Nerf unveiled the Rival lineup back in 2015 when it introduced its new form of ammo. Instead of foam darts, the Rival blasters shoot small foam balls with golf-ball style dimples on the outer surface.

Scroll down for videos The new addition to Nerf's Rival line will be able to shoot the foam balls at a distance of up to 102 feet per second with the aid of a flywheel blaster. A flywheel ...

For nearly 30 years, Nerf has been synonymous with foam — foam balls, foam darts ... But the primary safety mechanism was building a TPE pellet with the right squish, and the team admits ...

The inconvenience improved with Nerf’s Rival line, which debuted in 2015, but for 2021 the company is introducing a new Hyper line of blasters that fire smaller foam balls so you’ll be ...

At Toy Fair 2015 in New York this weekend, Nerf will officially introduce its new Rival line starting with a pair of blasters that are capable of launching an inch-thick foam ball at speeds of up ...

The company decided to market just the ball as its own toy. In 1969 Nerf made its debut in the form of the four-inch polyurethane foam Nerf Ball, which Parker Brothers dubbed “the world’s ...

Though Nerf balls had been around for years ... Nerf nerds hail it as one of the most accurate and powerful foam-shooting pistols ever. Many assume that heavy artillery is needed to get serious ...

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After mastering foam darts and balls, Hasbro‘s NERF brand is now turning towards ... Just like its name suggests, the new toy gun fires gel pellets instead of foam projectiles, giving you ...