MySims Kingdom

''MySims Kingdom'' is a video game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts as a spin-off to Maxis' ''The Sims'' franchise for the Nintendo DS and Wii in 2008. ''MySims Kingdom'' is a follow-up to ''MySims'', which was released in 2007 and was followed by '' MySims Party'', '' MySims Racing'', '' MySims Agents'' and '' MySims SkyHeroes''.

''MySims: Cozy Bundle'', which contains ''MySims'' and ''MySims Kingdom'', was released for Nintendo Switch on November 19, 2024 and was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam and Epic Games Store on March 18, 2025.

Gameplay

Wii version

The Wii version of ''MySims Kingdom'' takes a departure from ''The Sims'' franchise and begins with a character living in a run-down kingdom with a king desperate to bring happiness back. The kingdom's Wandoliers, wand-equipped Sims that worked to keep the kingdom in order, have long since retired or moved away and it is up to the player to become the new Wandolier and restore order. The player's job is to rebuild, or remodel, homes and other structures for the characters using scrolls given to them by the islanders, and complete tasks that the islanders assign. Players must collect essences to unlock these scrolls and gain new items from them, and collect "mana" used to create furniture and structures and in return the player is given essences, scrolls, King Points (occasionally) and outfits for their Sim. As the kingdom's happiness increases, new islands are unlocked. To unlock more places, the player runs errands until they collect enough "King Points". A second set of missions are handed out before reaching the end of the game and achieving a special award.

Once the player has collected enough points to have reached King Points Level 5, they unlock the Reward Island which is an island at the top-left of the map for the player to build in as they please. On the Reward Island, the player is given the ability to place Figurines, Essences, and Flowers that have been collected throughout the game. Upon reaching King Points Level 5, the player can then also view the credits whenever they please. The end credits sequence features characters from the various islands dancing to an original song by composer Mark Mothersbaugh. Characters only appear in the end credit sequence if the player completed all of the tasks on their island. This means that the credits sequence can play out differently for different players, depending on how much of the game they completed.

Players can also interact with citizens by doing certain things with them, such as having a picnic. They can also customize characters using the outfits obtained as a reward for performing certain tasks. Some items in the game are interactive such as televisions, stoves, computers, video games, etc. Unlike other games in ''The Sims'' franchise, the player's Sim does not have needs or wants, although eating and sleep is optional.

In the Nintendo Wii version of ''MySims Kingdom,'' the Nunchuk is used for direct movement and the Wii Remote used for object moving and building. Players can also use the Wii Remote to go fishing at the fishing spot located around every island. Shaking the Wii Remote is used to chop down trees or go mining to gain different essences. Occasionally islanders will ask the player to explore the Kingdom collecting certain things such as fish, figurines and armor.

Nintendo DS

In the Nintendo DS version of ''MySims Kingdom'', the player arrives at an island with a mysterious person making trees and houses vanish. The player's job is to stop this man and travel the whole of the Nintendo DS Kingdom to do this. This version of ''MySims Kingdom'' includes both characters from other ''MySims'' games and some unique to ''MySims Kingdom''.

Reception

The Wii version received "generally favorable reviews", while the DS version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the Wii version was ported for release under the name on October 30, 2008, followed by the DS version on December 4, 2008, ''Famitsu'' gave it a score of one seven, one eight, and two sevens for a total of 29 out of 40 for the former, and 27 out of 40 for the latter.

Sales

In 2024, ''MySims: Cozy Bundle'' debuted at number eighth on the top 10 best-selling titles in the UK at retail for the week of November 23. It was the nineteenth best selling game in the United States in November. The game was the 15th best selling title in the UK for the week of 16 December. ''MySims: Cozy Bundle'' was the 23rd best selling game in the UK for the final week of 2024. In early January 2025, the game was the 21st best selling title in the UK. It was the 10th best selling Nintendo Switch game in the US for the period 5 January to 1 February 2025. In February 2025, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said ''MySims: Cozy Bundle'' “performed well ahead of our expectations”. During the last week of February, it was the 31st best selling game in the UK.

Awards

The Wii version was nominated for Best Simulation Game for the Wii by ''IGN'' in its 2008 video game awards.

References

External links

Japanese Nintendo DS catalogue page
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2008 video games
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Life simulation games
Nintendo DS games
Single-player video games
Social simulation video games
The Sims
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