Actually, I do have a question for MarkMan.
I'm very tempted to get these sticks. When you say that the components are not arcade-quality, what do you mean? I thought the Hori sticks WERE arcade quality, but just different, since the style of the stick is more popular in Japan.
For background, I have the Pelican "real arcade" stick, and although it looks real, the quality of the stick/buttons was lacking, and I subbed them out for real HAPP arcade parts.
My friend bought a Hori import, which looks to have the same design as these sticks, for 85 bucks, and presumably this also is arcade quality.
So are these Hori's different? Does Hori make a lower end arcade stick for these promotions? Or is this just a painted up standard Hori stick? Thanks