"Phallic puns aside" hahaha
Any old school street fighter player will be drooling over the shaft.

Looks great. Do you think it's better than SNK Playmore's NeoGeo Stick 2 for Wii?
http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/goods/goods54.php

I'll wait on the SNK stick. Seriously, who uses WIRED controllers anymore? Dumb.

I'm sticking to my classic controller...

I'm happy with my Hori Fighting Stick, thanks.

"The manufacturer claims that this is because wireless controllers can have delays in response times..."

Thats probably an excuse and what they really meant to say was its cheaper to get the license to make a gamecube controller than a wii controller or something like that.

I would like it if someone made a cable that would let you hook up the classic controller to the game cube ports so you could play gamecube games with the classic controller.

@Tim

Actually, I think they are correct about the slowdown. My uncle grew up playing the NES, and "Punch Out!!" was one of his favorites. So I let him use the Wii-mote to play, and he said the timing for dodging was different. The same thing happened in Super Mario Bros. 2 in the bonus game where you stop the roulette. I know how masterful he is when it comes to retro games since he beats Zeldas, Castlevanias, etc. without dying(mainly since he lacked a life in high school ), and his skill seemed to noticibly slip. He almost beat Mr.Dream though.

To me, 40 bucks seems expensive for a joystick like that, but I never felt the authentic experience. Classic fans should go for it.

Waxxy, I still like to use wired controllers now and then. But then I'm old, and wireless is still futuristic and strange to my ancient eyes.

Hmmm, while I aprove of an arcade joystick peripheral, Im not too impressed with the design. I like the six big buttons, and steel core stick is a great idea. But Im not feelin this wobbly wavey lookin base. Loved the square Neo-Geo design, but not this. The white looks like crap, but midnight black is pretty cool. $40? I'll pass on this, now if they released a Neo-Geo stick with six buttons and a steel core stick Id be all over that bad boy!

lol I chuckled a few times reading that article. I guess it's a good thing the joystick is only available online as I would probably get some weird looks if I were to go to a retail store asking the guy behind the counter if he had a "black shaft"

not sure about the shaft, really like the neogeo stick and the hori stick. i used to have a hori stick for my ps2, and it was probably 1 of the best sticks ive ever used. ill probably get a hori, they are usually very good!

The Hori Fighting Stick Wii DOES NOT work with Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Or at least it doesn't at my house.

oh, never mind, i wanted it more for the old school 2d fighters, street fighter, et al.
apart from not working with smash bros, is it any good?

I dunno about the Hori stick. I returned it to the store that sold it to me with Brawl... (I didn't return Brawl. It's freakin' awesome.)

Thats probably an excuse and what they really meant to say was its cheaper to get the license to make a gamecube controller than a wii controller or something like that.

Eh, not really. Back when wireless controllers where coming out for the PS1, and even the PS2 if the controller used a RF frequency (It may have been IR or something else) it experienced a lag. But either way having cords is not a bad thing. Saves on battery life, and never lags.

I wish someone made a Wii addon to USB adpator so we could use all these great stuff on the PC (even the Nunchuk alone would be usefull to me!). Since the NeoGeo Stick only has 4 buttons, the Shaft truly is me #1 choice. I will pick it up ASAP. But I still dream of the SNES Joypad addon first...

Meh. I wouldn't get it. I don't have enough games that would work well with it, I have 2 CCs, and I think I could get something better with $40.

Buy a controller...or buy VC/Wiiware. WIN!

I use enough $ on others video game stuff

doesn't look worth it

If it was cheaper, I'd get it. But at $40? Pass.

If they were wireless, I would've bought four of them right now... Oh well. Hopefully Nintendo releases something similar... and it would be nice if Nintendo release a N64 controller for the Wii... imagine an all white, Wii-styled N64 controller... beautiful.

Pass.

A for effort though.

They'd need more N64 games first DJ

You guys list Super SFII Turbo (SNES) as one of the games. It doesn't exist! Only Super SFII and SFII Turbo were released for SNES.

@ Dazza

You guys should do a review of the hori stick, for comparison purposes.

Well my classic controller is fine by me .
It will most probably be $50..00 here in Australia $60-70.00 once you add the taxes so it would be about over double the classic controllers $29.95au price .

will this work with the metal slug anthology for wii? that's a HUGE selling point for me.. if not, will any of the other 2 sticks be compatible?

I'll quite happily stick with my X-Arcade joystick for these kind of at-the-arcade thrills.

Personally I don't believe a word about the so called "lag" problem, unless the wireless systems they were testing were terrible (or terribly outdated). There shouldn't be any more than about 20 nanoseconds of lag these days, with or without wires, pretty much undetectably for humans but just enough so that the console can process what you'll pressing. Sounds like a marketing ploy.

And I hate Blister packaging as well.

