Exclusive: Limited Edition Comic-Con Street Fighter IV Gear

Mad Catz today announced the Limited Edition ‘Comic-Con’ Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition and Street Fighter IV Fight Pad. They will both be available exclusively for purchase at the official Capcom® booth at the 2009 Comic-Con in San Diego.

These collectible accessories feature artwork and packaging exclusive to the Comic-Con Limited Edition products.  The Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition will be limited to 250 units for the Xbox 360 (and 250 units for the PlayStation 3), with each unit being sequentially numbered.  The Fight Pad will be limited to 500 units for the Xbox 360 (and 500 units for the PlayStation 3) and won’t be sequentially numbered).

The unique Comic-Con artwork is a result of close collaboration between Mad Catz and Capcom.  Explaining the process and commenting on the designs, Mad Catz Art Director Roentgen D. Reyes commented,

“When we set out creating the Limited Edition artwork we knew that we had to create an impactful design that was radically different from the previous imagery and color schemes.  With that in mind we chose not to concentrate on a group of characters but instead produce something targeted to the fan community.  After working through a number of designs, we focused on one of the strongest ‘fan-favorite’ characters in the game, Sagat.  The character is renowned for his large scar which game legend tells us was caused by archrival Ryu.  In my mind, playing Street Fighter® IV evokes the player’s competitive nature, with rivalry a key element of the experience.”

The Tournament Edition FightSticks will sell for $179.99 each.  The FightSticks will be made available beginning on the preview night of July 22nd and will be available on a first come first serve basis only from Capcom at the 2009 Comic-Con Convention.  The Fight Pad’s will sell for $49.99 and will be available both from Capcom at the 2009 Comic-Con Convention and via the Mad Catz online Gameshark Store