Special edition Mad Catz Street Fighter IV controllers set for limited engagement at Comic-Con

Heading to Comic-Con this year? If not, you'll be missing out on a limited edition Street Fighter IV-branded FightSticks and FightPads from Mad Catz, with button layouts designed to maximize your hadouken-throwing efficiency and with a design the Joystiq crew labels as inspired by Sagat (the character) -- a perfect complement to your Tournament Edition sticks. According to Capcom's official blog, only 500 of each have been made, divided evenly between PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The pad will cost you $49.99, the sticks $179.99, and the online auction resale value guaranteed to be even more.

Special edition Mad Catz Street Fighter IV controllers set for limited engagement at Comic-Con

[Via Joystiq]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2009 8:54PM]

COOL. Do you think that's cool, Ross Miller? HEY.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2009 8:56PM]

While the arcade stick looks great I don't know about the D-pad controller. I actually prefer the analog sticks over the d-pads, as I find them easier to input half-circle motions, etc. Looks cool though, and I like the button layout, but they should have kept the analog stick.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:46PM]

I agree, I prefer using the analog stick on my controllers. The arcade controller looks pretty nice, although the stick might be a little too close to the buttons.

[guideX Posted Jul 20th 2009 10:20PM]

Ill just be the first to say that's what the Xbox 360 controller should be... except with better grips at the bottom, and one moar analogue.

[SomePerson Posted Jul 20th 2009 8:56PM]

Shiny shiny

[Steven Wozniak Posted Jul 20th 2009 8:58PM]

Everything from Mad Catz is ugly.

[jpeavy1 Posted Jul 20th 2009 11:54PM]

Not as ugly as yo momma...

-jp

[Iceman Posted Jul 20th 2009 8:59PM]

Want.

[DonDon Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:02PM]

Waiting for wireless 360 versions of the Fightpad...

[youroldgrandma Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:14PM]

I dont buy controllers unless they are the actual microsoft xbox 360 controllers or the sony ps3 controllers. MAYBE logitech controllers, thats it.

[mps Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:28PM]

Me want shiny stuff.

drooling....

[billmiller Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:29PM]

Most boring day...NO interesting news @Engadget.

[nickyP Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:35PM]

Slik-Stik or go home

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:36PM]

Lets' go Justin !

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:38PM]

5 seconds later Daigo crushes him yet again...

http://kotaku.com/5318312/daigo-wins-2009-evo-champs

Both finalists used the MadCatz TE edition sticks, so they can't be that bad.

[mpressive36 Posted Jul 20th 2009 10:01PM]

Its the player that makes the stick, not the stick that makes the player.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2009 10:06PM]

HADOOOOOOOOKEN!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2009 10:55PM]

Even MORE overpriced. No thanks.

[Levi Posted Jul 20th 2009 11:27PM]

I saw Mad Catz and instantly lost interest. Everything I've ever owned by them has stopped working correctly after a short time. I went through 3 of the same N64 controller in the matter of two weeks with normal use. They made the coolest PS2 controller ever - looks like an NES controller - worked fine to begin with, but a game or two later an it's not usable.

[W31RD0 Posted Jul 21st 2009 12:09AM]

I agree. Not only are they not as sturdy as the stock controllers they always seem bulkier. For people with big hands I suppose this would be a plus. But I have small hands and don't like it when Madcatz controllers look like something a XBox or Dreamcast would use.

[nytrojen Posted Jul 21st 2009 2:52AM]

Hence your name

[W31RD0 Posted Jul 30th 2009 6:14PM]

Nytrojen

"Hence your name"

I would rather have my name than your shitty "mispronunciations are so hardcore!!11" name.

[Oghowie Posted Jul 21st 2009 1:32AM]

300 will end up on eBay.

[Turles Posted Jul 21st 2009 3:04AM]

How's about giving one of those bad boys away, Engadget? :D

[Kev LG Posted Jul 21st 2009 12:40PM]

Awh they're hella pretty. I was never that interested in ones with the characters face splashed across them, but these are right up my street!