Whatever happened to the Sims?

When i was younger i remember the Sims being the game that everyone talked about (I never played any sims myself)

It was very popular.

Then Sims 4 came out and again was very popular.

But after a year, it just went silent.

And not just Sims 4, all the sims games.

Nobody really seems to be talking about them. It's like the series died or something.