With Sims 5 No Longer Coming, EA Needs To Finally Put The Sims On Switch
Nintendo Switch users have wanted a life sim experience akin to since the console first launched all the way back in 2017. Unfortunately, it never transpired, with not even indie developers offering a similar type of game on the platform. Now that EA has announced that is not in the works, nor will it be, Nintendo Switch owners are likely to be even more frustrated.
Of course, still exists, and it is arguably one of the best life sim games ever made. It offers a truly compelling life sim experience, with plenty of expansion packs fleshing it out and adding some much-needed features. Now that Switch owners can no longer hold onto the hope of getting, it is time that EA changed tact and finally ported and all of its incredible content to Nintendo's handheld.
There are plenty of great games like on Switch, but, rather surprisingly, the official experience is not available on the handheld platform. Despite being the best console for cozy life sims, boasting a number of critically acclaimed cozy experiences, has simply never made its way over. However, is on other consoles, including both Xbox and PlayStation, which has been a point of frustration for Switch fans.
The reasoning behind exclusion from the Nintendo Switch, at least according to EA's CEO Andrew Wilson, is that there aren't enough people playing EA games on the Nintendo Switch. As reported by The Independent, Wilson explained that Switch owners typically also own other consoles or platforms, on which they prefer to play EA's huge library of games. He stated:
«We have a lot of data that would suggest a great many Switch owners also own a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One or a PC and very often choose to play the games that we make on those platforms even though they have a Switch and they enjoy a lot of great content on the Switch.»
It's hard to refute this to an extent, as back in 2020, a short while after Wilson claimed Switch owners weren't playing EA's games, Gamesindustry.biz revealed that 60% of Switch
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