Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (AMEX/TSX: MCZ) announced today the shipping of the Street Fighter ® X Tekken ® fighting game controller range for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The new range of fighting game controllers includes the Street Fighter X Tekken FightPad SD, the Street Fighter X Tekken Arcade FightStick PRO and the flagship Street Fighter X Tekken Arcade FightStick V.S.
“We are very excited to continue our support of the Street Fighter ® franchise with a new range ofFightSticks and FightPads which include many features requested by the community.” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “The range further demonstrates our strategy to build innovative products for passionate consumers.”
Nominated for the IGN ‘Best of CES’ award, the Street Fighter X Tekken Arcade FightStick V.S. uses genuine Sanwa Denshi™ arcade components and features a unique chassis which enables gamers to play in single configuration mode or to join two sticks together via the Arcade FightStick V.S. Connector Kit (sold separately) for a highly realistic two-player arcade presentation.
The Street Fighter X Tekken FightPad SD features a 15% smaller chassis than previous FightPad designs, inspired by the gaming preferences of legendary Street Fighter ® producer Yoshinori Ono.
Additional information is available at www.madcatz.com/SFXTekken