Hey, I'm SO SO sorry to dredge up an old thread (I wasn't sure whether to post this in the current Sims 2 thread or this one since it's actually Sims 3 news) but I just stumbled across the fact that there's been a release date announcement for the Sims 3 of February 20, 2009 and it's already available for pre-order on Amazon.
I do have to say it's not nearly the wait we had last time between Makin' Magic and the original Sims 2 (there was nearly a year wait there I think due to some errors that pushed the release date back if I remember right? Hope that doesn't happen again). While I've thoroughly enjoyed Sims 2 gameplay I have the say that after the amazing leap between the original Sims and the Sims 2 I'm really looking forward to seeing what they come up with for the next release, it should be amazing. That video trailer just whetted my appetite and I can't wait until February!