Imaginary Friends in the Sims 3... I'm not kidding!

[Cassini90125]

This is perhaps the oddest thing that EA has ever added to a Sims game:

Originally Posted by Gamespot article

However, the most interesting new feature in this expansion seems to be the imaginary friend; a character that your child creates after ordering a specific type of mail-order doll. After giving the doll a name, your child sim can summon an imaginary, child-sized version of the doll to be a playmate who will happily hop onto the opposite end of a seesaw and even run minor errands for you if you have a decent enough social relationship with it. Playing with your imaginary friend fills up your child sim's social motive in the same way as socializing with real people would. Even more interestingly (and more than a little weirdly), as children grow into teenagers, they can not only keep their imaginary friends around, but they can also develop a romantic interest in their make-believe buddies. So...yes. There's that.

The rest of the article is here:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/puzzle/th...&mode=previews

There's no indication that these Imaginary Friends are in any way customizable like regular Sims, but still, as a Foster's fan the whole idea is fascinating. I am definitely looking forward to the next expansion pack!