MadCatz announces Soul Calibur V Arcade Stick

These Arcade Sticks are so sexy and one day I swear I will get one. Mad Catz just added to my choices by announcing the Soul Calibur V Arcade FightStick Soul Edition. It’s a tournament edition controller designed to use with the upcoming Namco Bandai Game. It has custom artwork and is expected to be released for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

“We are pleased to be working with Namco Bandai Games and supporting the launch of SOULCALIBUR V with our portfolio of fighting game controllers,” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “As market leader in the FightStick sector, it is important we partner with the leading fighting game franchises and continue our long-term strategy of supporting the product category and community by delivering specialty products for the passionate consumer.”

The stick has arcade quality components from Japanese Arcade manufacturer, Sanwa Denshi. It will work with Soul Calibur V, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, King of Fighters XIII, Super Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat. The price tag is $159.99. Sadly I still want the Femme Fatale Street Fighter arcade Stick.