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Nov. 25, 2009
9 a.m.

GameShark.com has special deal on Mad Catz joysticks

MarkMan posted a heads up that at some point today GameShark.com should have a special deal on Mad Catz FightSticks. Here's the lowdown.

$50 off Round 1 Street Fighter 4 Tournament Edition FightSticks (PS3).
Buy one Standard Edition FightStick, get another one for free. (PS3/XBox 360).

A few readers noted these offers are only available for people living in the U.S.A. The last time deals like these came up, the products sold out rather quickly. This was a little ways back when the sticks were in higher demand though. Regardless, if you want to purchase one of these, it'd probably be smart to act quickly.

This special deal is supposed to last until Monday, Nov. 30th.

Posted by Eagle on November 25, 2009 at 9:54 a.m. #1

2x1? holy fack

Posted by KJ on November 25, 2009 at 9:58 a.m. #2

Sooo there's no good deal for the 360. Weak.

...And how good were those Tekken 6 sticks???? Amazon was selling them for 65$ yesterday! Crazy.

Posted by steve on November 25, 2009 at 10:08 a.m. #3

if youre talking about the tekken 6 sticks that came bundled with the game its not even worth $40 in my opinion. that stick sucks balls. and even with the $50 discount on the TE sticks I feel they are still way overpriced.

Posted by huh? on November 25, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. #4

I'm not seeing this deal, it's still $150 for the PS3 one.

Posted by at huh? on November 25, 2009 at 10:19 a.m. #5

"today at some point"

Posted by KJ on November 25, 2009 at 10:26 a.m. #6

@ Steve yeah those.

http://www.amazon.com/Tekken-Limited-...

Could have got all that for 60 bucks yesterday though.

Posted by bleh on November 25, 2009 at noon #7

sucks im not in US

Posted by kool on November 25, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. #8

kool price and deals. id buy more if i didnt already have 3 TEs

Posted by @KJ on November 25, 2009 at 12:57 p.m. #9

don't you remember the X360 TE sticks going for less then 100 on Dell? That wasn't for PS3.

I don't even see a round 1 stick in their store. Unless they're gonna add it....

Posted by OG on November 25, 2009 at 1:41 p.m. #10

It's for Black Friday so you won't see the deal until tomorrow.

Posted by WOLFKRONE on November 25, 2009 at 2:14 p.m. #11

where is this deal ? I clicked the link I dont see it .

Posted by spinal on November 25, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. #12

the offer is now on, at least the TE one.

Posted by yessa on November 25, 2009 at 4:59 p.m. #13

sigh im not in the US

Posted by Choysauce on November 25, 2009 at 6:57 p.m. #14

Yay i got my 2 xbox sticks, finally i don't have to worry about xbox tourneys. i'll just sell the other one! almost free stick! w00t

Posted by Mr.NiK on November 25, 2009 at 8:39 p.m. #15

How about changing the title of this post to mention that the deal is only relevant to ppl living on planet America.

Posted by ieswk on November 25, 2009 at 11:07 p.m. #16

so 50 dollars off the ps3 version that's pretty good, but does the ps3 fightstick work on Pc? Just wanna confirm this because im seeing here on

http://www.japanvideogames.com/Sony-P...

it says
"Sorry, this joystick will not work on PC's and cannot be returned unless defective on the PS3 only."

Posted by Monk on November 26, 2009 at 12:55 a.m. #17

@#16:

Apparently it is supposed to work for the PC, some PC rigs, however, don't recognize the drivers. There are ways around this though. I have heard plenty of people say it just works, (plug n play). Some people have to download a work around driver or something to make it compatible. Regardless about that fact, all Xbox 360 sticks work perfectly with the PC.

The PS3 just gets occasionally shafted in this respect.

Posted by Catalyst on November 26, 2009 at 1:06 a.m. #18

Sorry guys, didn't know this was only applicable to people in America, I'll update the post. Also changed the link to point directly to the products the special deal is for.

Posted by hadookie on November 26, 2009 at 2:34 a.m. #19

YO, just to share some info. the same deals on amazon for 99.99 with no tax and you can get free shipping.

Posted by hadookie on November 26, 2009 at 2:36 a.m. #20

more info was checking the Hori sticks and the white hrap3 SA is going for $89.99

Posted by ieswk on November 26, 2009 at 3:19 a.m. #21

@#17
Hmm... so it most def would work? Cause i really dont want to invest get it then im stuck with an expensive paper weight.

Posted by punarkist on November 26, 2009 at 5:22 a.m. #22

Hey, a question to you who have experience in modding sticks:

I ordered myself Madcatz SE stick, and im planning on modding it with Sanwa push buttons. Is it recommended to order joystick too (if so, i sanwa is the way to go?). I remember hearing something about SE stick joystick problems, but were those only in the first shipments, or does the problem still occur?

Posted by cactusjack on November 26, 2009 at 5:53 a.m. #23

i have a question to for experienced modders i bought 8 seimitsu ps-14-kn buttons for my TE stick can anyone tell me how i would go about wiring them so they light up any information would be helpful thanks

Posted by cactusjack on November 26, 2009 at 6:02 a.m. #24

@punarkist i would definitely get a sanwa joystick i have an SE stick any mod it with sanwa and the difference in the joystick ÷buttons was 10 times better if i was you i would but that's just my opinion

Posted by gogo on November 26, 2009 at 8:15 a.m. #25

@22 i have two SEs. I modded the PS3 one right away ... and i have the parts for the 360 one but said "i'll just wait till it stops performing to swap it out" ... that was release day. I have not yet swapped out the 360 parts and i play it just as often and have not noticed any game-changing difference. but maybe im just one of the lucky ones