Mad Catz to sell new affordable fightstick in Japan

Mad Catz announced that it will release Mad Catz Arcade Fightstick Pro for PlayStation 3 on March 28 and for Xbox 360 later in Japan. Mad Catz sticks in the market are currently between 16,800- 23,800 yen, but this new stick will be retailed at 12,800 yen.

Most importantly, Umehara shows how popular he is in Japan as gaming news sites put his name in the headline. Niconico also picked this up and put it in the news feed that will be displayed on top of every user streams on the network. Umehara is famous on Niconico so the headline is just "The arcade controller used by Umehara"

4Gamer.net
Mad Catz's arcade controller for pros "Arcade Fightstick Pro" for PS3 & Xbox 360 announced

Dengeki
Mad Catz's arcade controller used by Umehara, Tokido, Mago "Arcade Fightstick Pro" releasing March 28

Famitsu
"Arcade Fightstick Pro" used by Umehara, Tokido, Mago to be released
 
Game Watch
Mad Catz releasing "Arcade Fightstick Pro" - Arcade controller used by Umehara and pros.

Inside Games 
Mad Catz's "Arcade Fightstick Pro" used by Umehara announced for Japan

Niconico
Mad Catz's "Arcade Fightstick Pro" used by Umehara announced for Japan