The Sims 3 for Wii

GF Rating

4

Weak

Very Disappointing

posted by unclejoose (GLADWIN, MI) Nov 22, 2010

Member since Nov 2010

22 out of 28 gamers (79%) found this review helpful

The Wii version of The Sims is a huge letdown. I would rather play the Nintendo Gamecube version! Although the graphics are better in the Wii version and you can freely roam your town, the time it takes to load gets frustrating quickly. Also, your sim only lives for 50 days! Another favorite feature of mine with The Sims was being able to build your house from scratch. Not in this version! They give you a house with just the four outside walls. Granted, you can add walls however you like inside the house, but that's it. Building more walls outside to make your house bigger is unavailable. From what I've seen on the PC version of this game, they cut out A LOT of options for building for the Wii version. One more thing I found irritating was how you can freely move your sim. You don't just point at something you want your sim to do and he walks there and does it. Instead you actually control your sim and have to make him walk there (which is more like a run). It's hard to control and I ended up running into more walls and furniture just trying to get to the desired location. Very frustrating. One last thing that was a big letdown was the multiplayer function. My fiancee and I were very excited to play our sims at the same time, but soon discovered that the multiplayer function was nothing more than some silly questions being asked and you had to answer them the way your sim would want you to...or something like that. We were so bored with it we shut it off after just two questions. So overall, in my opinion, I'll stick with my GameCube version of the Sims 3 and have already sent back the Wii version. Glad I rented it before buying!!!

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GF Rating

4

Weak

Got Worse Not Better

posted by Tomboy99 (LITTLE ROCK, AR) Nov 20, 2010

Member since Dec 2005

3 out of 5 gamers (60%) found this review helpful

The original Sims and Bustin Out were OK except that the babies required no love. You just fed it and ignored it and I loathed that. Sims 2 on the PC was so much better. You could love the baby and play with the baby. The baby laughed when you played, not screamed like on the first two Sims games. Then it went to toddler, child, teen, adult. There were many selections of clothes and hairstyles (except PJs) for the children. The only thing I hated was that the baby was left in nothing but a diaper. I wanted clothes on the baby too.

I thought this would be better. Most game developers improve games. EA did no such thing.
They made it much worse.
The Wii Sims 3 was awful with the kids. When you have the baby, it makes you choose the name before telling you the gender. Then, it starts as a child, not a baby! I want babies and toddlers first!

If you love raising babies and toddlers on the Sims 2, stay with 2. The Sims 3 really screwed up big-time!

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GF Rating

3

Bad

Disappointed

posted by kdw79 (GARLAND, TX) Jul 11, 2011

Member since Jul 2011

I rented this game for my girlfriend and I to play together. She made herself a character and I made myself one too. We bought a house and then I tried to take control of my person while she played hers and I couldn't. Sending the game back tomorrow.

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GF Rating

3

Bad

Overwhelming in a bad way

posted by rusty (WALLINGFORD, PA) Apr 8, 2011

Member since Apr 2011

Sims 3 for Wii is way too cluttered. It tries to do way too much without really providing anything. It is a pale comparison to the PS3 version, let alone the computer version. Also the multiplayer is downright useless.

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GF Rating

3

Bad

I have no ideal what they were thinking

posted by RedDeath13 (PORT ANGELES, WA) Nov 25, 2010

Member since Sep 2010

5 out of 6 gamers (83%) found this review helpful

This game had huge hype, and I have been a fan of most console Sims games. I just played this game for a couple of hours and grew bored of it. The graphics remind me of the Sims 1 for the PC. This is awful. Not only that but the create a sim leaves a lot to be desired. The way to build a home was difficult, I had an easier time building a house in My Sims. I ended up not caring and puting everything in one room. The interactions were disappointing and the game took too long to load. It was difficult to even point on the desired item I wanted. The only good about this game is being able to go into peoples homes, use their shower, sleep, steal food or items. All in all if you want a game where you can run around as a customized person, play Saints Row 2. Then you could at least steal cars, and pick real fights with random people.

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

Worst SIMS GAME EVER played!

posted by Crysta (LADSON, SC) Aug 9, 2012

Member since Apr 2012

Been a big fan of SIMS since PC version Originally came out. Even enjoyed the gamecube version...but this really stinks! Was looking forward playing with boyfriend but multiplayer is nothing but a board game that you will grow bored of really fast! Very hard to control where you want to go.

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

not that good

posted by ghostlybad (FAYETTEVILLE, NC) Feb 17, 2012

Member since Jan 2012

The sucked it really wasn`t that fun if you ask me.

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

terrible version

posted by dinobot6x (BELLEVUE, WA) Jan 26, 2012

Member since Dec 2006

i've played sims alot over the years. the sims lifespan is way too short. the graphics are a few years too old. when commanding characters to do something there's a lot of time between when you told them to do it and actually them doing it.very disappointing game.

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

seriously?????

posted by pyrosmerf (CHEROKEE, OK) Nov 1, 2011

Member since Nov 2011

all i got to say is "wth??? lag much?

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

Wii and sims just doesnt work

posted by jcruz567 (MANHATTAN, IL) Apr 28, 2011

Member since Feb 2011

I played this game once and had to return it. Sorry but this game doesn't work with the wii.

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

Sims and Wii bad mix.

posted by reneexena (ALEXANDRIA, MN) Apr 11, 2011

Member since Dec 2005

I love all the versions of the sims I've ever played, with the exception of the Urbz, but the Sims 3 for the Wii is terrible. The controls are NOT user friendly. Building a house was a nightmare, I kept selecting the same item and couldn't figure out how to put up new walls. After only 45 minutes I gave up and stopped playing. I will give the PS3 version a try and see if it's the game or just the system. My opinion is that it's the system, but I will be back to review the PS3 version whenever it comes available.

