"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 #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 the game "Myst" by selling more than 6.3 million copies worldwide.