Lundrigan reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, saying "Do not miss. Run do not walk. And set aside lots of time." In 2012, the game was one of 14 video games selected by the Museum of Modern Art as the basis for an intended collection of 40 games. Console ports The PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube ports received scores ranging from 81.05% to 85.80% on GameRankings. Awards The Sims has won numerous awards, including GameSpot's "Game of the Year Award" for 2000. During the 3rd Annual AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards (now known as the D.I.C.E. Awards), The Sims won "Game of the Year", "Outstanding Achievement in Game Design" and "Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering" (along with nominations for "Computer Family Title of the Year" and "Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction"). Game Informer ranked it the 80th best game ever made in its 100th issue in 2001. In 2005, The Sims was inducted into GameSpot's list of the greatest games of all time. In 2016, The Strong National Museum of Play inducted The Sims to its World Video Game Hall of Fame. In August 2016, The Sims placed 31st on Time's The 50 Best Video Games of All Time list. In 2019, it was ranked 17th on The Guardian newspaper's The 50 Best Video Games of the 21st Century list. Sales The Sims was released on February 4, 2000, and became a best-seller shortly after launch. In the United States, it was the best-selling computer game of 2000, with domestic sales of 1.77 million units and revenues of $72.9 million. It remained the country's No. 1 computer title in 2001, when it sold an additional 1.48 million units and earned another $60.4 million in revenue. In 2002, The Sims became the top-selling PC game in history at the time, displacing Myst by selling more than 6.3 million copies worldwide. By February 2005, the game had shipped 16 million copies worldwide. By July 2006, the console versions of The Sims series had sold a combined 3.5 million units in the United States. Next Generation ranked The Sims as the 45th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in the United States. As of March 2015, The Sims had sold more than 11.24 million copies for PC, making it one of the best-selling