Console & Handheld update #2

Scot and Virginia have sent email with news about the upcoming console and handheld games.� I'm sure many of you are dying to know what they had to say, so read on and be sure to check out the video clip that was included. :)

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Hi again everyone!

It's official - we are shipping our PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS and GBA games on October 24th here in North America!� That means that the games will be in stores on October 26th.� For those of you in other parts of the world, you will be getting The Sims 2 just a couple days after that.� We can't wait for you to be able to play and we're incredibly anxious to hear your feedback on what we've done!

Breaking news for today - Virginia and I are currently touring through Europe showing off our games to the local press and getting some sight-seeing in when possible!� The feedback from them has been incredible - in the console games they all love the ease of direct control, the depth of our new fashion designer options in CAS, and of course, the crazy food creation system which is getting a lot of attention, I'll let V speak to specifics of the handhelds - but they love them too.

Virginia is going to say hello below but stay tuned for more info as we get closer to our launch.� Hey, when you see any previews from our tour in Europe make sure to send them our way!

Cheers,

Scot

Hey everyone - Scot is right.� We are all Super excited to ship The Sims 2 on all these platforms.� We can't wait for you to get your hands on the console games and the Nintendo DS and GBA when we ship them October 24! Not too far behind, we will be getting the PSP and Mobile versions out to you as well. These games have been a blast to build and we are excited to hear about everyone's experiences playing them.

As Scot told you above, we are in Europe showing off the games to the press. This is a great way to give journalists a first hand look at our finished products. The press is really getting into the games and can not wait to play each of them. They seem really responsive to the depth and how unique each game is on the different platforms.� Since we designed each with the audience, you, and the platform in mind, it is great to see the press really embrace that aspect.

We decided to give you guys the first look at our latest video. Go ahead and check it out before it ends up in other people's hands!

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We will talk to ya'll soon!

Virginia