the sims is about as mainstream a game can get, save for maybe mario or something. i mean hey, the first entry was the best selling video game ever at the time it released. thats gotta stand for something, right?? so like, whats the deal with it? i'll tell ya - this franchise is INSANE and i've been particularly obsessed with it for the past 3 or so years, despite being a huge fan of the series my whole life.