Clear 18 round magazine?

My Last Dart has reported (via Lamlamomo at the HVZ forums) pictures of a new clear 18 round elite magazine. The pictures have since been taken down from the original source (Baidu) but have made their way onto the 'net.

What does this mean? Will the elite series be getting more color choices? Will these be for sale individually? Are we getting new colors of darts? Hopefully, all of the above.

Kohl's Exclusive Update

Aside from the Rapid Strike Mission Kit, Kohl's also has a Lumitron exclusive that comes with an extra 14 glow-in-the-dark discs. Both have been spotted in stores with "A Kohl's Exclusive" sticker. The prices online are listed at $36.99 and $39.99 respectively. However, in store, they are only 20% off their "normal" price: $54.99 for the Rapid Strike Mission Kit, and $59.99 for the Lumitron. This brings the prices to roughly $44 and $48, which really isn't worth it considering the normal retail price.

Lumitron with 14 extra discs

 More photos after the jump.

Rapid Strike Mission Kit

Kohl's has these for sale on their website and they are appearing in stores. The kit includes a Retaliator (without barrel or stock attachments) and two 18 round magazines with 36 elite darts. According to Kohl's website the "original" price is $54.99, but is currently listed with the sale price of $36.99. No word yet on if this is a Kohl's exclusive or not, but if you don't care about the attachments or the 12 round magazine, this might be worth looking into.

Original Page: http://www.kohls.com/upgrade/webstore/product_page.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524892945609&pfx=pfx_shopcompare&cid=shopping14&mr:referralID=2663ca3f-1bad-11e2-8751-001b2166c2c0#

Last Day for Nerf Sale

Tomorrow (September 1st) is the last day for the Toys "R" Us Buy one get one free sale on all Nerf blasters. This includes Elite and Vortex lines. So far the store still has prices about $5 higher than other retailers, but this sale really makes picking up some of those more expensive blasters like the Hail-Fire and Pyragon worth it!

Coupon available here: http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/media/trus/IN082612B_test_cpns.pdf

Sunnyvale Toys "R" Us is stocked up!

Elite magazines and darts spotted in Bay Area

Elite 18 round magazines and 12 pack Elite dart refills have been spotted at local Toys "R" Us' throughout the Bay Area.

New Elite 18 round magazine and Elite darts

-Package contains one 18-round Elite Series clip system magazine and 18 Elite streamline darts

-Advertised price-point of $9.99; currently available on Amazon for $11.99, limit 5

-Magazines backwards compatible with previous Nerf clip system blasters

-Clear plastic side allows user to view magazine contents

-Right side placement of viewing window less than optimal for right-handed users

-Internal tabs limit capacity to 18 darts; prevents overloading, alleviates jams and double feeds

-Elite Streamline dart 25% lighter than original

-New dart head design redistributes weight towards front