I'd rather have that Super Famicom Wii controller that you said Play-Asia was going to start preorders for...but it's not there anymore!!! (

@ zss_shadow
Well, if your expert NES uncle thinks there is lag I won't argue with him because I'm not an expert myself at NES games. It is possible that after all these years he is a bit rusty if he hasn't been playing recently.(joking)

@ Mirokunite
They used IR prior to the 32bit era which required a clear line of sight like a TV remote. Early RF controllers used the low 900Mhz frequencies which wasn't quite enough for a lag free experience. Ever since they moved on to the higher 2.4Ghz range (WiFi) I think it has become a thing of the past. Unless of course you have a wireless device creating interference with the 2.4Ghz range.

Reply to Shiryu:

There are a few different programs out there that will let you use your Wii Remote with your PC as long as you have a bluetooth antenna or a bluetooth dongle. Let the power of Google guide you.

I got the Hori stick, and it was worth every penny. I just dont like how the Shaft here looks, So unless I get some kind of gift card, ill pass.

Real competitive nuts can notice lags in wireless controllers that use radio frequencies. It becomes an issue particularly in fighting games, where being a half second off can mean the difference between a connected hit or a punishable whiff. (In case you're wondering, yeah. I'm one of them.)

While I enjoy using my WaveBird (I like the grips of the GC controllers) I've switched to using my Classic Controller for Brawl because Bluetooth has a lower lag difference than radio does. I don't notice any lag at all using the CC, even when compared to my wired GC controller. (as opposed to my WaveBird, grr...) So, I don't really understand where this "better than wireless" problem comes in - at least, with a Wiimote enabled hookup, anyway.

Also, the lag on Punchout!! is rather odd. I always assumed it was because I was used to Mike Tyson's Punchout!!, but it may be something else altogether. I doubt it's the controller's fault, but it could very well be.

@Big=Sexy

Bluetooth operates in the 2.4Ghz range. The first Wavebirds released operated in the 900Mhz range. Maybe you have one of those. Nintendo eventually switch the Wavebird over to 2.4Ghz later on in its life cycle.

@Dazza-
In sticking with tradition, I'd like to correct you. "Well I am a little rusty so I would say I did pretty good..." should say, "Well*,* I am a little rusty*,* so I would say I did pretty well." It's all in good fun! Anyway, the shaft looks very nice. Perhaps I can slip a birthday hint to someone... I would really like to play F-Zero X with it. Have you tried plugging it into a GCN?

I wonder how playing Resident Evil 4 would feel like?

For the one saying Punch out is lagging what av inputs are you using plus what type of TV? HDTVs have lag issues unless you use the right inputs plus certain ones have a game mode that disables what causes the lag or you have to do it yourself if the tv manufactorer allowed you to.

" wonder how playing Resident Evil 4 would feel like?"

Wii version blows the old style controls out of the way. So why bother?

@Dazza- Easy! I might just have to correct your morals! You ought not to stereotype! As you know, we Americans have a very clean history in terms of treating others equally. Alas, that is not true. Many of my fellow countrymen probably couldn't tell Mario from one of "those dern tuhrrists." Perhaps I am not helping my country's image by bashing it. That said, let it be known that not every American is as corrupt and "ill-advised" as our President!
I would also like to suggest that you improve your grammar if you want to continue being an internet journalist! I suppose I will have to let you off with a warning. I have been called "The English Language Cop" by a few of my friends and relatives, by the way. The main reason I am letting you off with a warning is because you seem to be awfully busy. Almost all of the recent articles have been written by you, unless I am mistaken. I believe I will have to correct my own mistake! My parallelism is awful! How could I change from active to passive voice like that? I digress.

I do not intend to be rude. Keep up the good work, and continue to keep us posted. By the way, have you heard about the next Mortal Kombat? It looks atrocious! Look it up if you haven't already. MKII would be a good game to use with the Shaft.

@Clayfrd
Forget "The English Language Cop", you're our friendly neighborhood "Grammer Nazi!"

Did it really take 5 months to get your shaft or do you think it won't take that long now?

@Tim:
Well, no wonder. That's what I get for expecting things to be fine out the gate. This happened with Melee, too. Stupid Player's Choice edition.

...I hope it's not a trend.

@SmaMan - That's hilarious! You make the title sound so bad, though!

I'm waiting for an actual Wii-Zapper that plugs in through a GC port and looks something like an actual zapper, not an assault rifle.

Woo, love that this stick works with Gamecube games, since I'd rather play my disc copy of F Zero GX than download F Zero X. However, will Aussie see any of these arcade sticks in our stores (complete with over inflated Aus prices) or are we doomed to online purchasing?

if i had $40 id go to ebay and get myself one of those super famicom Classic Controllers.

Any news if it works with MEtal Slug anthology?