This fall, the never-ending Sims franchise will welcome another member to the family - MySims Kingdom for the Nintendo Wii and DS consoles. The game will be similar to the first MySims game (which makes it completely different from the original Sims games) - but this time everything will take place in medieval times.

Even though not completely detailed, the story is the same: a village is empty, you must lure citizens back in. This time we're talking about King Roland's castle and, in order to turn the kingdom into a really great one, we'll get more... building options! Electronic Arts said nothing about even more essences, so we really hope they have kissed that idea good-bye.

Anyway... similar to the previous iteration, MySims Kingdom for Wii will be a bit different from the DS version (just a bit this time, though). This means that, if in the Nintendo Wii version you'll start in the capital and get to explore the surroundings, the DS version will also allow you to go to a place more far away, where more activities and mini-games will be waiting for you. Hopefully, you're really excited. We're not.

And part of that "we're not" is because we'll have to do all sorts of strange things this time, from building broken bridges to tending to pigs and finding treasure chests... and all these are fully customizable, in a "true Sims manner!"

"MySims has been met with such enthusiasm by players and families everywhere, we are excited to make MySims its own franchise within The Sims Label," said Rod Humble, Head of Studio for The Sims Label. "MySims Kingdom has players helping King Roland and his subjects make the MySims world a better place by completing rewarding quests, building houses, bridges or even making contraptions powered by electricity or water. And MySims Kingdom on Nintendo DS adds many new activities such as kayaking, ski jumping, populating the town zoo and many others!"

The town Zoo? Mmmkay...