breadtruck
Member
ROFL. So true.
Sad news though. Its too bad Rockband didnt hit bigger than it did.
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Mad Catz files for bankruptcy, company is shutting down
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ROFL. So true.
Sad news though. Its too bad Rockband didnt hit bigger than it did.
Irishonion
Member
Funny enough I just saw some of their controllers on sale at t mobile.
ronaldthump
Member
if they had concentrated their efforts on making non-junky peripherals, they'd still be in business. The 1st party stuff is so good anyhow it makes them redundant.
TransTrender
Gold Member
Yeah, but at least they tried. Me and my friends really enjoy drunken rock band 4 even though it's a lesser experience than the PS3 generation games.
CountAntonius
Member
They went from the shitty controllers you let your friends use when they came over to incredibly well built competitive arcade sticks. sad to see them go.
LongDongJunon
Member
RIP
So accurate
Frozenprince
Banned
So I guess fightsticks are just not gonna be a thing anymore?
Sure, if you don't count Hori (has T7 sticks out, constantly revamping their HRAP line, FIghting Edge has been teased for awhile now), Qanba (just released like...3 sticks from low to high end like a VLX) , and Razer (Panthera is a great stick) making them.
Just like there was a "dark ages" of fighting games in the 2000s if the only thing you played were Capcom games.
always crazy bacon
Banned
Of course the blame can be laid at the CEO he's the one in charge. However Karen was never going to fix anything, the 3rd party accessories business is virtually dead and has been for a few years because the problem is that the the products that used to support that type of business are no longer possible. Memory cards became internal HDD, controllers were locked behind security chips and expensive licensing and video cables changed to standard HDMI and those were the 3 biggest sellers. What was left after licensing was simple products like controller charge devices, cases and headsets that many companies could make and required no expertise. Add in the fact that dedicated videogame retailers have been failing for years and you've got nowhere to sell that stuff apart from online.
Baleoce
Member
As long as you don't count all the other manufacturers of fightsticks.
The_Endgamer
Member
Maker of my first steering wheel set up for console (for N64: San Francisco Rush)
Will be missed but life goes on. Should've pivoted bigger onto keyboards and computer accessories. Console manufacturers have pretty much solidified their own offerings.
Will be missed but life goes on. Should've pivoted bigger onto keyboards and computer accessories. Console manufacturers have pretty much solidified their own offerings.
Rock Band 4 was the final nail in the coffin, not a one hit KO. Their stock price has been really low since 2011.
They were a mass market peripheral manufacturer but those days seem to be over. Memory cards are done. Racers have become niche and so have wheels. We're at the point where the kids who grew up with shitty third party controllers are now adults with kids and know they're better off spending 3x the price for a first party one that'll last significantly longer. No Wii to fleece generic plastic crap to grandmas. Madcatz tried to pivot to higher end hobbyist stuff but I guess that wasn't enough.
They were a mass market peripheral manufacturer but those days seem to be over. Memory cards are done. Racers have become niche and so have wheels. We're at the point where the kids who grew up with shitty third party controllers are now adults with kids and know they're better off spending 3x the price for a first party one that'll last significantly longer. No Wii to fleece generic plastic crap to grandmas. Madcatz tried to pivot to higher end hobbyist stuff but I guess that wasn't enough.
I think I have an X-box 180 controller from them, or the HotD3 lightguns they did. Pretty terrible quality there. Their "Standard Edition" and "Tournament Edition" arcade sticks were pretty solid, however.
Shame they didn't just be an arcade stick/arcade controller/whatever company. And Markman bailed with that golden parachute in time.
Shame they didn't just be an arcade stick/arcade controller/whatever company. And Markman bailed with that golden parachute in time.
Narpas Sword0
Member
Maker of my first steering wheel set up for console (for N64: San Francisco Rush)
Will be missed but life goes on. Should've pivoted bigger onto keyboards and computer accessories. Console manufacturers have pretty much solidified their own offerings.
Haha, I had this for some reason
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That sucks. I bought a lot of their swag.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
What does some of this stuff mean in layman terms?
