":::I wouldn't agree with the ""my definition"" statement, as while they do retain aspects of the main game, they don't (to my knowledge) expand upon those aspects with new elements. I don't doubt that EA calls them spinoffs, but I do doubt that EA uses the term spinoff correctly, and by Wikipedia policy, if EA calls them spinoffs, they're spinoffs if EA calls them spinoffs, EA calls them spinoffs.  (talk|Contribs) 
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