Mad Catz® Announces A New Generation of Premium Cyborg™ Gaming Mice

[Poyzon]

Mad Catz® Announces A New Generation of Premium Cyborg™ Gaming Mice

First Fully Adjustable High Performance Gaming Mice

San Diego, January 06, 2010

Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today unveiled a new range of premium Cyborg gaming mice expected to begin shipping in Spring 2010.

"Cyborg is best known for ergonomic and fully adjustable flight sticks, gaming mice and keyboards. The new mouse range incorporates the same market leading design principles and applies them to gaming mice. For the first time ever on a mouse, the key points of contact between the gamer’s hand and the mouse are fully adjustable allowing it to be customized for any grip preference” commented, Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. "The Cyborg mouse range was developed entirely in house and I believe they are the most comfortable gaming mice you’ll ever use. Besides, they just look cool!”

Following-up Darren Richardson said, "The addition of this line of mice bolsters Cyborg’s strong gaming keyboard market presence and is a continuation of our strategy of developing products that evoke a passionate consumer response.”
For a complete feature matrix, see the table at the end of the announcement. The gaming mice expected to ship as part of the range includes:

• Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse
  • Features: Fully Adjustable; 5600dpi laser; Programmable; Weight System; USB powered
  • MSRP: $99.99 / £79.99 / €99.99
• Cyborg R.A.T. 9 Gaming Mouse
  • Features: Wireless, Fully Adjustable, 5600dpi laser; Programmable,; Weight System; Powered by Rechargeable Batteries
  • MSRP: $129.99/ £99.99 / €129.99
• Cyborg R.A.T. 5 Gaming Mouse
  • Features: Adjustable Length; 4000dpi laser, Programmable; Weight System; USB powered
  • MSRP: $69.99/ £49.99 / €59.99
• Cyborg R.A.T. 3 Gaming Mouse
  • Features: 3200dpi laser; USB powered
  • MSRP: $49.99 / £34.99 / €49.99

Sample images. (I'm convinced this is a Terminator™ and would like to be the first to welcome our new robot overlords.)





Mad Catz® Announces A New Generation of Premium Cyborg™ Gaming Mice

[CAPO]

WOW! that thing looks like is going to take off in any moment! I prefer my simple G5 mouse...

[Poyzon]

About the only thing interesting to me on this is that it's fully adjustable, which from looking at it looks like you can make it longer/wider and maybe taller. Other than that, I'm kinda "meh" on it.

[Nghtmr9999]

So soon we can expect these things to have a coffee maker, LCD screen, cup holder, and 25 buttons with 10 modes? Sure is looking that way

[burningforce]

that thing is hideous!!!

never liked the "cyborg" line of madcatz, they are just fugly hardware.

I like my logitech mx518, nice and sleak

[Lindline]

Is it a robot in disguise?

[Poyzon]

Originally Posted by Lindline

Is it a robot in disguise?

I see what you're going for there.

[Lindline]

Originally Posted by Poyzon

I see what you're going for there.

That sidewheel is totally a machine gun. The center mouse wheel would pop down as a tire and give it mobility. This knobs in back are either missle launchers or rocket boosters (depending on which way it travels). The mouse buttongs would also fan out as wing.

My god! Its SkyNet's secret weapon!

[Tim]

I've contacted them for some units to do reviews on. Lets hope they bite, we had a great review for the logitech mouse!

[Lindline]

Oh Tim! Big idea! See about getting four units and we can do a group review on the videocast. I think itd be really cool to have multiple points of view on a review.

...but mostly cause I need a new mouse.