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

Almost Unplayable

posted by BunGirl (AUBREY, TX) Mar 10, 2011

Member since Mar 2011

2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful

Let me start by saying that I LOVE the Sims PC games, but have generally been disappointed in the console versions. My issue has always been that the controls were cumbersome at best. I thought perhaps this issue would be resolved on the Wii, with the controller able to act more like a mouse. If anything, it was worse. The create-a-sim experience was not bad controls-wise, but the choices for customization were woefully inadequate. (Though perhaps I am spoiled by the PC version.) Then I got to the actual game play. What a disappointment! After trying (unsuccessfully) to repaint a wall four or five times, I gave up in frustration.

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

Runs poorly

posted by lazyturtle (HONOLULU, HI) Nov 30, 2010

Member since Mar 2010

1 out of 2 gamers (50%) found this review helpful

This game runs terribly on the Wii. It frequently takes loading pauses and has even frozen up the Wii on several occasions. Despite being a brand new looking disks, it seems to be constantly running the disk.

Aside from that its ok.

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

The past Sims Games were Better

posted by Ambersala46 (LAS VEGAS, NV) Mar 22, 2013

Member since Mar 2013

This game is awful, and i usually love sims games but this one was just boring me to sleep

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

no good

posted by LaurieRMT (LAKEWOOD, CO) Nov 6, 2012

Member since Nov 2012

i'm sorry to say this game sucks on a game system, i thought it would be much easier and better on a nintendo system then the computer but when furnishing the house i could not get the camera to turn around so that i could see other parts of the house, i was flying blind. i had a lot of fun playing it on the computer but not for the wii. not recommended.

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

NOT fun.

posted by enzojr88 (HUMAROCK, MA) Oct 29, 2012

Member since Sep 2012

its a terrible game not fun its just plain stupid

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

i'd give it a 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001

posted by 7981dero (HENDERSON, NV) Aug 31, 2012

Member since Jul 2012

I got the game when i saw the trailer for the game. i rented it, and got it thinking it was going to be awesome... I WAS WRONG!!! i turned it on, meh ok... made a character, :D... then started playing. i didn't realize the graphics sucked at first cause i wasnt used to this kind of "art". I started playing for a while, and it got kind of boring. i played it again and bought a car... BIG MISTAKE!!! the game froze then i turned it back on my sims couldn't eat! the game would constantly glitch out and do stupidthings... NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER TRUST TRAILERS!!! i would give it a 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 rating, but the rating thing goes to 1.

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

mad

posted by kittykat97 (EUCLID, OH) Aug 15, 2012

Member since Aug 2012

how am i going to write a review if i never got the stupid game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

Not Wii

posted by Aphrodite84 (JOHNSON CITY, TN) Jul 9, 2012

Member since Jul 2012

I love the Sims 3, however, the Wii version has to be the worst of them all. I enjoyed my ipod touch version a whole lot better than this one. There are too many glitches! When you sale your house and buy another one it says you can't buy or put anything else in the house or it will start a fire. Even with an empty house. They make it almost impossible to earn the max experience in cooking, fishing, and everything else you need to stay alive a bit longer. I'm done with this version. I wish they had a college, made it where you could go on dates, upgrade to have another city, and actually drive a car. This version is not worth playing.

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

Ugggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

posted by godwinl (CHARLESTON, SC) Jul 4, 2012

Member since Jul 2012

My first game and it NEVER worked! I tried other games to see if there was a problem with my system, even games from the redbox and they all worked. Won't let me post a review without a rating . . . can't rate what I don't know. . . . so I guess the best I can do is the lowest rating available. (Hey Gamefly, it's your web design . . .)

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

posted by KevSav (SUMMERVILLE, SC) Jun 14, 2012

Member since Jun 2012

It took me like 30 minutes JUST to make my family and then after we had to build our house from scratch! There should definitely be some kind of "random" button just to push that way you can actually start playing! THUMBS DOWN!

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

Didt work

posted by GamerDude1234 (SANFORD, FL) May 17, 2012

Member since Apr 2012

I just recieved the game today and i didt even work it was unplayable like what the heck

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

so boring

posted by shivam2121 (CHULA VISTA, CA) Mar 29, 2012

Member since Mar 2012

it was so boring you cant do nothing

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

Terrible!

posted by laineybug24 (LONGMONT, CO) Mar 27, 2012

Member since Mar 2012

I was so excited when I got this for my birthday. I have been playing the free facebook one and wanted the real thing. This was a horrible let down. It is super slow, the characters don't live long, my baby was born as a young child (not sure if that happens in every Sims version but I was really looking forward to taking care of my little sims baby) and the worst part was that there is some kind of glitch or something that makes it so you can't upgrade your house without it constantly lighting on fire. So frustrating! Not worth the money.

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

sims 3

posted by taylorlovely (AVONDALE, AZ) Mar 24, 2012

Member since Mar 2012

The game doesn't work. it says "the disc can not be read".

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The Sims 3 for Wii Reviews by Gamers

Release Date

GF Rating

Number of Players

ESRB

Compatible With

Buy

The Sims 3

5.1

Critic & User Reviews

4

Very Disappointing

4

Got Worse Not Better

3

Disappointed

3

Overwhelming in a bad way

3

I have no ideal what they were thinking

2

Worst SIMS GAME EVER played!

2

not that good

2

terrible version

2

seriously?????

2

Wii and sims just doesnt work

2

Sims and Wii bad mix.

2

Almost Unplayable

2

Runs poorly

1

The past Sims Games were Better

1

no good

1

NOT fun.

1

i'd give it a 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001

1

mad

1

Not Wii

1

Ugggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

1

Horrible

1

Didt work

1

so boring

1

Terrible!

1

sims 3

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