I guess since @Goarmagon hasn't been ridiculed for his answer, it isn't a trick question.
To be frank, I never had that problem with either the Xbox 360 nor the PS3 controller (I speak on those controllers because those are the only ones I've ever used extensively).
However, I've had instances with the 360 where I wore out the D-Pad back in the DOA4 days buffering Dokuja-Fujin stance.
But.. why are you using Christie thou? Did you give up on our Purple haired goddess? What about Momiji? :O xD @iHajinShinobi we're kicking him out of the Hajinmon sect >_>