Good news for MFi gamepad fans waiting on Mad Catz’ entry into a field that’s thankfully starting to fill up with options: the CTRLi and CTRLi Micro are both officially shipping from Mad Catz starting today. The controllers started shipping this week on Amazon in limited quantities, but now each controller is available on Mad Catz’s website, costing $49.99 for the full-size CTRLi and $39.99 for the CTRLi Micro. These are especially appealing at those prices as they undercut everything else out there among MFi controllers, especially with the Micro. However, given the clamoring for full-size controllers after the initial batch were all so small, that full-size one should be especially appealing.
Interestingly, even the smaller controller has a clip option, so unlike the SteelSeries Stratus, even the smaller one has appeal for iPhone owners, instead of just iPad owners. The controllers are each powered by AAA batteries, which can be annoying if you don’t have extra batteries with you on the go, but being tethered to a charging cable is also annoying, so it’s a trade-off. If that sounds better to you, or you’re looking to get into MFi gamepads at a cheaper cost, well, these options now exist for you. Additionally, the CTRLi and Micro CTRLi configuration apps can now be downloaded from the App Store as well, to test battery level and update controller firmwares.
