Yeah I suggest getting a stick... maybe one of those mom & pop video game stores will have a used one for less.
I have this Hori stick; it's pretty good. I configured the controller set up to be as close to MK as possible... but not exactly... I get the feeling this stick was made for Tekken or Virtua Fighter. It's pretty good for SFIV too.
Saw this, but I'm not going to buy a stick just for one game.
And I won't be playing online until I master some of these characters. So far liking Scorpion, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade... damn it feels like the 90's again mentioning those names...