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Sure, if you don't count Hori (has T7 sticks out, constantly revamping their HRAP line, FIghting Edge has been teased for awhile now), Qanba (just released like...3 sticks from low to high end like a VLX) , and Razer (Panthera is a great stick) making them.
Just like there was a "dark ages" of fighting games in the 2000s if the only thing you played were Capcom games.
But none of those are fightsticks. MadCatz are the only ones who called their arcade sticks fightsticks.
ChimpanzeeThat
Member
My sister works in the building that they operated their UK business from and she told me about this today because they were packing up everything.
She said they've been expecting it for about a year though because they've had to cut down on days the office is even open, like their office could be shut down for 3 days at a time as a cost cutting measure.
She said they've been expecting it for about a year though because they've had to cut down on days the office is even open, like their office could be shut down for 3 days at a time as a cost cutting measure.
...okay. lol
RIP
I feel like this was my entire life during the N64 era.
grap3fruitman
Banned
I need a replacement part for my TE2 that's been out of stock for some time now. Fml. I managed to cut the cords connecting all the buttons to the circuit and the cord is falling apart. Arghhhh
Maybe this is why they're going under...
Maybe this is why they're going under...
Bubba_Sparks
Member
End of an era. I always wondered how these third party companies stayed in business. Their products always felt so inferior to the official peripherals.
spazchicken
Member
I immediately looked at my Fight Stick TE with a new found fondness and value.
notworksafe
Member
good point. no one else's sticks work with fighters.
Oh gosh the memories. The terrible, horrible m memories.Sad...
RIP
spazchicken
Member
Why though? What happened?
You'd think that with the new fighting game releases over the past year and their new line of sticks, they would be doing great right now.
You'd think that with the new fighting game releases over the past year and their new line of sticks, they would be doing great right now.
With a Mad Catz N64 controller like this, we discovered that upon the plastic of the analog stick fling off, leaving the thin metal rod exposed, you were able to tilt the stick a little further with the added clearance. For games like Perfect Dark it meant being able to run faster. This helped with those time trials to unlock cheats and in multiplayer as well. Pretty interesting discovery. It sure started to hurt your thumb though, pressing it into a pointy metal tip.
Also I really liked their GCN/PS2/Xbox controllers, they felt pretty good.
I really wanted to try those that had the built-in fans to cool our your palm sweat, never got one though.
JordanN
Banned
RIP in peace Packers of the awful GameCube controller my older brother stuck me with.
I hope their employees land on their feet.
I was given a Madcatz controller to play Smash Bros. Melee. You can imagine how that went.
Madcatz, not even once.
BADCOMPLEX
Neo Member
I wonder if those PS4 Tekken 7 Fight Sticks are still going to come out.
I wonder if those PS4 Tekken 7 Fight Sticks are still going to come out.
I wouldn't buy a TE2+ if I were looking for a new stick.
MarkMan
loves Arcade Sticks
I wonder if those PS4 Tekken 7 Fight Sticks are still going to come out.
With the company filing for bankruptcy and it ceasing it's operations. It should be made aware that it is impossible for new products to be made/manufactured. Which sucks, if you were looking forward to it.
PDP are still going strong, so there's apparently a market for terrible third party peripherals.
It sucks because Hori doesn't use arcade parts anymore, I'm not sold on their hayabusa lever or buttons, it's all about dat JLF and LS-32.
Marky Mark
Member
They couldn't wait one more day to announce this?
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
To be fair, you can always mod the hori sticks with those buttons/stick.
Iced Arcade
Member
RIP in peace Packers of the awful GameCube controller my older brother stuck me with.
I hope their employees land on their feet.
I actually loved this controller
Why not? I've heard that the TE2+ are really nice sticks and are extremely popular within the community. I never got one because they were impossible to get from a very limited supply I'm guessing. I ended up with a HORI Kai with the Hayabusa buttons and might be looking into getting the Qanba Obsidian.
I've heard nothing but good things about the razer stick so far
https://www.razerzone.com/gaming-controllers/razer-panthera
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
The more I think about it.
With such a terrible name, terrible logo and terrible products they sold (outside the fight sticks), I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did.
With such a terrible name, terrible logo and terrible products they sold (outside the fight sticks), I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did.