Crushed It: Candy Crush & The Fleeting Popularity of Mobile Games

Pete Prestipino
by Pete Prestipino 03 Nov, 2015
Crushed It: Candy Crush & The Fleeting Popularity of Mobile Games

Candy Crush maker King Digital has been acquired by game publisher Activision Blizzard (ATVI) for a reported $5.9 billion. What does this mean for the future of your favorite mobile and social games? 

The deal combines two of the top five highest-grossing mobile games in the U.S. (Candy Crush Saga and Candy Crush Soda Saga), with the top global console video-game franchise in Call of Duty, and the world's biggest PC game franchise, World of Warcraft.

The question will be whether Candy Crush remains popular with users. Will they continue playing the game(s), particularly with so many alternatives? Let us know your thoughts with a comment below! 

Pete Prestipino
Pete Prestipino
Digital marketing executive with proven experience in all aspects of search engine optimization (SEO), performance-based advertising, consumer-generated/social media, email marketing, lead generation, Web design, usability, and analytics. - 20-year Internet marketing veteran, currently serving as the Digital Marketing Campaign Manager at Antenna Group (formerly Chicago Digital). - Former Editor-In-Chief of Website Magazine, and a regular speaker on Web technology digital marketing strategy - Author of several books on digital marketing Including Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web Success; Affiliate 360: The Fundamentals of Performance Marketing; Domains 360: The Fundamentals of Buying & Selling Domain Names, and SEO 360: The Fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization.