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EA cuts the price of Need of Speed, Wolfenstein RPG and The Sims 3

Drop pants for sales boost

EA cuts the price of Need of Speed, Wolfenstein RPG and The Sims 3
By Jon Jordan
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iPhone

Despite maintaining an average price of over $5 on its 11 games in the US Top 100 - according to PocketGamer.biz's most recent analysis - EA Mobile has decided to cut the prices on some of its most high profile games.

Need for Speed Undercover's price drops from $6.99 to $4.99.

Wolfenstein RPG - which was only released last week - drops from $4.99 to $2.99.

And even The Sims 3 goes from $9.99 to $6.99.

Ironically, alongside Real Racing, The Sims 3 was the only game to have maintained the maximum price on the App Store.

Rob Murray, CEO of Firemint, Real Racing's developer told us yesterday: "The level of resistance to the $10 price tag has been challenging. I suppose the surprise to me is that more game developers aren't taking a stand and saying, 'No, we believe our game is worth its original price'."

Now it seems as if it's a stand even EA won't take.

Jon Jordan
Jon Jordan
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon can turn his hand to anything except hand turning. He is editor-at-large at PG.biz which means he can arrive anywhere in the world, acting like a slightly confused uncle looking for the way out. He likes letters, cameras, imaginary numbers and legumes.