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Line 1: {{Cleanup}} ~~{{Game~~ {{Infobox game \|name = The Sims 3 iPhone▼ \|~~image~~name = ~~[[File:Sims_3_IPhone.jpg]]~~The Sims 3 for smartphone \|image = [[File:Sims 3 IPhone.jpg\|250px]] ~~\|caption =~~ ▲\|~~name~~ caption = The Sims 3 iPhone logo \|developer = [[wikipedia:EA Canada\|EA Black Box]] <br> [[wikipedia:Electronic Arts\|EA Play]]<ref>[http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/the-sims-3-facts-and-figures The Sims 3: Facts and Figures]</ref> \|publisher = [[~~Electronic Arts\|~~Electronic Arts]], producer: [[Ben Bell]] ~~\|distributor =~~ ~~\|designer =~~ \|series = [[The Sims series\|The Sims]] \|engine = [[Wikipedia:Windows Mobile\|Windows Mobile]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone OS\|iPhone OS]], [[Wikipedia:BlackBerry OS\|BlackBerry OS]], [[wikipedia:Android (operating system)\|Android]], [[Wikipedia:webOS\|webOS]] \|platforms = Windows Mobile, iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm webOS, Android ~~\|aspect ratio =~~ \|release = '''Windows Mobile'''<br>{{Vgrelease\|INT=May 5, 2009<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/windows-mobile/973205-the-sims-3</ref>}}'''iPhone'''<br>{{Vgrelease\|INT=June 2, 2009<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/iphone/960206-the-sims-3</ref>}}'''Blackberry'''<br>{{Vgrelease\|INT=August 20, 2009<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/blackberry/973986-the-sims-3</ref>}}'''Android'''<br>{{Vgrelease\|INT=September 6, 2011<ref>https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eamobile.sims3_na_qwf&feature=search_result</ref>}}'''webOS'''<br>{{Vgrelease\|INT=2010}} ~~\|resolution =~~ ~~\|version =~~ ~~\|platforms =~~ ~~\|released = June 2, 2009~~ \|genre = [[wikipedia:Life simulation\|Life simulation]] \|modes = [[wikipedia:Single-player\|Single-player]] \|ratings = Teen \|media = Download \|requirements = ~~iPhone or iPod Touch~~ \|~~input~~ related pages = yes }} '''''The Sims 3''''' was released for [[Wikipedia:Windows Mobile\|Windows Mobile]] on May 5, 2009,<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/windows-mobile/973205-the-sims-3</ref> [[Wikipedia:iPhone\|iPhone]] and [[Wikipedia:iPod Touch\|iPod Touch]] on June 2, 2009,<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/iphone/960206-the-sims-3</ref> [[Wikipedia:BlackBerry OS\|BlackBerry OS]] on August 20, 2009, Palm webOS in 2010,<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/blackberry/973986-the-sims-3</ref> and [[wikipedia:Android (operating system)\|Android]] on September 6, 2011.<ref>https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eamobile.sims3_na_qwf&feature=search_result</ref> The objective of the game was to unlock and complete wishes for the Sims. To see what wishes had been completed, the player had to go to the main menu and click Goal Checklist. There were 73 goals. It was shut down on August 11, 2017. == Official Description == ''[[The Sims 3]]'' was released for [[Wikipedia:iPhone\|iPhone]] and [[Wikipedia:iPod Touch\|iPod Touch]] 2 days before the computer version of ''The Sims 3'' came out. The objective of the game is to unlock and complete wishes for the sims. To see what wishes have been completed go to the main menu and click Goal Checklist. There are 73 goals. ~~<blockquote>~~''From the best-selling PC franchise in history, EA Mobile has released The Sims™ 3 as an iPhone™/ iPod® touch game! Direct the lives of your Sims using touch and accelerometer controls while exploring the 3D neighborhood. Customize their looks & personality. Give them big browns or baby blues. Cover their head in curls or have them sport a mohawk. Make them Neurotic, Funny, or Shy. Choose their career. Take them fishing. Watch as they fall in love. With The Sims 3, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!''