As for Sims 3, it has a good chance being a total flop
Technically, it already
is a total flop. I haven't met anyone so far who is giddy about it. And those that are will probably change their tune once those lovely installation and gameplay issues pop up. From the looks of it, it would probably make a better expansion pack
. Congratulations to TSR for getting to learn how to make CC in advance. Too bad most people won't be thinking about CC right off the bat. Even if they do, they are most likely to grab hacks, tools, and game mods; All of TSR's failings. Personally, I am not even going to consider buying the game until InSim (or an equivalent mod) is out. And I'm sure people are already trying to see who's going to make the first nude patch...
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