EA's press conference today at E3 has revealed a new title for Wii and DS that is also a part of the Sims series. Unlike most other Sims games that feature people, SimAnimals will feature over 60 different animal species for the player to interact with.

Players will interact with the various animals in their natural environments and form relationships with them through a variety of moves. The on-screen animated hand allows you to reach out and touch, pickup, or move everything from bears to foxes to trees to flowers.

Each of the forest animals has a role to play, and players can solve challenges and unlock new areas of the forest in order to meet new creatures. Players will also be able to experience the game with up to three other friends on the Wii in the cooperative play mode.

SimAnimals will be available exclusively for the Wii and DS January of next year.

Announced Today at E3, SimAnimals Establishes a Whole New Category of Wild Animal Games, Made Exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo DS

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jul 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In a press conference today at E3, the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, The Sims™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) Label announced the first details for the all-new SimAnimals™. This all-new franchise and original intellectual property from The Sims Label establishes a whole new category of wild animal games. Made exclusively for the Wii™ and the Nintendo DS™, SimAnimals will be available worldwide in January 2009.

Now, for the first time players can engage with the wild world of animals in their natural surroundings in an immersive and tactile way. In this game you are challenged to engage, touch, move and try to control a wide range of animals as you journey deeper and deeper into the forest. You control an on-screen animated hand that allows you to reach out and touch, pick up and move everything in the game from foxes and bears to trees and flowers. Cohabitate with these animals in their natural surroundings, and based on how you treat them, the animals will come to know and love - or dislike you! Have fun developing relationships with wild animals and their families, and experience the humor and drama of surviving in the wilderness.

"SimAnimals opens up a new world of creativity with wild animal adventure, fun and mischief," said Rod Humble, Head of Studio for The Sims Label. "For the first time in an animal game, you can reach out and touch, engage and play with a huge cast of wild animals in their natural surroundings. SimAnimals offers an immersive and tactile experience using the Wii remote and the Nintendo DS stylus that allows you to easily and intuitively become part of the wood's expressive, quirky and sometimes surprising narrative. Classic story-telling about wild animals comes to life in SimAnimals."

Wild animals abound! You will meet a host of friendly wild animals including deer, squirrels, rabbits, hedgehogs and owls. And also some mischievous characters like foxes, raccoons, badgers, crows and bears who love to stir up trouble. Get in the middle of the action as they all come together in your very own forest setting for a wild time!

Solve challenges and achieve goals throughout the game, because the animals need you to help them thrive. Discover secrets, unlock forest areas and uncover one-of-a-kind objects and wild animals, some with special abilities, by successfully completing tasks. It's survival of the fittest, as you find out who the troublemakers are and who the good guys are to make sure everyone gets along - or not!

In SimAnimals on the Wii, take up to three of your friends with you on a forest adventure in cooperative play mode! The forest, filled with exciting wildlife, is big enough for you and your pals.

And, SimAnimals is tailored for the Nintendo DS. Use the stylus to orchestrate your wild animals and their environments!