Konami Dropping the Price of All iPhone Games to $0.99

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Wow, iPhone gamers rejoice. This week Konami has dropped the price of all iPhone games. That means hit titles like Metal Gear Solid Touch, Dance, Dance Revolution, and Silent Hill are yours for just under a buck.
This is the first time a major game publisher drops the prices of their games across the board. What is Konami’s reason for giving app shoppers the big break? Is it a simple strategy to revive sales for these old but superb titles? Hopefully, it doesn’t mean that Konami has thrown in the towel on developing more mobile games for the iPhone and iPod.

What will it mean for other major publishers? Major publishers have been known to drop the price of their games periodically to spark sales. But none has dropped ALL of their premium title so much to just $0.99 at the same time. Will any other big publisher follow Konami’s action today? Or are they criticizing Konami for pricing games that require heavy investments to such a cheap level and endangering the whole industry.

Those who bought at the original price are also angry that they have paid 5 to 10 times the current discounted price. Such a move may prevent future buyers to buy games at the premium price.

But for those who have always wanted to get Konami iPhone games but didn’t, now is your chance to get it cheap!