-Ninja, you are one of the most popular streamers on the planet.
But you just made a big switch,
'cause you were over at Twitch for a while.
Now you're at Mixer. -Yes.
-Why the switch, and do you like it?
What's happening? -I absolutely love it, man.
And for people that don't know,
Microsoft is a, you know, owns Xbox,
one of the biggest gaming companies in the world.
-Yeah. -They own Mixer,
so I've already had a lot of incredible opportunities
switching over to Mixer, when it comes to actually,
you know, getting early access to video games
and being able to stream games for other people.
And it's, you know, it's really good as an influencer.
So, recently, "Gears of War 5" came out.
-Incredible game. -Whoo!
-And I was able to get that game a little early
and stream the campaign. -You got a little, "Ooh!"
-"Ooh!" That's all you need is a, "Ooh!"
-"Woof!" Yeah, there's a dog in our audience, yeah.
-That's what it's all about. It's all about that, "Ooh!"
-That's all you need. Yeah. -That's all I need.
-That's all you need. -I don't need much.
-Oh, what -- So you get all the games before they come out?
-Not necessarily all the games. Just a couple, and I, you know,
there's a lot of other big things that are in the works
with other, you know, big, massive gaming companies
that I know. -Do you debut them on Mixer,
or you just -- -Yeah, I can.
Yeah, that's one of the things, is I want to try to obviously
get a little bit more involved in maybe another release
and possibly teasing things, and, you know, pushing out
a lot of that early access information,
like trailers and, you know -- -Do you play other games
besides, like, shooter games? -Oh, absolutely.
-You do? -Yeah.
-Have you ever played "What Remains of Edith Finch"?
-I'm gonna give you -- I'm gonna raise that.
Not raise it. I'm going to match that.
I want you to play a game called "Until Dawn,"
because I know that "Until Dawn" is an incredible game.
-This is coming from Ninja. I love it.
"Until Dawn." -Trust me.
-Really? -"Until Dawn," incredible game.
And it's just, like, I feel like, I need to play that game.
-It's a P.O.V., like, you're a girl, and you go into a house.
-You're a girl. You're a guy. I mean, you're everywhere.
-Yes. -You know, you're, like,
every single decision that you make in the game
is what's going to affect what happens to someone else.
-It was, like -- It was like reading a book, but it was game.
-I need to play that game. What's the game called?
-"What Remains of Edith Finch."
You're a yellow thing, and you eat dots.
And then ghosts chase after you.
-Dude, that's great. [ Laughter ]
-It sounds good, right?
No, no, it's a real game. I swear to God.
And you'll love it. It's one of my favorite things.
-Okay. -It's gonna change your life.
-Alright. -Speaking of changing your life,
"Get Good: The Ultimate Guide to Gaming," by Ninja.
Dude, thank you for writing this book.
-Yeah, man.
-How would you describe it? It's not really, like,
a chapter book, where you read start to finish.
-Right, right, right. Honestly, you know,
it's for people like you who can, you know, if you read it,
you might be able to beat me at a game on the show
every once and a while.
-Please, that's never going to happen.
-No, realistically, though --
-Yeah, thank you. [ Laughter ]
I try, though, I try.
Why do I even try? -It's okay, man.
Realistically, though, I've been streaming for nine years.
I've been gaming for -- I'm, what, 28 now? Jesus.
I've been gaming for 18, 20 years of my entire --
-Since you were a baby. Stop.
-Oh, my God. But my goal was --
There are so many people every day, they ask me questions.
"How can I stream?
How do I this?
How do I start this?" -How do I set up a computer?
-And literally, it's all in the book.
-So this will be -- This will be --
This is like when you're starting,
this will be your kind of encyclopedia.
-100%. -You go here, and you go --
-There's everything you need to learn about gaming, streaming.
It's going to be in this book. -There's also --
You debunk a lot of myths that people have
about video games in general. -Yes.
-Like, one myth in there
is, like, "Do video games cause violence?"
-Ooh. It's a big question.
-I know. -We're all talking about it.
Just like there are movies that have, you know, rated PG-13,
rated R, same thing with video games.
You know, your kids shouldn't be playing
Rated M for Mature games.
So as parents, it's up to you guys to make sure
that you're watching and making sure your kids aren't playing
those violent games at a young age.
-Yeah.
How about the other myth
that "Video games make your kids antisocial"?
-Oh, man. Listen, I would honestly make the argument
that if you're playing video games,
you are probably more social
than most people who aren't playing video games.
I mean, I'm literally talking to --
You know, I mean, not only am I talking to my friends
and my family and people who are around me when I'm at home,
but I'm also communicating with people all across the world
and talking with my best friends who live in New York.
One lives in Nebraska. One lives in Kansas.
I'm talking to people all the time. You know what I mean?
-Do you meet up with these people?
-Absolutely. Yeah, at conventions
and gaming conventions
and tournaments and things like that.
-You married one of these people?
-Oh, I mean, absolutely. -Yeah.
-I mean, I technically did. -Right?
-Yeah, my beautiful wife, Jessica.
-She's awesome. But you guys were --
Did you meet online, or you just played together online?
-No, no, no. So, we met --
We didn't know one another.
But we met through video games.
I went to a tournament. It was called --
It was in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
It was one of the worst snowstorms in history.
-Perfect for video games. -Oh, yeah.
Perfect for video games. So, we get there.
I met her, added her on Facebook,
and we stayed in touch for, you know, four years.
And then finally we were both single.
And now we're married. Happily.
-Happily married. Absolutely. She's the best.
That's her backstage.
[ Applause ] Happily married.
You have this. You're on Mixer. You have a book.
-Yes. -And then, crazier news,
you just signed a deal with Adidas.
-Yes. -Like --
-Right here. Time in.
-I mean, what's going on?
-I can honestly say, I think, I recently did a shoot with --
I don't think I can say it yet,
but I did a shoot about Adidas with somebody.
And we talked about -- You know, they asked that question
like, "Your 13-year-old self, did you imagine
ever signing anything with Adidas whatsoever?"
And it's like, "No, I was playing soccer
using their stuff. But I was not by any means like,
'One day, one day, I'm going to have my own clothes and --'"
It's like, no. It's mind-boggling.
-What's next? What do you want to do next?
I mean, is there -- Do you have goals?
What -- You're crushing everything.
-Thank you, man. I would say, what's next?
I can't say anything specifically.
-Okay. -But for people
who are watching, just keep an eye out
on all the screens, both big and small.
-Really? Movies and TV?
Are you -- Wow. No, no, no.
Wasn't that impressive that I guessed what that was?
-That was incredible. That was amazing.
-Thank you. Are you going to host --
Are you going to host a talk show?
-I would absolutely love to. But unfortunately,
I feel like there's a lot of top talent out there.
So I'm going to wait. I'm going to wide it out.
I'm going to wait it out. I'm going to wait
till all the guys dip out. -That was a nice compliment.
I love you. Thank you. Tyler "Ninja" Blevins.