainline games=
==Mainline games=
===The Sims===
===The Sims===
''[[The Sims]]'' is the first game in the franchise, released in 2000 as a spin-off of the SimCity series. The game was met with critical acclaim and received numerous awards, and has sold more than 6 million units to date.<ref>[http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2005/feb/1114806.htm "The Sims Franchise Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Continues to Break Records"<!-- Bot Generated Title -->]. Retrieved on 2 October 2014.</ref> It ranks among the [[Wikipedia:List of best-selling PC video games|best-selling PC video games in history]]. The success of the initial release led to the creation of a total of seven themed expansion packs for the game; ''[[The Sims: Livin' Large|Livin' Large]]'', ''[[The Sims: House Party|House Party]]'', ''[[The Sims: Hot Date|Hot Date]]'', ''[[The Sims: Vacation|Vacation]]'', ''[[The Sims: Unleashed|Unleashed]]'', ''[[The Sims: Superstar|Superstar]]'', and ''[[The Sims: Makin' Magic|Makin' Magic]]''.
''[[The Sims]]'' is the first game in the franchise, released in 2000 as a spin-off of the SimCity series. The game was met with critical acclaim and received numerous awards, and has sold more than 6 million units to date.<ref>[http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2005/feb/1114806.htm "The Sims Franchise Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Continues to Break Records"<!-- Bot Generated Title -->]. Retrieved on 2 October 2014.</ref> It ranks among the [[Wikipedia:List of best-selling PC video games|best-selling PC video games in history]]. The success of the initial release led to the creation of a total of seven themed expansion packs for the Sims 2 Hot Studio ps2 games


Due to the success of the game on PC, a [[The Sims (console)|console version]] of the game was produced. Unlike the PC game, the console version is rendered in full 3D and additionally features multiplayer gameplay. The console version of ''The Sims'' was followed by ''[[The Sims Bustin' Out (console)|The Sims Bustin' Out]]'' and ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City]]'' both for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Handheld editions of ''[[The Sims Bustin' Out (handheld)|Bustin' Out]]'' and ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City (handheld)|The Urbz]]'' were released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.
Due to the success of the game on PC, a [[The Sims (console)|console version]] of the game was produced. Unlike the PC game, the console version is rendered in full 3D and additionally features multiplayer gameplay. The console version of ''The Sims'' was followed by ''[[The Sims Bustin' Out (console)|The Sims Bustin' Out]]'' and ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City]]'' both for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Handheld editions of ''[[The Sims Bustin' Out (handheld)|Bustin' Out]]'' and ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City (handheld)|The Urbz]]'' were released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.