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Peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz has said it will struggle to meet UK demand for the official FightStick: Tournament Edition for Street Fighter IV.
In a statement issued yesterday evening, the firm said it would be "working hard to meet day one shipments" but "can not guarantee that every customer wishing to purchase this premium product will be able to...on the first day of release".
Instead, Mad Catz is advising UK gamers to keep their eyes on its online store this afternoon when it will be taking "strictly limited pre-orders". "Orders on the store will be fulfilled strictly on a first come first serve basis and will only be available for purchase and delivery to mainland UK customers," it said.
The FightStick: Tournament Edition, a regular FightStick and a range of SF IV-themed FightPads with arcade-style button arrangements are due out at the game's launch on 20th February for PS3 and Xbox 360.
Interest in the FightStick: Tournament Edition grew after its CES unveiling last week. With a design influenced by SF IV producer Yoshinori Ono, it's built from actual Japanese stick components and has all sorts of wacky mechanisms for ensuring you get what you want during tournament play.
Those who are less serious about virtual punch-ups can opt for the considerably cheaper vanilla FightStick (USD 69-79 versus USD 149 for the Tournament Edition), which lacks the authentic Japanese components but still promises things like dual-speed Turbo buttons with LED indicators and moves-list inserts.
UK pricing is still unconfirmed, according to a Mad Catz spokesperson, but presumably we'll find out when the pre-orders go live on the website this afternoon.
Meanwhile, responding in Edge magazine this month to suggestions that third-party peripherals are usually tacky, Mark Julio, one of the stick enthusiasts contributing to the FightStick design, said that Mad Catz is "now focused on quality and not quantity; we're a very different company today to that of a few years ago".
You'll be able to find out whether we agree when we review the FightSticks and FightPad closer to their release date.
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My God, why do I live in Denmark? Nothing cool ever comes to Denmark. "Strictly mainland UK customers..." *sigh*! Produce more of these sticks, MadCatz! Hell, if you want the 3000 piece SFIV run to be limited, do a plain vanilla version of the Tournament stick in black or white or something. If you build it, WE WILL BUY! I don't want the basic stick, I already have three decent Hori EX3 sticks - I want the BEST.
/whining rant PS - thanks to EG for following up on this! Also - can anyone tell me what I must do to get my hands on one of these things? I know that I can preorder them at Play-Asia, but the price there is $179, and I have to pay about the same amount in customs. $350 is a little excessive for one stick, cool as it may be. Thank you very much, Danish government! :D Anyone know of a better option?
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dopeonthetable
14/01/09 @ 09:48
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Could anyone who has some expertise when it comes to arcade sticks tell me what the second best stick will be once the FS:TE is released? Would it be the regular the FightStick or something by Hori?
For 360, please! |
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Waffleaber
14/01/09 @ 10:02
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Glad you mentioned that strelok, I was just wondering if Eurogamer would do a head-to-head with the Hori stick or if they'd skip it because it's import only at the moment.
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http://www.capcom-unity.com/totoroslayer...
Detailed look at the TE, with comments on how it differs from the HRAP. Edit: What the fuck is up with the link formatting? Is it different in the comments section?
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The 360 stick tier list should go like this:
SF4 TE stick (full Sanwa, etc) HRAP EX (Sanwa stick, Hori buttons, standard size - 30mm) SF4 regular edition stick (stock parts, standard size buttons, easier to mod & change stuff) Hori Ex2 (Hori stick & buttons, button size is a bit smaller, harder to mod & change broken stuff) |
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michaelius
14/01/09 @ 10:36
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I don't care about fight stick. I want that lovely joystick they have on site :D
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dopeonthetable
14/01/09 @ 11:11
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strelok- that's excellent, thanks very much. I'll look these up and see what's best for me.
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the EX2 is standard button size..
sanwas pop right in.. it's a pain in the ass to desolder the stock buttons off the board though.. I have two and they're a good stick for the money.. until someone comments on the internals of the SF4 regular edition, it's impossible to say how hard it is to mod.. it's internal configuration is likely to be similar to the EX2 judging by the size of it..
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actionfitz
14/01/09 @ 13:17
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"will only be available for purchase and delivery to mainland UK customers".
Fuck you too then Mad Catz. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on. (I'm from Belfast) :(
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I like the quote at the end - seems like a good move, to go from mass producing cheap controllers to doing high end peripherals. What with the music/rhythm game explosion there's definitely a market for this sort of thing.
My question is, if you've planning to shift the company's focus like that, and significantly improve the quality of your products, shouldn't you rebrand??? When I hear 'Mad Catz', I always think of my friends shoddy translucent green and blue PS2 controllers. They had shorter cords than the official one, so whoever was 'player 2' had to sit on the very edge couch, or sit on the floor.. : ) At any rate, I'd imagine that starting fresh with a snazzy new name for your premium product line would be easier than reversing all the perception currently associated with the Mad Catz name.. My 2 cents.. ; ) |
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w1ntermute
14/01/09 @ 16:03
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Have the limited pre-orders come and gone? Or are we still waiting for them to become available on the site?
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w1ntermute
14/01/09 @ 16:08
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I've just watched it change from 'coming soon 2009' to 'Pre-orders Temporarily Suspended'
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w1ntermute
14/01/09 @ 16:18
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ctrl + F5
http://www.gamesharkstore.net/brand/sfiv... "Pre-orders Temporarily Suspended" It was all LIES. |
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w1ntermute
14/01/09 @ 16:20
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They haven't even released the pre-orders yet. Keep an eye on the page. Shopto have closed their pre-orders, but I'd personally wait for a chance at a mad catz pre-order, as you know they're more likely to have them to ship.
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They haven't even released the pre-orders yet. Keep an eye on the page. Shopto have closed their pre-orders, but I'd personally wait for a chance at a mad catz pre-order, as you know they're more likely to have them to ship.
I shall keep an eye out. Missed out on the shopto lot altogether.... when did they put them up? How much do they even cost? |
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w1ntermute
14/01/09 @ 16:39
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http://www.capcom-unity.com/totoroslayer...
good reading on the mad catz stick I reckon it'll just be a bitch to buy one |
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http://www.capcom-unity.com/totoroslayer...
good reading on the mad catz stick I reckon it'll just be a bitch to buy one http://www.consolesandgadgets.co.uk/cata... The link above shows a different HRAP than in the link to your article. Is it my next best bet if i cant get the top Mad Catz one..... or can i save a few quid and get the cheaper mad catz one, or even a Hori 30 quid jobby? |
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w1ntermute
14/01/09 @ 16:51
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I have a friend who works for a games publisher.
I think it's reliable info Not today we won't. |
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Ok cool, thanks for the info dude.
I saw a post over on SRK that Playtime ( http://www.playtimeanytime.com/store_loc... ) stores were taking pre orders but after ringing my local (Chesterfield) they didn't know if they were getting stock). Might be worth trying if you live near one.
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