Metal Gear Solid as a movie?

The makers of the popular videogame title Metal Gear Solid, Konami Corp. have said in a statement that they are looking into the possibility of striking a movie deal based on this videogame.

We just recently had a movie released based on the videogame title Silent Hill. Konami are the developers of this gaming title as well.

The movie was quite a success as it managed to replace comedy spoof “Scary Movie 4″ as the top choice for North American moviegoers in late April.

Kazumi Kitaue, the head of Konami’s North American and European operations confirmed such a possibility during an interview with Reuters at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

Metal Gear Solid is one of the most popular titles developed by the company along with other hits like “Dance Dance Revolution” and “Pro Evolution Soccer”.

Not many details were released as Kitaue said: “We are a game specialist and not a movie specialist. Any movie will be best handled by a film company.”

He also spoke about the company’s high expectations from its soccer games, which they believe, would do well in the coming months because of the upcoming World Cup soccer finals in Germany this summer.

He said: “I would say 10 percent growth or more. We might see some 20 percent or 30 percent growth under some lucky circumstances. If the Japanese team does well, that would really affect our sales in Japan. Also, Britain, Germany and France are big markets for us. If these countries are not eliminated until later stages that would be a plus.”