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JamieSI
11-24-2006, 07:50 AM
Strategy Informer (http://www.strategyinformer.com/) has got a few new screenshots for Wii Sims on their website today which shows how different the Wii version will be from the other Sims games.

http://images.strategyinformer.com/screenshot/00179030.jpg

You can view the rest here. (http://www.strategyinformer.com/wii/wiisims/screenshots.html)
Monotone
11-24-2006, 09:17 AM
It's probably worth noting that these screens are from the official website:

http://boku-sim.jp/

There's also a cute little trailer.
Heretic Machine
11-24-2006, 09:18 AM
I saw the screenshot and thought the first Animal Crossing Wii shots had been released :( I'm so disapointed. Anyhow, I really wish games like this would start using Miis instead of their own custom jobs.
Mr.Green
11-24-2006, 09:21 AM
I'm not sure I understand the change in art direction here. From what I understand, The Sims has been a huge hit with older women and this looks like a kids game.
bean19
11-24-2006, 09:27 AM
Looks like they are going for a Japanese-friendly version of the title. I don't mind cutesie anime-style stuff, but why the super-deformed big heads and the low detail? Maybe they are trying to make this intigrated with the Mii channel stuff that is also super low detail.

I'll look at this again when we find out if they add in any new features. I don't have any reason to buy another Sims game - especially a low-detail one. . .
Royal Fool
11-24-2006, 09:28 AM
I'm not sure I understand the change in art direction here. From what I understand, The Sims has been a huge hit with older women and this looks like a kids game.

They're just taking it into a different direction. Not dissimilar to that Urbz console-only game they did, which I believe performed rather poorly in stores.

The full name is Boku to Sim no Machi.
bean19
11-24-2006, 09:31 AM
The Urbz actually sold fairly well because it was based on The Sims, which is a winning IP. However, people hated it because the load times were awful, and the gameplay was repetitive, boring, and sometimes stupid (Oh better change my clothes so this OTHER group of unlikeable cliches will talk to me).
JazGalaxy
11-24-2006, 09:55 AM
They're just taking it into a different direction. Not dissimilar to that Urbz console-only game they did, which I believe performed rather poorly in stores.

The full name is Boku to Sim no Machi.

"Me and the Sim's 'Something'"... I'm blanking on what "Machi" Means...
bean19
11-24-2006, 10:00 AM
"Me and the Sim's 'Something'"... I'm blanking on what "Machi" Means...

"Machi" = make love in the shower.
Monotone
11-24-2006, 10:02 AM
"Me and the Sim's 'Something'"... I'm blanking on what "Machi" Means...


"Machi" is "town", is it not?
eltee38
11-24-2006, 02:49 PM
looks like crap.
Klunka
11-24-2006, 03:09 PM
Is the art direction because my Mii's actually live in this sims world? If that's the case then I totally forgive it. I need more interaction with my Mii

edit: viewing the pics more closely, it is not the case. Disappointment
Magnanimous Gnome
11-24-2006, 04:14 PM
Why on Earth do so many Wii titles look like N64 games? The system is definitely more powerful than that - seeing sub-Gamecube graphics is just mind boggling.
ElectricMonk
11-24-2006, 06:43 PM
it really looks like they're aiming for the japanese market on this one.

how has the sims done over there so far? anybody know?
Heretic Machine
11-24-2006, 06:53 PM
Why on Earth do so many Wii titles look like N64 games?

I'd love to know why people keep saying that. Obviously I must of had a different N64 than everyone else, because it was never able to make shapes that smooth, or textures that defined... ever. Like, not even close.
bean19
11-24-2006, 07:00 PM
I'd love to know why people keep saying that. Obviously I must of had a different N64 than everyone else, because it was never able to make shapes that smooth, or textures that defined... ever. Like, not even close.

They are referring to the low detail.

Maybe the fabled component cables will help my Wii experience, but I honestly feel like I'm playing an Xbox with interesting, but sometimes maddening, controls.
emjoi
11-24-2006, 10:02 PM
I just showed the video of this game to my daughter.
And to an 11 yr old, Magic Girl Manga Obsessed girl, it looked "Way Cool".

A case of getting the opinion of the games target market...
bean19
11-24-2006, 10:40 PM
I just showed the video of this game to my daughter.
And to an 11 yr old, Magic Girl Manga Obsessed girl, it looked "Way Cool".

A case of getting the opinion of the games target market...

Except that the target market for The Sims (and what has made it such a success), has always been EVERYONE. You know, until now.
KamaItachi
11-25-2006, 12:22 AM
it really looks like they're aiming for the japanese market on this one.

how has the sims done over there so far? anybody know?

I don't think the sims really ever did that well, at least not on consoles. Generally they seemed to go much more for the home grown virtual pet, tamagotchi/Nintendogs/Idol/Princess making games.

I think the only console version of the sims I ever saw was The Urbz on DS, which got fair reviews, but didn't really sell too well. This makeover seems much more aimed at the Animal Crossing and that farming one that sold shitloads on GBA crowd.
Magnanimous Gnome
11-25-2006, 04:06 AM
I'd love to know why people keep saying that. Obviously I must of had a different N64 than everyone else, because it was never able to make shapes that smooth, or textures that defined... ever. Like, not even close.


I was referring more to the lack of detail than the textures. The textures are pretty plain too - just not blurry like the 64's were.

For supposedly being 2-3 times more powerful than the Gamecube, the Wii is pretty out some pretty plain looking games. This can be cool in something like Wii Sports, but I'd like to see something more games at least trying to look good. I'm not a graphics whore by any means, either.