When we think of valuable product concepts, we are quickly reminded of the significant impact video games had in the 2000s. Following a tradition of creating pure entertainment, these old games are, in fact, getting stronger in today’s digital age.
To celebrate their influence among gamers and publishers, we’ve rounded up three of the most popular video games that defined the ‘00s.
The most popular game franchise to be born in this decade, Sims enjoyed major commercial success with more than 100 million copies sold. More than just a videogame, Sims gabe you control of your own mini-humans, each with a carefully adjusted hierarchy of needs. It was a casual game of versatility, enabling players to make their own goals and play in their own way.
When RedOctane and Harmonix took a giant leap in game production, they came up with something revolutionary: a rock 'n' roll game with a guitar-shape controller. Although similar games had been popular in Japan for a few years, they never took off internationally. Then Guitar Hero came along and rocketed its way to the top. It also helped various artists to expose their songs to a new audience, bringing in new profit from downloads.
Arguably, Wii is the strongest rival of Sony’s Playstation and Microsoft’s Xbox. The developer of this thrilling console made sure millions of people immediately understood the appeal the first time they bowled or serve a strike. Just like its colleagues in the Nintendo series, Wii is dramatically different and insanely fun and that’s what made it a standout.