Online-exclusive Tekken Hybrid bundle adds exclusive FightStick

Namco Bandai is relaunching its "ClubNamco" online store with an exclusive Tekken Hybrid bundle. The $249.99 set, limited to 1,000 units, contains the Tekken Hybrid limited edition, along with an exclusive Namco-branded Mad Catz Tournament Edition S FightStick, which might be the most understated arcade stick we've seen. Pre-orders open today in advance of the game's official release date is November 22.

While the real purpose of the stick is to play Tekken Tag Tournament HD and the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue included in Hybrid, the PS3-exclusive release also includes Tekken: Blood Vengeance, making that the first movie we can think of to have an official arcade stick.

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NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES CLUB NAMCO EXCLUSVE TEKKEN® HYBRID ARCADE STICK AND RE-LAUNCH OF ONLINE STORE

Pre-Order TEKKEN® Hybrid Exclusively at clubNAMCO Today for a Limited Edition Mad Catz® FightStick

SAN JOSE, Calif., (October 6, 2011) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced a clubNAMCO exclusive version of TEKKEN® Hybrid for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. This exclusive bundle includes TEKKEN Hybrid's Limited Edition two-disc soundtrack and art book, along with an exclusive Mad Catz® all-black "TEKKEN Hybrid – Namco Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 'S'". The TEKKEN Hybrid "Extreme" bundle will be limited to 1000 units and will be sold exclusively through the newly revamped clubNAMCO online store at www.clubnamco.com for $249.99. Pre-orders for the online exclusive TEKKEN Hybrid "Extreme" bundle begin on October 6, 2011. TEKKEN Hybrid will be available for purchase in North America on November 22, 2011.

TEKKEN Hybrid bridges together a decade of TEKKEN history by including TEKKEN ®Tag Tournament HD, TEKKEN® Tag Tournament 2 Prologue, and the TEKKEN®: Blood Vengeance CG movie. TEKKEN Tag Tournament HD gives players a high definition version of the beloved PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system title TEKKEN Tag Tournament, while TEKKEN Tag Tournament 2 Prologue gives western fans a chance to try the current Japanese arcade smash hit, TEKKEN Tag Tournament 2. TEKKEN Tag Tournament 2 Prologue features four playable characters with exclusive outfits and stages taken from TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance.

"The re-launch of clubNAMCO and the TEKKEN Hybrid 'Extreme' bundle represents a major step for the future of NAMCO BANDAI Games," said Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. "By creating a direct relationship with our fans, we are able to offer exclusive bundles, sales and special events better suited for our rapidly growing community."

For a special sneak peek at the clubNAMCO exclusive TEKKEN Hybrid Mad Catz FightStick, please visit the Mad Catz booth (517/616) at the Devastation Event in Phoenix, Arizona taking place October 7 - 9, 2011. For more information on TEKKEN Hybrid, please visit www.namcobandaigames.com, www.facebook.com/TEKKEN or www.clubnamco.com.

Reader Comments (22)

That is a gorgeous stick, but there is no way I'd pay the $250 for the bundle. All black everything...nice.

@QuakerOatsGuy

When you can get a hitbox for $250 then why would you get this bundle anyway?

My friend bought one and it's pretty awesome.

@Captaindrek1 Because not everyone enjoys using hit boxes? Sure, they have their advantages, but there is no reason to not use a stick instead if that's what you prefer.

I customized my HRAP3 with sanwa buttons and Ling Xiayou on a black to grey background. for under 100 dollars. I'll pass.

@themisanthrope Kinda curious how you got all that under $100. Unless you're talking just the customization and not the HRAP itself.

@SoupSaladNBread

I got the hrap3 on Amazon last year for about 70 dollars. Buttons were only a few bucks each. Then a little printing shop somewhere didn't charge much for the image I wanted.

Im srry but Tekken will always be played best on a controller.

$250? Eh . . . I'm not that big of a Tekken fan.

@Yongousen you do realize the mad catz TE is prob one of the best sticks out there? have you watched evo this year? what stick did you see the most?

all black arcade stick with classy oldschool namco logo is looking REALLY nice. if they sold that separately, i would buy it. unfortunately, i'm not a huge Tekken fan, and i certainly don't want to pay a $100 premium for a special edition game that i'm not too interested in. i hope namco and madcatz consider giving that stick a separate release...

@Yongousen Congrats on living under a rock since 09. The only part of the Mad Catz TE that's manufactured by them is the case itself. Buttons and stick are all arcade quality parts(sanwas to be exact) and it's always been that way with the TE. The SE sticks are less than desirable, but are easily modded and fit most buttons straight out of the box.

So basically you get..

- A TE stick that's been re-colored
- A game that won't see any competitive play since TTT2 is around the corner (and if not re-balanced, all you'll see are Mishima and Ogre teams.. like in 2000s)

...and some other crap.

This is all coming from a company that dumbed down the Dark Souls CE as well (and apparently didn't provide enough copies -- glad I got one)..

No thanks.

it would be a sweet deal for around 150 bucks, but someone could just get an se street fighter stick or a wwe brawl stick for about 40 and throw in a sanwa stick + buttons for 50 bucks more

I hope they make enough Copies this time

Why does it feel like there's more fightsticks than there are fighting games these days?

Didn't light guns used to be in a similar situation?

@MortimerWise

Because there are.

The stick is an accessory. And like all accessories, you want to collect different models for different occasions.

You wouldn't wear high-heels to a party without the right dress. Know what I mean?

A week before release the stick will become a digital download somehow.

these will be $60 in a few months at best buy or as lightening deals on amazon

@eat it

Probably if it weren't for the bit about being a "ClubNamco online store exclusive ".

@CaptainProtonX

my brain is stupid

@SoupSaladNBread

MadCatz also makes the PCB inside them, so thats always something to have into consideration. And although MC has stepped their game up tremendously with the TE sticks (more thanks to sanwa parts), I would stick with Hori arcade sticks.

@grayfoxxx

To tell the truth Hori sticks seemed to be on par, if not dominated Evo. Especially with sponsored players who where no part of Team MC...I saw countless HARPS and HRAP V3 sticks with several Hori premium VLX as well.

Hori >>> Mad Catz.

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