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<p>Simlish is a <a href="/facts/Constructed_language/x4Ec5trY">constructed language</a> devised by game designer <a href="/facts/Will_Wright_(game_designer)/B3Da4vNG">Will Wright</a> for the <i><a href="/facts/The_Sims/BkN45HoU">Sims</a></i> game series developed by <a href="/facts/Electronic_Arts/fy7Ppdem">Electronic Arts</a>. During the development of <i><a href="/facts/SimCopter/jqvyB2vK">SimCopter</a></i> (1996), Wright sought to avoid real-world languages, believing that players would grow to show disdain for repetitive dialogue. For the release of <i>The Sims</i>, <a href="/facts/Maxis/B6tdv7c2">Maxis</a> recorded hundreds of voice clips with unique cadences and emotional nuance. </p><p>Simlish is featured prominently within the franchise of <i><a href="/facts/The_Sims/BkN45HoU">The Sims</a></i> and its spinoff <i><a href="/facts/MySims/uda9Sg6x">MySims</a></i> series. It has since extended to various video games within the <i>Sim</i> series, including <i><a href="/facts/SimCity_4/CzyfMPAa">SimCity 4</a></i> (2003), <i><a href="/facts/SimCity_Societies/gcWrQJFu">SimCity Societies</a></i> (2007), <i><a href="/facts/SimCity_(2013_video_game)/8uAPvCyS">SimCity</a></i> (2013), and <i><a href="/facts/SimCity_BuildIt/WBHhp9dr">SimCity BuildIt</a></i> (2014) of the <i><a href="/facts/SimCity/RFktXSbs">SimCity</a></i> series of games. Simlish appears as a language within <i><a href="/facts/Spore_(2008_video_game)/ELCcHo0b">Spore</a></i> (2008) and <a href="/facts/Firaxis_Games/PBwlAvUs">Firaxis Games</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Sid_Meier%27s_SimGolf/9W5QCVvo">Sid Meier's SimGolf</a></i> (2004). </p>