Sims to bust out on N-Gage

With The Sims Bustin' Out at the top of the Game Boy Advance charts as I type, Electronic Arts has announced a further handheld version of the new Sims game, this time for Nokia N-Gage, due out in the first half of 2004.

According to EA's press release, the N-Gage Sims will feature exclusive objects as well as various exclusive mini-games where players can earn extra Simoleons. Apart from that though, we know very little about the port, although Nokia and EA are needless to say tremendously excited about it.

Up to now, Nokia has sent various N-Gage review flashcards to members of the press at intervals - the last batch included recently reviewed titles Splinter Cell and Red Faction - so we expect to get our first taste of N-Gage Sims whenever the next pack leaves Finland.