Ikea Brings Self Assembled Furniture to The Sims 2

By Joe Haygood | May 15, 2008

EA has signed Ikea on to bring their trendy, self assembled furniture to The Sims 2 this summer.  According to Electronic Arts, they have been requested on many occasions to include furniture from the Ikea catalog, so they felt that this step was only natural for them.  “Players of The Sims have asked for IKEA by name, and if you look at the living spaces they design, it reflects the style of IKEA,” said Steve Seabolt, Vice President Global Brand Development for The Sims.

There is no mention of what items will be in the game, but it looks like it could include the entire catalog of items that are sold at Ikea.

I do have to wonder if this means that there will be new animations for your Sims as they assemble the furniture with their included allen wrenches.

Look for the new add-on pack in the US on June 23rd, 2008 and in Europe on June 27th, 2008.  The cost will be $19.99 USD and $14.99 EUR.  Follow the jump for some of the in game screenshots.