Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition FightStick in stock.

[crux]

This may or may not be old news, but I happened to check Amazon today for the TE FightStick, as I'd heard during the first release that an eventual second stock would be released, and sure enough it was for sale. Prices are back down to $150 with other sellers selling new for as low as $130 (or $140 after shipping).

I love the design of the stick, with cord storage and a button layout that matches numerous layout preferences, but I really wasn't willing to pay $200+ (despite the fact that I own a Otomedius G stick...). Patience pays. (Patience also would have paid with the Otomedius G stick, which dropped in price after I bought it!)

Once news gets out this may sell out fast, so if anyone was interested in one, now might be the time.

[Dakinggamer87]

They just recently I would say at end of May/June come back into stock on Amazon, Buy.com, and other various retailers I have seen.. It's great news since this TE stick is incredible and you should own one for all the great fighting games this year..

[crux]

I check every few weeks and I never noticed it available until just recently. I think the stock at the end of May sold out, because I'm pretty damn sure I've checked since then and it wasn't available when I checked. I could be wrong, and if so, this topic was probably unnecessary.

Still, I do love the design of the stick. I also like the large footprint and the supposed heft. I've never been as much of a fan of smaller, boxy setups. I like it to feel like a slab was taken right off the arcade itself. Locking buttons isn't a terrible feature, though I can't understand how a non-button masher would be able to hit those buttons anyway.

[RadarScope1]

I took advantage of this deal a couple weeks ago and my stick was delivered last week. $135 with free shipping. Not bad. I like the look and feel but I haven't actually used it yet - got the 360 version and I have RROD right now. Boo. I'd like to dual mod it at some point with a cthulu board so I can use it with my PS3, too.

http://www.lizardlick.com/pages/boards.shtml

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

GS already got the news from MadCatz that when the Street Fighter license expires MadCatz will continue production of the stick only without the Street Fighter Graphic overlay on top. It's currently in production and is set to hit stores by the time Tekken 6 comes out to compete with Hori's wireless Tekken stick..