EA announces latest NERF Wii game with new and improved blaster

Thought all your dreams of an all-in-one NERF gun / Wii controller were fulfilled with the original NERF Blaster Controller? Think again. 'Cause EA has now announced its follow-up NERF 2: N-Strike Elite game, which will of course also come bundled with a new and improved NERF Switch Shot EX-3 blaster. As before, this one will house the Wiimote inside to let you use it with the game or let you ditch it to take things outside (or to the office), and it adds a new attachable "NERF decoder scope" that'll let you detect enemy weak spots, decode secret messages, and uncover other hidden gameplay elements. And, well, it's a NERF gun and a Wii controller. Is there anything else you really need to know? No word on a price just yet, but you can look for the bundle to launch sometime this fall.

[Thanks, Vincent]

[Meekermoloko Posted Jul 9th 2009 12:56AM]

I miss my orange Nerf football.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 12:59AM]

"it's a NERF gun and a Wii controller"...and a decoder!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:06AM]

would have been better just black no?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:23AM]

We haven't gotten black video game guns in a while.
heck, we haven't gotten black toy guns in a while now.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:09AM]

nerd gun.

[Shidell Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:12AM]

Mmm.. eh.

Make one for the Xbox when Natal goes live--I might buy that.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:22AM]

My nerdiness radar is of the chart!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:24AM]

When it comes to the Wii, EA is lazy or bored. Maybe both!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:25AM]

I seriously checked to see if it was April 1st after reading this...

[paul34 Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:38AM]

Oh come on... we all know blasters are uncivilized.

[dicobalt Posted Jul 9th 2009 2:26AM]

Ehh, next patch they will probably nerf any advantage you get with it. ;P

[manifest3r Posted Jul 9th 2009 2:53AM]

(>^_^(u 0_0)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 3:11AM]

Been a while since i've seen a Nerf gun on Engadget

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 8:57AM]

"Be Sure To Drink Your Ovaltine?" Son of a B!

[Wwhat Posted Jul 9th 2009 11:04AM]

Still outlawed in germany I bet though, they went really nuts after that shooting and decided to blame games (they were already on a crusade against them for many years, blood in games for instance had to be green) and now they have laws against 'killerspiele' and a recent LAN event was called off because the mayor didn't allow 'violent games' which includes countertrike (although that was originally rated 16) and warcraft 3 (rated 12), and all that even though the event was for 18 and older only.
Seems they really like to push people around.. still.

[uberFu Posted Jul 9th 2009 5:28PM]

Does it actually fire NERF Missiles at the TV?

[nerdstrap Posted Nov 27th 2009 9:59AM]

pew! pew! pew! pew! kitties beware!!!

[chunklicious Posted Nov 27th 2009 10:26AM]

sweet

[Morphius Posted Nov 27th 2009 10:35AM]

Very cool, gotta love nerf.

[slobeavis Posted Nov 27th 2009 11:16AM]

Loved NERF as a kid. NERF is still my go-to choice for presents.

[beaker Posted Nov 27th 2009 11:17AM]

wii-licious

[Breex243 Posted Nov 27th 2009 11:22AM]

Wii controller AND a Nerf gun? Genius.

[Inc Posted Nov 27th 2009 12:02PM]

I'll take that.

[DaveinSC Posted Nov 27th 2009 1:39PM]

Who me???

[Barkus Posted Nov 27th 2009 1:41PM]

I know the dog will somehow get a hold of it and chew it up but hey... I'll take one anyway. Makes me wonder sometimes if anything NERF is like cat nip to dogs!

[ppmcdoodles Posted Nov 27th 2009 2:04PM]

i want to squeesh it in my hands.

[jwood82 Posted Nov 27th 2009 2:13PM]

I want it!

[cannotdraw Posted Nov 27th 2009 4:13PM]

why not haha

[gizhola Posted Nov 27th 2009 4:42PM]

My son enjoyed the first version. Maybe I can win him v2.0.

[twbrien Posted Nov 27th 2009 5:54PM]

Ah memories.