Foam darts have been Nerf’s mainstay for decades, but in recent years, the company has been expanding to other foam projectiles, like the tiny balls its powerful Rival blasters fire. But today ...

It’s a blaster designed to fire 48 darts in a second or so, or a truly ludicrous 288 Nerf balls. Like so many rapid fire blaster designs, it’s based on a pair of rotating wheels which fling ...

“We wanted a ball that was built for having a blaster in your hand,” says Kleinman. Originally, it wasn’t clear that Nerf’s official sport would include a ball at all. The company ...