Sims 3 sells 1.4 million in first week

The best-selling PC launch in EA's history.

EA has announced that The Sims 3, which hit retail shelves on June 2, has sold through more than 1.4 million units for PC/Mac during its first week. This makes the game EA's best-selling PC launch in its history.

Already there has been more than seven million downloads of player created content including: Sims, houses, stories and more.

“With more than a dozen press awards, strong reviewer scores and positive feedback from The Sims community, we are thrilled with the success of The Sims 3 launch and the early sales indicate that we have another hit on our hands,” said Rod Humble, Head of the EA Play Label.

The Sims 3 also launched for iPhone/iPod and reached the No.1 Paid App position in the US Apple App Store in just 18 hours of its launch. The game went on to reach the No.1 spot in 37 countries worldwide.