Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-24743922-20140626143401/@comment-23891957-20140902001033

GameGear360 wrote: Sorry to go off-topic, but....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Children-Soft-Ball-Gun-Toy-Play-Blaster-With-3-Foam-Bullets-Shoots-Rapid-Fires6-/171347594766?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Outdoor_Toys_Structures&hash=item27e51cce0e

The Striker Slingshot lives. I think my favorite part of that thing is that they even somewhat copied the Nerf logo. The dedication is impressive.

Xploderz are dumb, and I would never buy them, but BoomCo looks like it could be a serious competitor in the business once it gets it's mechanical aspects down. Part of Nerf's success is reusing parts to maximize reliability (read; reshelling with an additional feature) but BoomCo clearly wants each of their blasters to work differently fundamentally, which presents reliability or functional problems (the Twisted Spinner especially.)

Once they get their act together there, they can start really competing with Nerf.