Hori Real Arcade Pro coming to US market!

Tired of importing and paying those insane shipping costs? Or waiting for a site to restock?

You’re in luck.

Hori will be bringing the Real Arcade Pro to the US shores. There will be an official US distributor for the sticks. Expect them to be ready for sale in September! Start saving up! If sales go well, other Hori sticks and future ones may come to the US as well!

I’ll post more when they are available for sale.

and where did you read this?

I didn’t read this anywhere. I know this because I’m part of the US distribution team. :slight_smile:

Sounds incredibly unheard of expecially from hori, and if this is true i hope they put sanwa buttons in it :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Unreliable. lol. Oh well, it’s usually the uninformed that make stupid remarks. :confused:

Believe me, Hori is coming to the US. Why do you think Hori sponsored and donated prizes to EVO2004? They’re trying to get their own space in the US market, their best chance is for the fighting game community.

you = complete fucking idiot. Let me check, Markman you’re still a senior editor at VGO right?

IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO OR WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT SHUT THE FUCK UP.

LOL you take that shit to the heart or something, It sounded unreliable to me because its something that hasnt been seen before. Jesus christ just chill the fuck out

Yea you’re right, releasing a stick in the US is virtually unheard of. Of course you’d think it’s unreliable… :rolleyes:

there, its edited. And from HORI yes its virtually unheard of

wow very good news. thx Mark.

one question tho, can u put something underneath the plexi or whatever it is, like custom art??

-tokendagreens =)

Actually it’s a solid piece of reflective metal/hard plastic. You can do it though if you decide to put your own plexi on it though.

It’s a sheet of mirror-like metal. The buttons are not Sanwa but the stick is.

Finally, I was waiting for a public announcement. Go VGO!

Very cool.

What about pricing?

I’d say about $100 is going to be the cost. If it’s cheaper than that, I’d buy one for sure.

Fuck. I guess you pay for what you get…still I’ll just mod Pelican one of these days…

I thought it was gonna be $70? Or it might’ve been $79.

I’ll get one for shizzle.

-Jom

Well, it’s just my speculation, honestly. If you were to buy a hori stick overseas, it would cost you $80, and that is without shipping and handling (which is another $40-$50 making the total to be an average of $125). So, if they were to sell these things in America, then you are looking at a $20 markup for import fees. Let’s cross our fingers and hope for a bargain…

It sounds like you’re talking about an STD. It’s you get what you pay for.

I hope the stick sells for around 80$, because for 100$ I can easily build myself a custom.

it’d be awsome if it really did come out, though i’d probably just rather buy one from darkside.