Shelf News: Late July/Early August

Went to my local Target since I heard they had new stuff in stock.  Here's what I found!  The "Range Master" from BuzzBee is out.  It's claims ranges of 60 feet and the barrel extension increases it's size to 3 feet in length.  Has a faux scope (that at a glance looks real) and Suction Darts that are loaded into this bolt-action blaster from the right side.  Pricetag was 17.99 USD (it was just in the wrong spot when I took this picture).

Also, from the Air Warriors line from BuzzBee is the Cougar.  It's a "10 Dart Automatic Indexing" blaster with a stubby stock.  Looks interesting, but I've still never bought any brand of Dart Blaster other than Nerf.  I might check either this or the Range Master out though.

Nerf's "Firevision" sports gear has hit shelves as well.  These glasses have Green or Red LEDs that shine forward to "illuminate" special silver strips on the Nerf Foam Footballs and Basketballs.  Only problem with this is that if you're not tracking the ball in front of you, it won't light up... so if you biff catching a pass or something like that, well, you've gotta find it with these special glasses too.

Xploderz seems to have caught on to the "Light it Up" idea Nerf had back in March.  Albeit it's a little late, but they're trying to keep up.  The "Night Fighterz" Gen-700 claims 85 ft ranges while the Gen-1000 claims 95 feet of range.  There is special Glow-ammo that these use that are included and sold in refill packs.

There are Lazer Tag sets on shelves now. These are slated to be released at Toys R Us and Wal-Mart too, but Target beat 'em to the punch.  So far, just the single blaster sets are being sold.  I get a lot of questions as to whether the LTAR can work without an iOS, and the packaging on these blasters does nothing to suggest that you can use an LTAR without the iOS.  I do plan on making another video to correct Hasbro's gigantic overlook of this by publicizing the heck outta the fact that these CAN be used without an iOS. Single blaster sets, in Orange and White, retail at Target for 32.99 USD.

 And finally, more Elite gear has been hitting shelves.  I've seen Rampages, Retaliators, 18 Dart Quick Reload Clips, Bandoleers, and now just the normal refill packs.  There are packs of 12 and of 30 out there for the Elite Lineup.  I haven't seen any Hailfire blasters on shelves yet, but I did manage to find a spot for one, so I'll keep my eyes out for that thing.