Paintball Journal

Adding to the slew of new hoppers entering the market, NXe has released a tiny bit of information on the NXe JRNY…

Here’s what we have so far:

Dear NXe Members,

How are you? I hope all is well.

We are very close to making some announcements to the industry. As members and loyal customers, I feel you should all be hearing our announcements from us directly and not through a secondary source. We appreciate your continued support and thank you.

As many of you know, we have already released and are shipping most of our new ‘08 line-up. Our team here has done a great job on the new line-up and if you have not seen it yet in person, just go to your local shop and check it out.

As you just read, I said “most” of the new products have been released. For those of you who have been following and seeing our advertisements in all the top paintball magazines, you may have noticed our tag line on the bottom of the ads that says “The Journey Continues. . .” Many customers have asked us what that means. We didn’t really answer them, but now we will let the cat out of the bag.

At the upcoming NPPL Commander’s Cup in San Diego, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, we will formally introduce our newest introduction, The “JRNY” (Journey). The JRNY is the first NXe item outside of the soft goods category.

Our team of electrical and mechanical engineers have taken 2 years to develop what will become “the Best Hopper in the business.” We will introduce it at Commander’s Cup and no pictures or other information about the “JRNY” will be released until then

Please come on down to San Diego and experience a great paintball event as well as the hottest new product to hit the paintball industry in a long, long time. We will have the NXe trailer there as well as a VIP area that will overlook center court. We want you to be a part of this so we will hold a contest and have 10 winners who will be invited to come and hang out with us in our VIP area, meet the NXe team, as well as most of our Pro Teams and industry dignitaries.

Hope to see you there and don’t forget, “The Journey Continues. . .”

All the best,
John Bosch

Well, “best hopper in the business” and “hottest new product” seem like tall orders, but if anyone can fill them, I’d have to assume that NXe can. NXe has long been known for their high-quality products, and so I hope that their first foray into hard goods goes just as well for them. However, I find it difficult to believe that they will be able to deliver on such promises, but that just might be the fact that I’m a little bit cynical about things like that.

Again, though, NXe is poised to pull something like that and sweep the market. That’s largely due to the fact that they have a completely clean slate in the hard equipment market and a great reputation outside of it.

What I do like about this little glimpse of the JRNY is all the stuff that NXe is pulling to promote it. They’re making NPPL Commander’s Cup sound more and more appealing to me, and I’m a die hard World Cup over Commander’s Cup guy. The secrecy adds a lot to the appeal and I’m happy that they are making a big deal about keeping it all a secret.

I have to assume that the NXe JRNY will be a quality piece of equipment like everything else that NXe has made. They wouldn’t just throw something out there to sully their reputation, especially considering the many high-profile professional teams that they sponsor. Next year is going to be a great one for the pros, as it looks like their choices in everything from guns to hoppers are going to be extremely varied.