Capcom: More MadCatz Street Fighter 4 controllers by April -- Joystiq

Capcom: More MadCatz Street Fighter 4 controllers by April

by Xav de Matos { Mar 17th 2009 at 10:00PM }

Good news for fighting game aficionados out of Capcom and MadCatz HQ today. A new shipment of the specialty controllers and arcade sticks for (and that should have come bundled with) Street Fighter IV will be available soon. Darin from the Capcom Unity Blog sends word that MadCatz will have a few units of the popular -- but somewhat problematic -- controllers by the end of this month and the end of April.

While the number of units isn't being thrown around, Capcom says there should be enough stock to take care of most, if not all, existing orders. As for the ability to one day walk into a store and freely purchase a unit off the shelf ... let's not talk crazy, folks.

Tags: arcade-sticks, capcom, madcatz, sfiv, sfiv-controllers, street-fighter-iv

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dr Jeckyl and Mr ESC. @ Mar 17th 2009 10:16PM

No seriously some things are left in the pass for very good reasons.

Oh well at least it wasn't Dominatrix Miyamoto.

*shudders.

Foetoid @ Mar 18th 2009 2:48AM

Awwww!! Why did it get deleted! Surely Joystiq aren't embarressed over the photos they themselves post here?

superberg @ Mar 17th 2009 10:31PM

Cool! I still won't be able to buy one! Exciting!

The Street Fighter IV accessory line has been so incredibly poorly managed. I missed the unlisted Tournament Stick reserve deadline by less than 24 hours, and the one PS3 controller I could get my hands on was defective.

It's absolutely shameful.

mrplow8 @ Mar 17th 2009 10:41PM

They should just keep the controllers in stock all year round. It's nice having access to a 360 controller with a working d-pad.

Morisato @ Mar 17th 2009 10:43PM

Where can I pre-order one? I'm definitely sure I want one this time around!

Bissy Boy (PSN johnnynumber5) @ Mar 17th 2009 10:59PM

I couldn't wait and didn't want to that e-bay tax so I just ordered some other Hori arcade stick.

I think it was this one: http://www.amazon.com/PS3-Fighting-Stick-3-Playstation/dp/B000MWE3BI

Not sure if it's as good as the mad catz one but I can't play SF IV without a Joystiq.

Crusty Magic @ Mar 17th 2009 11:31PM

I have the Xbox variant of that stick.

It's by no means bad, but from what I understand it doesn't use authentic arcade parts.

Which explains why it's significantly cheaper, however I would like to to get a TE stick sometime.

I hear they are worth the dough.

Boffo the $ock @ Mar 18th 2009 10:43AM

If I recall correctly , those can modded with quality arcade parts.

jynxycat @ Mar 17th 2009 11:08PM

The defects are related to the SE version, of which is not the graphic shown above.

The TE version of the stick does not have any widespread issues, and I cannot wait until they're in stock.

That aside, this is old news. This was reported back in February.

HamalSharatan @ Mar 18th 2009 9:08AM

I think I need to know who is that red-haired babe.

Hostile @ Mar 17th 2009 11:13PM

I've been waiting for my TE FightStick preorder from Capcom's own damn store for awhile now. The saving grace was the 10% coupon they were giving out, free shipping and no tax. It took me until just last week to order SFIV because I didn't have a stick.

Loonknight @ Mar 18th 2009 4:07AM

I'm in the same boat with you. Last time I ever buy anything from Capcom directly, 10% off or not. Their customer service is very lacking when I had to deal with them over this issue.

jeepgun @ Mar 17th 2009 11:44PM

I walked into a video rental store last week and bought the $80 SE stick they had sitting there for a couple of weeks. After I brought it home I was so terrified that it was going to break on me that I returned it the next day and got my money back. A few days later went to Best Buy and grabbed one of the six button controllers which I'm happy with so far. I miss my stick but the pad will hold me over until I can get a TE fight stick.

Womper @ Mar 18th 2009 12:08AM

Don't feel bad folks. I work at EB Games in Canada and we still haven't seen ANY regular sticks, pads and our TE sticks have been delayed. So while it sounds rough for you remember that Madcatz didn't ship any to Canada to meet the USA's needs.

Chase @ Mar 18th 2009 12:35AM

I think it would have been nice if Capcom bundled the FightPad with Street Fighter 4 for around 75 dollars.

shuref00t @ Mar 18th 2009 12:59AM

Yeah, I agree that SFIV should be bundled with either the fightpad or arcade stick, especially for the 360.

Any word from Hori, and when they'll replenish their Real Arcade Pro EX for the 360?

dswill79 @ Mar 18th 2009 1:04AM

Sweet!

Dan @ Mar 18th 2009 5:53AM

anyone heard about the UK situation?

jynxycat @ Mar 18th 2009 8:48AM

Another random sidenote, Sanwa parts are basically impossible to get right now through the normal arcade parts online stores. I'm assuming it's because Madcatz bought a crap ton of them to produce TE sticks for April.

Their online store has been saying April 2009 for the TE stick, but doesn't say anything about the SE stick... that no one wants :P

DEEZNUTZ @ Mar 18th 2009 10:03AM

Don't keep your hopes up. The increased manufacturing is right now only enough to fill EXISTING orders. There's still no telling whether they will be making enough to fill up store shelves with the TE sticks.
Instead of hoping and waiting, I am now modding my old XBOX pelican arcade stick to use it on the 360. And yes, SANWA parts are impossible to find right now, so your guess that MadCatz has bought up all the parts is likely spot on. Still, I can just use the arcade stick as is, and once the parts are available, I've swap out the stick and buttons.