Taking a cue, perhaps, from PopCap who saw sales soar after temporarily lowering the price of Peggle on the iPhone App Store, Konami will be dropping Metal Gear Solid Touch to $2.99 for three days, from August 13 to 15. When the mobile adaptation of the stealth game hit the iPhone back in March, it met with a tepid response from gamers who wanted more than a third person on-rail shooter for $7.99. Since then, the game has gotten a couple of free updates, adding eight more levels and unlockable wallpaper. No doubt Konami is hoping a price cut will boost sales during the price drop and beyond. As PopCap found out with the great $0.99 Peggle experiment of ’09, increased presence on the App Store can mean increased sales even after the price cut ends. Will it work as well at $2.99?

The full press release after the break.

KONAMI ANNOUNCES NEW PRICEPOINT FOR
METAL GEAR SOLID® TOUCH ON THE APP STORE

Players Can Now Experience Top-Selling Franchise for $2.99 on Apple® iPhone£ and iPod® touch From August 13 – August 15

El Segundo, Calif. – August 10, 2009 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Metal Gear Solid Touch will be available for a pricepoint of $2.99 on the App Store from August 13 – August 15. Based on the top-selling franchise that pioneered the stealth-action genre, Metal Gear Solid Touch features diverse battles and intuitive touch shooting controls for iPhone and iPod touch users.

“We wanted to give both old Metal Gear Solid fans and newcomers alike the ability to experience the game and explore the series in the most cost efficient manner,” said Anthony Borquez, Vice President of Konami Mobile and Online. “In today’s economy, gamers are looking for ways to stretch their entertainment dollars more than ever, and with a $2.99 Metal Gear Solid pricepoint on the iPhone and iPod touch platforms, their entertainment dollars can go a long way.”

Developed by Kojima Productions and designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch, Metal Gear Solid Touch unfolds in five chapters over a span of the 20 stages with familiar enemies attempting to keep Old Snake from accomplishing his mission. Players join forces with Old Snake as he battles the money-driven mercenaries of Private Military Companies (PMCs), Haven Troopers, Gekko, and the beautiful yet terrifying bosses of the B Corps. This commercial warfare adventure follows Old Snake across the Middle East, South America, Eastern Europe, and Shadow Moses as he depletes his enemies’ stamina with various short-range and long-range weapons. Metal Gear Solid Touch features twenty levels of gameplay and well-known antagonists from the past. The title is set in the immersive world of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and created with the concept of allowing players to “touch” upon the world of Metal Gear Solid.

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