Just a little heads up, it's for Xbox 360, not PS3.

holy fuck, I'm canceling my order that still hasn't shipped after a month.

Nevermind. I guess I'm not..it says....
  

• Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition cannot be shipped to the selected address.

" Nevermind. I guess I'm not..it says....
  

• Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition cannot be shipped to the selected address.

"

I'm out of ideas on where else I can buy one. Because I'm getting pissed that they still haven't shipped my stick in 3 weeks.

These things cost $95, and that's "on sale"? Dude. Dude.
 
Like, if there was a Special Edition where you got Super Street Fighter IV and a fight stick for $95, that'd be pretty reasonable. But just the fightstick, and only during a sale? That's insane.

" @Icemael:   They're normally around $150.  I've seen them for $120, so I figured I'll get one for under $100. "

I got it.

" @Napalm: A regular controller is far more important and useful -- it's required to play, and capable of playing virtually all games (including fighting games; and just as well as a fightstick, unless you plan to participate in high-level tournaments) -- but they don't charge $150 -- the price of aNintendo DS with a game  -- for those. "

" @Napalm: A regular controller is far more important and useful -- it's required to play, and capable of playing virtually all games (including fighting games; and just as well as a fightstick, unless you plan to participate in high-level tournaments) -- but they don't charge $150 -- the price of aNintendo DS with a game  -- for those. "

" @Icemael said:

" @Napalm: A regular controller is far more important and useful -- it's required to play, and capable of playing virtually all games (including fighting games; and just as well as a fightstick, unless you plan to participate in high-level tournaments) -- but they don't charge $150 -- the price of aNintendo DS with a game  -- for those. "

Bingo.  And not just high-level tournaments, but anybody who plays competitively at any level.  Also, many people who often play these fighting games also just prefer playing with an arcade stick as all of the buttons are quick to access and easier to press at the same time compared to a controller. "

"Kinect looks completely impossible to enjoy, so yes 150 bones for that is ridiculous. An Arcade stick is for someone who plays fighting games. You know, THOUSANDS OF HOURS of fighting games. Definitely worth the purchase. If you compare it to Kinect where you will probably play each individual game for 20 minutes, it's a great deal.  A regular Xbox 360 controller costs like $50. That's just some circuit board with a couple contact points where cheap plastic buttons make contact. The hardware in arcade sticks is a lot more complex, consisting of many microswitches and cabling, for completely accurate and long-lasting usage. Everything is even hot-swappable inside the stick itself, which must lead to higher manufacturing costs. It also weighs like 10 pounds. It is a quality product."

Kinect is a novelty. A fightstick is an a long term investment that can dramatically improve your game over time. That's not to say you need a fightstick, 2 of the top 8 at EVO this year were pad warriors. Its preference with fightsticks, whereas Kinect is microsoft’s big thing for the next year until everyone realises motion controls are only fun for five minutes.

This Icemeal dude is starting to grate on my nerves a bit.

" This Icemeal dude is starting to grate on my nerves a bit. "

Should tie him to a chair and make him listen to DSP, or maybe get Gootecks to throw some outrageously priced fightsticks at him.

" Should tie him to a chair and make him listen to DSP. "

My point was that Kinect is something they've spent years developing the technology -- technology we haven't seen before -- for, while a fightstick is, well, a stick and a couple of buttons. For $150. A hundred and fifty bones. The price of a spanking new Nintendo DS Lite with a game. That's a portable platform. With buttons included. And two screens. One of which is a touchscreen. And the ability to play hundreds upon hundreds of different games, including Game Boy Advance games. And a game to get you started. As opposed to, you know, a huge chunk of plastic with a stick and a couple of buttons attached. "

" @Icemael: It's a specialty controller, you pay a premium for it. I don't see what the big deal is, everyone who enjoys or wants an arcade stick buys one, and people like you (the people who complain about the price for some reason) wouldn't buy one anyway. I think the price of a portable gaming system or even kinect is ridiculous to begin with, but I don't go to the forums complaining about it. They're not for me, and even if kinect was 20 dollars I still wouldn't purchase it.  Some people pay more money for mechanical keyboards because they want tactile response to a keystroke, an arcade stick is something like that. Definitely 50 times the quality of any normal 50 dollar controller. A Porche doesn't sell a whole bunch, they charge a premium for it though, it's a great car.  If you spend 50 hours playing street fighter, then you've already spent the time it takes to beat 6 or 7 full-price retail games. Might as well invest with a controller that just feels a hell of a lot better and responds the way it should. "

lol bias

Why do you need to compare an arcade fightstick with Kinect?  They're both $150 coz they were both manufactured costing at that price per unit plus profit.  The fightstick costs $150 for the quality buttons, quality stick, complex PCB, and durable casing.  The fightstick is basically expensive because of the promised quality hardware, and it was developed with research too by its creators so the price also considers the somewhat royalty or patent, etc.  As for Kinect, it costs $150 because it has cameras (may even be a cheap one in fact) and a simple plastic casing plus the software involved.  It becomes expensive because of the developed software (with research) and most importantly, the Microsoft brand. 
 
Basically, it's not just priced due to its usability, but the cost of production.

" @lordofultima: I fucking love you for your metaphors, Ultima. "

that stuff doesn't ship to Canada through Amazon.com so i'm not angry that i missed it. was that deal on .ca? 

" that stuff doesn't ship to Canada through Amazon.com so i'm not angry that i missed it. was that deal on .ca?  "

" @CL60: figures. i tried ordering a SE stick on the Amazon.com site (cause .ca doesn't let me purchase it through Amazon officially.. and the prices are ridiculous) and it didn't let me.   i might order a TE on .ca, too. no use in getting a SE if it's the price of a TE.  "

" A Porche doesn't sell a whole bunch, they charge a premium for it though, it's a great car.  If you spend 50 hours playing street fighter, then you've already spent the time it takes to beat 6 or 7 full-price retail games. Might as well invest with a controller that just feels a hell of a lot better and responds the way it should. "

Hurray.... I already have 1.

Sadface.
These only go on sale when I don't have any money to spend on them.

Just got it in the mail today.  I'm a bit too drunk to try it in earnest, but I'm already finding that FADC is easier to pull off versus the pad.

" Just got it in the mail today.  I'm a bit too drunk to try it in earnest, but I'm already finding that FADC is easier to pull off versus the pad. "

Mine finally shipped today after waiting a month, so I'm happy :) Should be here on the 26th, or 27th.