citation needed] Nerf Rival blasters are targeted towards an older target market than Nerf's better-known dart blasters.

In 1987, Kenner was bought by the Tonka Corporation, which itself was purchased by Hasbro in 1991, [9] which then became the owner of Nerf. Released in September 2019, Nerf Ultra (branded as ULTRA) blasters fire a new, propriety dart design that is marketed as "THE FARTHEST FLYING DART EVER. Collect and upgrade 44 original NERF blasters from iconic lines like Ultra, Mega, Elite, MotoBlitz, and DinoSquad. NERF: Superblast brings the excitement of NERF battles to life in a fast-paced multiplayer FPS game! I have had this game for a while now and at first it was really fun to play, but the game makers keep changing the game play, With EVERY change the game messes up more, game freezes or the screen goes crazy and you lose control of your character.

This design was created in response to the growing number of third-party darts, including exact knockoffs from China, available for N-Strike Elite blasters at a much lower cost than Nerf-brand darts. Hasbro reinvents Lazer Tag for the smartphone generation, lets you live out your Doom-fueled fantasies".

Hyper rounds are similar in design to Rival rounds, but are smaller and made of a thermoplastic elastomer material that is more rubber-like than the foam used in Rival rounds. The current generation of Lazer Tag blasters attach to iPhones or iPod Touch units for enhanced playability.In August 2022, developers Secret Location under licence from Hasbro [38] released the Virtual reality game multiplayer shooter titled NERF Ultimate Championships for the Meta Quest 2 platform. Some of our vintage or prior versions of toy and game instructions may be more difficult to decipher or have less clarity. The SmashShot is a very small launcher-esque blaster with a single trigger on top, which the user can "smash" down to fire a Foam Car. New Season Pass with tons of rewards, such as Outfits, Blaster Skins, Gems, Power Cards, Points, Coins, Crates!