~~</blockquote>~~▼ == Differences between the computer and ~~iPhone/iPod~~smartphone version ==▼ ~~[[Electronic Arts\|EA]]'s quote for ''The Sims 3'' for iPhone and iPod Touch:~~ Less customization {{clarify\|which?}} in the CAS stage, and the limit of creating one Sim.▼ ▲<blockquote>''From the best-selling PC franchise in history, EA Mobile has released The Sims™ 3 as an iPhone™/ iPod® touch game! Direct the lives of your Sims using touch and accelerometer controls while exploring the 3D neighborhood. Customize their looks & personality. Give them big browns or baby blues. Cover their head in curls or have them sport a mohawk. Make them Neurotic, Funny, or Shy. Choose their career. Take them fishing. Watch as they fall in love. With The Sims 3, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!''</blockquote> ~~{{expand}}~~ ▲== Differences between the computer and iPhone/iPod version == ▲Less customization{{clarify\|which?}} in the CAS stage, and the limit of creating one Sim. Some traits included from the developing stage of ''The Sims 3'' that were removed for the computer version, such as [[Shy]] (later to be re-introduced in ''[[The Sims 3: Late Night]]''), Conversationalist and Vain. Traits that are only in the mobile version are Conversationalist, Vain, Modest and Active. Fewer lifetime wishes. The game ends when a lifetime wish is fulfilled, unlike the computer series of The Sims, which is completely open-ended. [[The Sims 3 (smartphone)#Cheats\|Only one cheat]],~~{{clarify\|which?}}~~ unlike the computer which has many cheats. Less furniture Fewer careers, only five careers available. ~~{{Main\|~~The ~~Sims~~disability 3:to ~~World~~have ~~Adventures~~children (~~iPhone)\|~~reintroduced in [[The Sims 3: Ambitions (iPhone)}}]])▼ The disability to see the full Sim in Town Map and view lots. The ability to wear different outfits (sleepwear, formalwear etc.) Build mode == Features == Line 41 ⟶ 40: New beautiful 3D visuals Support for iPhone specific controls (touch and accelerometer) Explore an ever-~~changingneighborhood~~changing neighborhood with new open world gameplay Enjoy smarter Sims with deeper personalities, wishes and goals Create Sims, complete with different hair styles, clothes, personalities and more Line 48 ⟶ 47: == Vampire theme pack == [[File:~~Mobile_vampire_screen~~Mobile vampire screen.jpg\|thumb\|Vampire theme pack screenshot]] On November 6, 2009, [[EA]] announced the release of a vampire theme pack for the iPhone. The pack included Live it or Wear it Sets with Vampires and Werewolves, Castle and Campus Life themes. “Live it” sets contain car, furniture, decoration, wallpaper, and flooring. “Wear it” sets contain clothing, new CAS options, and hair styles.[<ref>http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=10&selYear=2009]</ref> {{clrr}}▼ == Expansions ~~for iPhone~~ == EA seems to be following the same path they are with the computer series coming out with ''[[The Sims [[3 World Adventures]] (Smartphone)\|''World ~~and~~ Adventures''~~[[Ambitions~~]]'', ~~(which~~[[The ~~means~~Sims 3 Ambitions (Smartphone)\|''~~[[Late Night]]~~Ambitions'']] ~~will~~and be[[The ~~next if~~Sims EA3 isSupernatural ~~doing it the same way they are doing it for the computer~~(Smartphone)\|''Supernatural'']]. ~~Both~~They ofare ~~which~~all in someway ~~relate~~related to the ~~ones~~corresponding expansion packs for the computer.▼ ▲{{Main\|The Sims 3: World Adventures (iPhone)\|The Sims 3: Ambitions (iPhone)}} ▲EA seems to be following the same path they are with the computer series coming out with ''The Sims [[World Adventures]]'' and ''[[Ambitions]]'' (which means ''[[Late Night]]'' will be next if EA is doing it the same way they are doing it for the computer). Both of which in someway relate to the ones for the computer. ==~~The~~ Sims==▼ ▲==The Sims== Nina Brock Ruth▼ Johnny Bernie Marcell Theresa Luke (Traits: Shy, Good Sense of Humor, Natural Cook, Active) Luke Maggie Jake Jack Jill▼ Walter Marko Kia Marcell (Traits: Natural Cook, Easily Bored, Vain, Active) ▲Jill ▲Ruth * Margaret ==Careers== Line 79 ⟶ 76: Corsican Bistro Quickmart Pawn ~~Shop~~Shopfixing ==Other buildings and ~~parks~~locations== ~~Pawn~~Pawnshop ~~Shop~~-~~Once~~ It can be unlocked once all the goals are completed ~~the pawn shop will be unlocked~~. ~~Quick~~Quickmart ~~mart~~- Sims can buy ~~food/fish.