Every tried pulling off the Ryu’s Dragon Punch (aka Shoryuken 昇龍拳) using the Classic Controller ? Ah ha … not an easy feat.

Yeh, okay maybe I’m just hopeless at Street Fighter II … but surely I’m not the only one that finds these moves tough with the Classic Controller. There is a good reason for this (apart from my lame lack of l33t gaming sk1llz) … these are arcade games, designed for arcade controllers.

To the rescue: the (officially licensed) Hori Wii Fighting Stick!!

Yup, it’s one of those arcade style controllers with a little “Chup’a'chup” joystick and 6 big mashable buttons. Looks pretty solid, and the reviewers think so too. You can get ‘em at Amazon for USD$ 42.99 which is a decent deal if you ask me (or about AUD$47.40 , not including postage. Gotta love that exchange rate).

Check out the review at Cubed3. There is currently one favorable review at Amazon too.
(Via the ever vigilant Go Nintendo)