Yes, videogame merchandising has gone as far as shoes now. Nike and Capcom are working together to make official Street Fighter themed shoes. The Nike Street Fighter pack is made up of two designs but more are on the way.
The blue and white Dunk Low shoes are based on Chun-Li and the white, red and black design Dunk Mid kicks are inspired by Ryu. It looks like the branding is just based on colors as there is no Street Fighter or Capcom logo anywhere on the shoes. The shoes will be out towards the end of the year.
They look great, but if you're going to brand something, why not go all out? If done right, seeing Street Fighter characters on the shoes would be pretty rad.
Nike Dunk SB – Street Fighter Pack [SNKRBook, via N-SB]
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10:00 PM on 07.01.2010 | 
Those Seuss shoes kick ASS, though.
But Dr. Seuss shoes? Mother fucker, I need those.
I'm a big fan of Nike collectibles. No one here realizes but Nike kicks are worth a lot of money over a short period of time.
What?
@kefkaesque: LOL I just thought of that
That said, I like the Ryu ones but I think the Chun-Li ones could use a tiny bit of yellow. Not too much, but a line or two of it would really bring it home.
Creating a "game tie-in" shoe by slapping some cheesy graphics on a normal shoe: cynical.
Creating a "game tie-in" shoe by making a normal shoe and claiming it's related to a game: extra cynical.
Only the trajicly fashionly retarded wear sneakers of any kind and call it fashion.
Ghettfobulous is not fashion!
Damn, son, if you're gonna criticize ghetto fabulous, you could at least learn how to spell that shit.
Watch and learn. Srsly it's good for you.
I would wear these, i think they're pretty bad-ass. however if they had ChunLi's face all over them and the SF logo i wouldn't.
Do want.
They are nice though.
The Ryu shoes could have had a front that sorta resembles the his sparing gloves, the shoe lace and rim could have worked together to look like his bandanna, and the nike swoosh could have been combined with a Hadouken to make a Hadouken swoosh.