LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING?
ANYBODY HERE PLAY "CANDY CRUSH"?
WELL, I'M NOT SURPRISED SO MANY OF YOU DO BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST
BIG FUN.
IT'S BIG BUSINESS.
>> THE COMPANY THAT MAKES "CANDY CRUSH" HAS BEEN SOLD FOR A
STAGGERING $5.9 BILLION.
>> ACTIVISION BLIZZARD ANNOUNCED PLANS OVERNIGHT TO ACQUIRE KING
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT FOR $5.9 BILLION.
ACTIVISION BEST KNOWN FOR MORE TRADITIONAL GAMES LIKE "GUITAR
HERO" AND "CALL OF DUTY."
>> Stephen: YES, "CANDY CRUSH" GOT SOLD FOR $5.9 BILLION.
THAT'S EVEN MORE THAN DISNEY PAID FOR "STAR WARS,"
OR APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH I WOULD PAY TO SEE THE NEXT "STAR
WARS" MOVIE RIGHT NOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SO WHY DID THEY SPEND SO MUCH
MONEY?
WHY ALL THE CASH?
WELL, PARTLY BECAUSE LAST YEAR, THROUGH IN-APP PURCHASES,
CANDY CRUSH'S 474 MILLION MONTHLY USERS SPENT $1.3
BILLION.
AT LEAST SOME OF THAT WASN'T FROM WHEN DYLAN'S MOM LEFT HER
PHONE ON THE COUNTER.
BUT POSSIBLY, BECAUSE ACTIVISION BLIZARD JUST ANNOUNCED THE
CREATION OF THEIR OWN MOVIE AND TELEVISION STUDIO TO MAKE FILMS
BASED ON THEIR GAMES SUCH AS "CALL OF DUTY."
TO STAY TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL "CALL OF DUTY"
WHILE YOU WATCH THE MOVIE, THERE'LL BE A 12-YEAR-OLD
SITTING NEXT TO YOU TELLING YOU HOW MUCH YOU SUCK.
CLEARLY, IF I'M READING THIS RIGHT,
CLEARLY, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ACTIVISION MAKES A
MOVIE OUT OF "CANDY CRUSH," FEATURING NO DOUBT AN ALL-STAR
CAST LED BY LIAM NEESON AS MR. TOFFEE.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T EXIST, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A CLIP.
JIM?
>> MY SON.
>> Stephen: OH, FATHER, YOU'VE BEEN PIERCED WITH A CANDY CANE!
STAY STILL.
I'LL GET HELP.
SOMEONE, CALL THE DONUT DOCTOR!
>> NO, NO, SON.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
MY GAME IS OVER.
AS OUR PEOPLE SAY, I AM OUT OF MOVES.
>> Stephen: DON'T SAY THAT, FATHER.
YOU JUST NEED TO EAT.
HERE, I BROUGHT YOU SOME LEMON DROPS!
>> DINE!
>> Stephen: I'M SUCH A FOOL!
I PUT THREE OF THEM TOGETHER, AND THEY DISAPPEARED!
SO SORRY.
>> IT'S ALL RIGHT, MY SON.
NOT EVEN A TRIPLE COLOR BOMB COMBO COULD SAVE ME NOW.
WHERE-- WHERE WERE YOU?
>> Stephen: FATHER, I WAS STUCK AT THE ICE CREAM CAVES.
I WAS CLEARING ALL THE JELLIES, JUST AS YOU TAUGHT ME, FATHER!
>> DID YOU, DID YOU SLIDE THE RED ONES DOWN?
>> Stephen: I DID.
>> GOOD BOY.
DID YOU SLIDE THE BLUE ONES, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: YES!
I EVEN GOT ONE OF THOSE SICK COMBO CHAIN REACTIONS GOING.
I CRUSHED AS MANY AS I COULD, AND THE GUMMY FISHES TRIED TO
HELP, BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH.
>> IT'S OKAY, SON.
YOU'VE GIVEN AN OLD MAN HIS FINAL SUGAR RUSH.
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, LEAVE ME.
YOU MUST DEFEAT THE BUBBLEGUM TROLL BEFORE HE REACHES
BUTTERSCOTCH BOULDERS.
>> Stephen: BUT I CAN'T DO THAT!
>> YOU CAN!
YOU MUST!
YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED: SKILL, STRATEGY, AND MY LOLLIPOP
HAMMER.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: OH, BUT, FATHER, I CAN'T.
>> DAMN IT, BOY, TAKE IT!
THERE'S NO PLACE IN THIS SWEET WORLD FOR YOUR SALTY TEARS.
>> Stephen: BUT, FATHER, I CAN'T JUST LEAVE YOU HERE LIKE SOME
WORTHLESS LICORICE SWIRL!
>> HUSH, SON.
-- I-- HAD A GOOD LIFE.
I SPENT MY BEST YEARS CRUSHING CANDY.
AND, YES, AS I CRUSHED, I WOULD SOMETIMES THINK, "THIS IS A HUGE
WASTE OF TIME.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
I COULD BE READING A BOOK, OR ANYTHING."
BUT I KEPT ON GOING.
I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN THE BEST FATHER.
THERE WERE WALLS BETWEEN US-- BEAUTIFUL, SHINY WALLS OF
JELLYBEANS AND LOZENGES.
AND NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED TO BREAK DOWN THOSE WALLS,
THERE'D BE A NEW LEVEL, AND, WELL, THERE'D JUST BE NEW WALLS.
WALLS THAT KEPT ME FROM YOU.
NOW THAT I'M DYING, I REALIZE-- I REALIZE, I-- ARE YOU PAYING
ATTENTION?
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WHAT?
WHAT?
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT?
GO BANNING.
THIS LEVEL IS REALLY HARD.
>> SON, MY TIMER HAS NEARLY RUN OUT, AND THERE'S SOMETHING I
SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU LONG AGO.
I... LOVE...
>> Stephen: LET'S SEE, HERE.
99 CENTS?
YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO.
FATHER!
NO!
YOU ARE GONE, BUT I SHALL CRUSH ON IN YOUR MEMORY.
AND FROM THE MINTY MEADOW TO THE FUDGE FJORD, YOUR LEGACY SHALL
FOREVER BE REMEMBERED BECAUSE I WILL SHARE YOUR HIGH SCORE ON
FACEBOOK!