Spread Certificate · No. HIS-01468
This certifies how far it spread
The Sims
Maxis (developer); Electronic Arts (publisher) ·February 2000 ·seeded onRetailthenOpen webPress
Spread Score
48
Notable
Verified independently
Verified
3 outlets
National press, from WIRED and TIME (reproduced by SimsNetwork)
Verified
2.1 years
Seed to milestone, Feb 4 ’00 to Mar 21 ’02
Verified
3 platforms
Started on Retail
Claimed, not audited
Claimed
8M sold
Original-game shipments reported by TIME
Per TIME (reproduced by SimsNetwork)
Claimed
#1
EA-reported best-selling PC game, 2000 and 2001
Per Electronic Arts (press release reproduced by SimsNetwork)
Claimed
34K posts
User-created stories on TheSims.com, EA report
Per Electronic Arts (press release reproduced by SimsNetwork)