Earlier before, fans of the long-running life simulation series The Sims got excited when a Nintendo Switch version of the fourth entry was seemingly discovered alongside other platforms in a Google search description.
Unfortunately, there are "no plans" to release this title on the Switch. The official communications account has responded to this discovery, clarifying The Sims 4 is not available on the Nintendo Switch and it's apparently "an error in the search data". Here's what it had to say:
"Oop! We've updated this information as this seems to be an error in the search data. The Sims 4 is not available with no plans for release on the Nintendo Switch."
Although The Sims 3 eventually made its way across to Nintendo platforms, there's never really been any conversation about bringing the fourth entry to a Nintendo system. EA is also now focused on its next entry, codenamed 'Project Rene', which has apparently used Animal Crossing: New Horizons' multiplayer as a source of inspiration:
Would you like to see The Sims one day return to Nintendo platforms? Have you played this series before? Comment below.
[source twitter.com, via comicbook.com]
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It’s probably a bit late in the lifecycle of the Switch now tbh. That boat has sailed.
The Sims running on a portable sounds simultaneously amazing and painful. Also the Sims 4 probably wouldn't run well on Switch.
I think a Sims game specifically for Switch would work better, or waiting for the next Nintendo console to shove their $50 add-ons down our throats.
Good. The Sims brand has been irreversibly destroyed, and I say this as a former superfan. I was also one of the earliest Sims 2 machinima directors back in the day (20 years ago come this November!), and I was also prolific in the voiceover scene, having performed in dozens of productions (some of which are still lurking on the interwebz).
The Sims is a series that was (and the classics still are) so very dear to me, but I hate what it's become.
The only Sims games that will ever see my money is if they re-release complete versions of the first three main games (I haven't played The Sims 3 on PC to any real length) without DRM, and/or ports of the early GBA/DS/PSP games (and without any changes), but I can't see them being officially re-released in their original forms.
I still routinely play The Sims 1 on PC (unfortunately, I've had issues with TS2), and it still holds up, though TS2 is arguably the best in show, the likes of which I strongly doubt that we will ever see again. I even bought a boxed copy of Windows 7 some time after it had been discontinued mainly to play The Sims 2 on my MacBook 10 years ago (though it was useful for using my other WIndows apps too).
Guess we are getting a port of The Urbz, then.
TS2 with TS4 QOL features would be the bomb.
Awww, I wanted to spend over $200 on the base game and all of it's overly-expensive expansions!
@Joeynator3000 Sadly, I'm pretty sure that even $200 is far too low for the actual amount. D:
Good. This certainly means that they’re hard at work on The Sims Bustin’ Out 2!! 🤩
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Makes sense. Wouldn’t have run well anyway.
I enjoyed the MySims series on the Wii
@Joeynator3000
According to Steam, The Sims 4 + all DLC is € 1.214,25
...Shows you how much I know about the Sins 4...over $1,000....wtf? lol
Yep, it's expensive. But the Sims 4 has been released almost 10 years ago now. With multiple DLC released each year. And you don't really need all DLC. I'd say I play the "Get together", "Seasons" and "Get to work" parts the most. Those 3 + base game would honestly fit nicely on the Switch.
Add a nice discount and I'll buy it.
@Sisilly_G I totally agree with you. I played The Sims from day one and loved it still do. In fact I played so much of the first one I never played 2. I later on bought Sims 3 and loved that too. But Sims 4 forget about it. Paying for every little thing such a disgrace. Steam has Sims 3 for sale but I thought I heard that you can't run Sims 3 on a current PC. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that?
Oop! At least we have animal crossing on the switch, the sims can’t compete with that! lol 😆
Wouldn't have minded a package with the base game and the most important expansions but yeah, not a fan of the current sales model for The Sims either like others in this comment section.
Would be nice to see the GBA games on NSO at least even though I doubt EA is interested in doing that unfortunately!
I thought this series was dead, it's still alive somewhere? The last time I play a Sims game was on the GameCube with The Sims 2 and that's it. You mean to tell me there's more of this franchise passed part 2?
@Kiyata personally I like Animal Crossing much better than the sims and I have the deluxe version of sims on the ps4 but I’ve played animal crossing much more often on my switch 😊
@LimitedTime me too. I’ve been playing animal crossing 20 years now and still love it, on all systems! (GameCube, ds, wii, 3ds, and switch!) 😀
I've always wanted to get into the series, I have sims 4 downloaded but I'm too nervous, I'm scare my life will be eaten xD
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