This article describes some interesting features about the upcoming MySims game for the Nintendo Wii and DS. It sounds like it’ll be a mix between SimCity, The Sims, Lego, Animal Crossing, and Viva Pinata. Your character lives their little life with your help (like The Sims and Animal Crossing), but you also need to build the community (like SimCity, and Viva Pinata) in order to bring in new characters (like Animal Crossing) and keep them there (like Viva Pinata). Everything must be built using blocks (like Lego), which you can get for doing tasks for other characters (like Animal Crossing). It definitely sounds interesting. I’ve always liked the idea behind Animal Crossing (especially the real-time clock) and I still enjoy playing SimCity once in a while. The building blocks would be an excellent addition for an MMO. Think of them like a collectible card game, where pieces could be rare, unique, or even one-of-a-kind. I always liked that aspect of the Diablo games, which was carried over to WoW: items had a frequency and collecting a full set of armor and weapons was a great accomplishment.
May 25
