The Sims Get Even Cuddlier

Aren't they cute? This is the UK front cover to "MySims" for the Wii, the next in line to fulfill the plan to have the Sims control the virtual world. Look out, Second Life.

The game is being released specifically for the Wii and the Nintendo DS. The character designs are supposed to be pointedly more cartoonish and in the Nintendo vein of things. Just like every game in the Sims world (SimCity, The Sims, SimCity 3000, The Sims Take Manhattan, etc.), you start with a blank slate and have to build from there a community of sorts.

The game will take full advantage of the Wii and DS controlling devices. You have to start out, of course, by building your character. Find your outfits and tweak your characters to your exact needs. Then, it's on to building a house on your grid-pattern empty property. You'll have to use a building block style formation using the Wii remote.

The game is set to release this fall. For more on "MySims," check out www.mysims.com. Or, do with the ever-illustrious "Google it" method.

Or, as the Sims would say, "Uh buh huh, uh buh huh duhdi buggidabuh."