MySims Party, Race to Wii, DS

EA's spin-off series to widely popular life simulator gets minigame compilation, racer for Nintendo's platforms in 2009.

Monkeying around with a good thing is always a dubious proposition. However, EA opted to take that gamble with its best-selling The Sims franchise, creating the kid-oriented spin-off series MySims in 2007. Shedding much of the micromanagement grit of its inspiration, MySims and its sequel MySims Kingdom transitioned Will Wright's creation into a lighter atmosphere, in which building cities and decorating households became the focus.

MySims gets the Party started.

Now, EA will be branching out the MySims franchise even further from its roots, given that the publisher announced today two new series games that tinker with an already altered formula. Titled MySims Party and MySims Racing, both games will be released for the Nintendo DS and Wii in 2009.

As its title implies, MySims Party for the Wii offers a collection of minigames tailored to a gathering of friends. The game features 50 minigames in all, and players will compete in challenges ranging from snowboarding to escaping robots to dancing. Adding a wrinkle to the proceedings, each MySims character has individual ratings for endurance, speed, and luck. The DS edition of MySims Party offers gameplay similar to its console counterpart, though the minigame count has been paired down to 40.

Also true to its title, MySims Racing on the Wii lets players compete against up to three others in a variety of racing challenges. EA promises a plethora of customization options for the game's vehicles, letting players tweak chassis, paint coatings, and accessories, as well as improve their rides with under-the-hood upgrades. The DS edition of MySims Racing features a similar experience, letting up to three players compete locally through the handheld's built-in Wi-Fi.

23 Comments

  • rockstar_88

    Posted Jan 8, 2009 8:37 am PT

    What next? Super Sims Bros. Brawl? The Legend of Sims? Sims of Duty? The Sims of Persia? Sims Fighter IV?

  • HyruleanLink

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 9:11 pm PT

    Hmmm...Yea?

  • viewtiful_jay

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 7:38 pm PT

    You know, I really can't believe there hasn't been a Sims themed kart racing game yet. I'm just surprised it look this long, and it's based on MySims instead of the regular series.

  • Negemite

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 7:29 pm PT

    I have both versions of the last two games and now I'm willing to give two more games a try. More MySims games here I come! I like the first two games on both consoles as well and like these two games, they will be differnet.

    I bet some of them are fifthty dollars!

  • yoyoman10

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 4:36 pm PT

    woa!!!!!!! you get to custimize your vehicles!?!?!?! AMAZING. lol seriously though this remindes me of what EA is doing to the rayman games. the new games have nothing to do with rayman, just rabbits. just like these games have nothing to do with the game it was originally based off of. this needs to stop. NOW.

  • jrabbit99

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 4:34 pm PT

    Interesting...

  • favre4thewin

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 2:41 pm PT

    You would think they would spend more time and money on making future Maddens more than a roster update.

  • DrunkMario2500

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 1:17 pm PT

    This really sickens me, and it's the reason why my collection of Wii games is only at 4. Wii Sports (I still don't like it), Super Mario Strikers: Charged, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Smash Brothers Brawl. I'm so sick of these games coming out on the Wii that are just knockoffs of other games that do the same thing just as bad. The Wii needs some real games, not these stupid ones that are churned out to make a little money no matter how terribad they are. Of course we should expect this from EA by now, don't forget how they ruined SimCity with Societies and destroyed SPORE before it even came out.

  • onething77

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 1:14 pm PT

    Still nothing good announced on behalf of Nintendo. I`m sure they have something big that they will confirm later this year. They better......

  • mastersword007

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 12:58 pm PT

    @XFoogyX: Hahaha, good one!

    For the people who do not have a sarcasm detector, he's being sarcastic. Stop downvoting his comment!

  • zaku101

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 12:55 pm PT

    Who didn't see this coming? Has anyone looked at the 09 list? There's a lot more of this coming.

  • enoslives7

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 12:04 pm PT

    talk about shovel-ware..... I can't believe people buy this crap

  • XFoogyX

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:56 am PT

    I hope this is as good as M&M's racing. the wii really needs more top notch racing games and mini-game collections.

  • Asarath100

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:40 am PT

    here we go again...

  • OICWUTUDIDTHAR

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:38 am PT

    Game of the Year.

  • Mr_Tweedy

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:37 am PT

    You suck, EA.

  • Meowmixxvi

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:37 am PT

    kids will go nuts!

  • ColdfireTrilogy

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:21 am PT

    oh boy -_-

  • BikerPunk

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 10:54 am PT

    this looks like one of the better mini-game money grabs....

    i bought Wii for one game....Mario Kart. and its great, i still love it. every other game i bought has been a disappointment. Altho, Madden '08, i like the stiff arming and doing motions. thats a kewl addition to the game.

  • calvinx6

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 10:49 am PT

    Why you hate Nintendo EA.

  • Lazay727

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 10:40 am PT

    i own a wii but i am so sick of these games with very little effort put in like this. Whoever buys these needs to get hit. I am not a nerd who talks crap about non hardcore gamers, it's not that. it's just this is not a good game and EA knows it, and EA knows it'll sell anyway. don't be a pawn please.

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