Editing Microsoft Train Simulator (section)

===Sales===
The game sold 191,952 units in the U.S. by the end of 2001, which drew revenues of $8.7 million.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cat.nyu.edu/current/news/media/marklesimcity.pdf | title=Markle Forum on Children and Media | author=Bradshaw, Lucy | date=January 31, 2002 | website=[[Maxis]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040619191112/https://cat.nyu.edu/current/news/media/marklesimcity.pdf | archive-date=June 19, 2004 | url-status=dead}}</ref> These numbers rose to 330,000 units ($11.6 million) in the U.S. by August 2006. This led ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' to rank it as the country's 54th-best-selling computer game released in the 21st century in 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/5/ | title=The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century (Page 5) | author=Edge staff | date=August 25, 2006 | magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] | publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017165827/http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/5/ | archive-date=October 17, 2012 | url-status=dead | access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>

Internationally, the game received a "Silver" sales award from the [[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 | title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver | website=[[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221154943/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 | archive-date=February 21, 2009 | url-status=dead}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 100,000 units in the UK.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/elspa-i-wii-fit-mario-kart-i-reach-diamond-status-in-uk | title=ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK | author=Caoili, Eric | date=November 26, 2008 | website=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]] | publisher=[[Informa]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php | archive-date=September 18, 2017 | url-status=live | access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> In the German market, the [[:de:Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland|Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland]] (VUD) presented it with a "Gold" certification in early 2003,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vud.de/presse/januar2003.php3 | title=VUD-SALES-AWARDS Januar 2003 | language=de | date=January 2003 | website=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030422013331/http://www.vud.de/presse/januar2003.php3 | archive-date=April 22, 2003 | url-status=dead}}</ref> for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/vud-gold-awards-2003,1290773.html | title=VUD-Gold-Awards 2003 | language=de | author=Horn, André | date=January 12, 2004 | magazine=[[GamePro|GamePro Germany]] | publisher=[[Webedia]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718145345/https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/vud-gold-awards-2003,1290773.html | archive-date=July 18, 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref>

The game sold one million units by 2005,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2005/jun/24/eatakesthetr | title=EA takes the train | author=Stuart, Keith | date=June 24, 2005 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005020902/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2005/jun/24/eatakesthetr | archive-date=October 5, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> and, despite its age, is still very popular and has a large, active community.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/09/06/gears-of-war-39-s-rod-fergusson-on-the-franchise-39-s-past-and-his-optimism-for-the-future.aspx | title=Gears Of War's Rod Fergusson On the Franchise's Past And His Optimism For The Future | author=Hilliard, Kyle | date=September 6, 2014 | magazine=[[Game Informer]] | publisher=[[GameStop]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410235821/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/09/06/gears-of-war-39-s-rod-fergusson-on-the-franchise-39-s-past-and-his-optimism-for-the-future.aspx | archive-date=April 10, 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>