Watch out, Zynga: EA's The Sims Social is gaining on you ... and fast

At this rate, The Sims Social could surpass the mighty CityVille in daily players sometime in September, according to Mashable. While the game didn't explode as quickly as, say, E&A did during its June launch, these numbers are unprecedented for a non-Zynga game. The Sims Social's astronomical growth is even more significant considering the game suffered performance and connection issues right out of the gate, which would spell death for any other Facebook game.
But it seems EA nailed the dismount, and is now poised to turn The Sims Social into Facebook's most popular game. Leave it to a property like The Sims to threaten Zynga's Facebook throne, as no other type of Facebook game has come as close.
Do you think The Sims Social poses a legitimate threat to Zynga and it's long-time rule of the Facebook games world? How do you think Zynga will respond to the threat? Sound off in the comments. Add Comment.