~~groceries ~~They~~here ~~can~~and ~~also~~get ~~sell~~the ~~there~~Business ~~crops here~~job. Hobby Shop - Buy seeds to plant things, a fishing kit and a repair kit. Corsican Bistro - Sims can ~~buy~~have ~~Eat-In~~a meal, get the Culinary ~~meals~~job and buy recipes. Car Dealer - Sims can buy him/herself a ~~red, blue, green and yellow~~ car. ~~Park~~The lake - A place for sims to ~~eat~~fish and ~~have fun~~meet ~~with~~the ~~others~~neighbours. Science lab - A place to get the Science job. City hall - A place to get the Politics job. ==Mini games== Line 94 ⟶ 93: Fishing - fish in the local pond for fishy food or sell them for extra money Gardening - buy seeds at the Hobby Shop and harvest them when they're ready Repairing - buy a repairing kit at the Hobby Shop to fix broken objects ~~round~~around your house ==Cheats== This cheat only works on the iOS version: At ''Gardening Tips'' in ''Help & About'', Shake your Device, You'll see a Large Green Simoleon Symbol appear on the screen, Giving you §500 Each shake. (Cheats: There is only one known working cheat for this game. Press the three dots '...' to select the menu, select Help & About and scroll down to Gardening Tips. Gently shake the device to watch your money go up $1000 times per shake.) ==Upgrade houses== In ''The Sims 3'' base game for iPhone, the only way to make a house bigger is to upgrade it through a message that pops up on the screen. There are 3 housing updates. First Update - Gives four plots of land to ~~group~~grow crops and a ~~whole~~ new room plus bigger spaces in existing rooms. Second Update - More rooms, bigger rooms and more garden space. Third Update - More rooms and bigger rooms, plus more windows and doors. {{expand}} ==Trivia== ''The Sims 3 Collectors Edition'' was also released but not on iPhone, or any other smartphone except Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S.{{~~Template:~~Confirm}} * Ruth can be based on Grandma Ruthie from ''[[MySims]]'' because she and Ruth have the same looks and their names also match. * ''The Sims 3'' is optimized for the iPhone 5 with an update. It was later optimized for iPad and iOS 9 with a separate update. The game featured brief special event images during certain important moments in a sim's life, such as getting a new job, first kiss, and first woohoo. This is reminiscent of the special event camera in ''[[The Sims 2]]''. The game featured a few unique music tracks, such as during the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sis8u0a9exM loading] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP9Aq46OZvk main menu] screens. ==Gallery== <gallery widths="185"> Sims 3 iPhone Screenshot.jpg\|Game screenshot from iPhone version The sims 3 or blackberry logo.jpg\|The Sims 3 for Blackberry logo TS3Android CAS1.jpg\|CAS (Android) TS3Android CentralPark.jpg\|Neighborhood view (Android) 1DDD5DA2-EEF8-46C8-A22A-60EFE5623DFD.jpeg\|Home Screen </gallery> ==Video== <gallery> File:The Sims 3 iPhone Trailer\|The Sims 3 iPhone ~~Screenshot.jpg~~Trailer </gallery> ==External links== [{{Wayback\|url=http://www.eamobile.com/iphone-games/the-sims-3 \|title=The Sims 3 for iPhone & iPod touch]\|date=20130615031820}} [http://www.ipodvideosconverter.com/ Ipod video converter] == References== <references /> ▲{{~~clrr~~Sims}} [[ru:The Sims 3 (на смартфонах)]] ~~{{cleanup\|Consider using prose [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual of Style (embedded lists)\|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (embedded lists)]]}}~~ ~~{{Sims}}~~ [[Category:The Sims 3]] [[Category:Mobile games]] [[Category:Shut down games]]