London Toy Fair 2014 - Thoughts on the Nerf overview from UK Nerf
UK NERF was at the London Toy Fair this week, and posted up a report of what Hasbro had on display. Hasbro sent out exclusive release info already on the Nerf Zombie Strike Slingfire, N-Strike Mega Thunderbow, N-Strike Elite Demolisher, and Rebelle Agent Bow.
UK Nerf, was able to try them out. Make sure to read the entire report, but here are some choice bits:
About the Slingfire:
"About
the same size as the Sledgefire and roughly the same weight. This was
designed to be used one handed so the balance is spot on. You can flick
it to prime it and it lands neatly in your hand so rapid fire with this
technique would be possible with a little practice, keeping the other
hand free for a secondary or to reload."
The Demolisher:
" The Grenade launcher is not detachable, nor
can it be without a lot of work (as far as I could see). It is fairly
heavily integrated into the shell and I
think if it were removable, simply using it would wrench it off the rail
anyway." Word has it the Demolisher may be full auto due to the popularity of the Rapidstrike, so that remains to be seen.
Go read the rest if you want to know more! It sounds promising though, and I am looking forward to getting a turn at these come New York Toy Fair. UK Nerf mentions a total of 10 releases, so it's bound to be a busy year. No word on N-Force or Dart Tag though, we'll have to wait and see.
I'd really love to say more and speculate, but honestly there's not much to say without the blasters. It's a little weird to see the Thunderbow reliant on the bow arm as part of the priming mech, unlike the Big Bad Bow or BnA, where the bow arms were extraneous. The Demolisher is going to be fun I think, and I really want to know if the diameter of the missile is the same as the Mega darts. I strongly think the Rebelle Agent Bow is going to be the dark horse of the new releases, with the new arrows (tipped something like ball, per UK Nerf). Anyway, have fun with the info! It looks like Hasbro didn't allow video or photos at all in their showroom hence the lack of images and photos from anybody. UK Nerf does have some new angles though. Thanks to them for taking time out of their lives to make the trip!
Lock and Load.
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| A shot from last year's New York Toy Fair |
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