http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...om_clk=mostpop
This article came out Nov 2 but I didn't notice it at the time. Anyway EA has confirmed that Sims 3 is in the works and that it should be out by April 2009. They didn't give any details as to what to expect but I imagine it will involve nicer graphics and more intelligent sims. Are there any features you would like to see in the next sims game? I think it would be cool for them to include an online component of some kind, but it would have to be handled differently than that abysmal failure known as the Sims Online.
2009 may be a long way off, but i haven't even scratched the surface of what can be done with Sims 2. Plus I'm still playing the original Sims on the side, trying to wrap up some storylines and such for a few of my favorite characters.