What's the point!?!

Ok, I seriously am going crazy over this and its so stupid. I've recently been playing the Sims 3 on the Wii and I'm GOING INSANE!!! My Sim recently died and it just sent me straight to the main menu. You are supposedly supposed to be able to create more Sims but I can't figure out how. I've never play Sims before this and it's very frustrating. I had to start as an adult so I died faster than usual. If the whole point is that you get 50 days and u die, that sucks.
My point here is that if anybody knows how to create more Sims or if its impossible, please let me know. Help me end my frustrations. (Before I rip the hair right out of my head!) >8{}

~Scorcher

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