MySims

On November 6, 2025, the bundle was released on Apple Arcade and soon followed up with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S releases later on in the month on the 18th.

Publication is recorded by Electronic Arts. The recorded date of publication is 2007. It belongs to the series MySims. It is associated with Japan and United States. Recorded genres are life simulation game and city-building game. It forms part of MySims: Cozy Bundle.

• Title — MySims • Developer — EA Redwood Shores TOSE (NDS) Babaroga (Mobile) • Publisher — Electronic Arts • Designer — Hunter Howe Robin Hunicke • Series — The Sims • Platforms — Wii Nintendo DS Microsoft Windows Mobile phone BlackBerry Nintendo Switch iOS macOS tvOS PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S • Released — DS, Wii Windows Mobile 2008 BlackBerry August 13, 2009Nintendo Switch November 19, 2024Apple Arcade November 6, 2025PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S November 18, 2025 • Genre — City-building; life simulation • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

The game puts players in charge of redeveloping a town that has become run down. Through creative building and design elements, players can improve the town, which attracts new residents, who subsequently need homes built for them. Customization is a large element of the game, including houses, furniture and outfits. Apart from creating a custom Mii-like character, players may also modify their houses and build furniture and appliances using a selection of building blocks. This gives the player more building options, allowing them to create objects by using blueprints, a change from the usual virtual catalog found in The Sims. There are 80 characters with whom the player may interact in the Wii version (30 characters in the Nintendo DS version), such as a mad scientist, a magician, a librarian, a pizza chef, and a martial arts teacher. Some of these characters may ask the player to build things for them. As with previous Sims games, meeting people and forming relationships is a major gameplay focus, but unlike The Sims games, the characters do not have to fulfil needs such as hunger and sleep. Becoming a Sim's best friend will earn the player either a special blueprint not available anywhere else in the game, or a style of clothing for their wardrobe. Players can also earn blueprints by performing tasks for Commercial Sims (Sims who have their own businesses). Typically this involves building around 5-10 items for Sims, depending on the Star Level (the 1-5 level) of the player's town and the essences they have access to. A feature new to MySims is "Essences". They can be found in various locations in town or by interacting with Sims or objects. Essences are used for a number of things including paint for the walls of houses, construction of items, as well as decoration. The minigames in the DS Version include racquetball, paragliding, Scuba diving and more.

Compared to previous Sims titles, MySims has a more Chibi-inspired look, with cute character designs; this was Emmy Toyonaga's idea. In Official Nintendo Magazine, she remarked: "Well, Mario and other Nintendo characters are pretty short and stubby. Also, being Japanese, I'm used to the mindset that fun games should have shorter, stubbier characters. So these characters came naturally." In April 2007, designer Robin Hunicke said in Nintendo Power that the character designs imply youthfulness and that the aesthetic was chosen for worldwide appeal while referring to the lesser sales of previous Sims games in Japan compared to other territories. MySims also differs from The Sims games by introducing a designed cast of characters rather than procedurally-generated "townies". Every NPC the player encounters has their own name, personality, and backstory.

The game's music was composed by John Enroth and Silas Hite of Mutato Muzika. The music changes depending on what type of building the player is visiting. There is a specific motif for each business and for each Interest, which will play when the player approaches a building.

MySims was released for the Wii and Nintendo DS in September 2007. In October 2008, the game was released on PC, featuring additional characters and online features, allowing players to communicate and participate in mini-games such as tag and hide-and-seek. In 2010, Taco Bell included a copy of MySims with its kids' meals in the United States. On November 19, 2024, Electronic Arts released My Sims: Cozy Bundle on Nintendo Switch, featuring a high-definition version of MySims. On March 18, 2025, it was released on EA Play, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. A subsequent update from Electronic Arts added compatibility with the Steam Deck. On November 6, 2025, MySims: Cozy Bundle was released on Apple Arcade and soon followed up with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S releases on November 18.

MySims is one of the best-selling Nintendo DS video games. By October 2008, the game had sold over 4 million copies worldwide. This total included 3.72 million units sold prior to the end of that year, earning a Guinness World Record for the best-selling Sims title on a Nintendo console. By December 2008, MySims had sold over one million units on the Nintendo DS in the United States. In the United States, MySims: Cozy Bundle was the 19th best-selling title in November 2024. The game also ranked as the 10th best-selling Nintendo Switch title for the period from January 5 to February 1, 2025. In the United Kingdom, MySims: Cozy Bundle debuted at number 8 on the physical sales chart for the week ending November 23, 2024. In December, it ranked 25th for the week ending December 7, moved to 15th for the week of December 14, placed 20th for the week ending December 21, and ranked 23rd for the week ending December 28. In January 2025, MySims: Cozy Bundle was the 21st best-selling title for the week ending January 4, 25th for the week ending January 11, and 29th for the week ending January 18. In February, the game placed 17th for the week ending February 8, 20th for February 15, and 31st for February 22. In March, MySims: Cozy Bundle ranked 16th for the week ending March 15, 21st for the week ending March 21, and 24th for the week ending March 28. In April, the game placed 34th for the week ending April 19. In February 2025, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said MySims: Cozy Bundle had "performed well ahead of our expectations".

Five games have been subsequently released in the MySims series. • Game — Release date • MySims Kingdom — October 28, 2008 • MySims Party — March 10, 2009 • MySims Racing — June 12, 2009 • MySims Agents — September 25, 2009 • MySims SkyHeroes — September 28, 2010