April 17th, 2008

Stimulating simulating factoid of the day

The Sims game series “has sold more than 100 million copies (including expansion packs) in 22 languages and 60 countries since its introduction in 2000. . . . All told, the franchise has generated about $4 billion in sales or an average of $500 million every year for the last eight years, placing the Sims in the rarefied financial company of other giants of popular culture like ‘American Idol,’ ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Harry Potter.’” (Source: NYT, 4/16/08)