Electronic Arts announced today that The Sims 2 Pets for the Wii has shipped to retailers around the globe. For the first time ever on the innovative Wii platform, Nintendo players and Sims fans alike will be able to use the accessible Wii controls to create pets for their Sims to train, play with, and love as their own.

Based on the popular The Sims 2 Pets – which has sold nearly 5.5 million units worldwide– The Sims 2 Pets for the Wii builds on the celebrated The Sims 2 experience that allows players to create and control digital characters throughout their lives while determining the outcome of their relationships and choosing their destiny. In The Sims 2 Pets, the easy-to-use Wii remote and nunchuck allows for a fresh Sims experience each time fans play.

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