Who loves the sims?

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Who loves the sims?

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So addicting yet boring.
You know that story, about how NASA spent millions of dollars developing this pen that writes in Zero G? Did you ever read that?
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Re: Who loves the sims?

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My Wife!
Since we are both teachers we usually both get a summer job. Last summer my wife was pregnant and did not work. So all day while I worked my butt off (taking middle school students water skiing and mountain biking - ha!) she spent all day playing the Sims2.
I have never played it... I don't have the patience...
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i agree, it bores you to death but you cant stop playing.
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MAN I love The Sims! Haha, I can't wait for the 3rd. I'm just a sucker for simulation.
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I worked at walmart in the electronics section for a while and every time I sold some random sims expansion pack to somebody, I could imagine them sitting lonely in a dark room talking to their sim characters lol. There you go, do you like your new big screen TV? haha
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Really appeals to the fairer sex.

Cause women like to stay on top, right?
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Probaly because women love to place house, opportune of reality or not. Pretty smart move by maxis, to appeal their game mainly to one gender, espically one who is mostly non-gaming.
You know that story, about how NASA spent millions of dollars developing this pen that writes in Zero G? Did you ever read that?
You know how the Russians solved the problem?
They used a pencil.
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masonyes wrote:Probaly because women love to place house, opportune of reality or not. Pretty smart move by maxis, to appeal their game mainly to one gender, espically one who is mostly non-gaming.
Hmm....... isnt that the same strategy being used by a well known company called nintendo? Cant think of the last time I heard a friend mention wii fit......
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so you agree the most successful pc game series of all time and the most succesful modern console and without competition wide-market appeal of a video game article, using the same strat.
You know that story, about how NASA spent millions of dollars developing this pen that writes in Zero G? Did you ever read that?
You know how the Russians solved the problem?
They used a pencil.
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agree? yes they are using the same strat. Known fact I guess you could say. Another fact is that I miss the days of a game that required actual SKILL. The wii is designed for middle aged women and 5 year olds as far as im concerned. True it gets a good game every once in a while, but that cant make me justify paying $250 when I can get a 360 for $200 and play some REAL games. Of course Im confused why you would ask who likes the sims when you cant handle the response thats given to you.
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