Fortnite regained popularity with the implementation of the “No-Build Mode”. This allowed even unskilled builders to enjoy the colorful Battle Royale and have fun. It looks no different on Twitch, but what about Ninja? Could he also benefit from the new Fortnite hype?
Who is Ninja? Ninja, also known as Richard Tyler Blevins, is a former esports athlete and well-known streamer on Twitch. In 2018, he had his breakthrough with the “Battle Royale” shooter Fortnite. Since then, he participated in various tournaments and catapulted himself to one of the most followed streamers on Twitch with 17.6 million followers (as of April 27).
As the hype around Fortnite faded, Ninja slowly disappeared from the “Battle Royale” shooter. From then on, he switched to the lesser-known streaming platform “Mixer” and streamed games like League of Legends.
When Mixer went under, Ninja was back on Twitch. Since the launch of Chapter 3 in Season 2, where building was disabled, Tyler has returned to Fortnite and formed an opinion on the refreshed BR shooter. Since then, he has been playing and streaming almost exclusively Fortnite, but has the new hype around Fortnite also supported Ninja and given him more viewers?
Here are the facts about Ninja
Where do we get the facts from? We use the analytical tool “sullygnome.com“. On this site, you can compare various streamers from Twitch and check how many viewers tuned in over a specified period. Additionally, it shows which games were played for how long. This way, you can easily trace the gains/losses of the respective streamer.
No gain, but fun: Comparing the numbers on sullygnome shows no gain. You can even see that the viewer numbers fluctuate and decrease. On April 22, there were an average of 13,107 viewers, on April 25 there were 8,287 viewers. During his last stream on April 26, Ninja had 13,385 viewers on average.
There is a noticeable decline in interest in Ninja. When building was disabled on March 20, Ninja had 25,375 viewers, from then on his viewers rose and fell.
Ultimately, only fun matters: Despite this, Ninja has fun in his streams and viewer counts do not really interest him. Fortnite is his passion, and you can tell that in his streams.
Since the sweaty building was separated from the main modes, Tyler has finally been able to enjoy relaxed gaming again and can immerse himself in the colorful BR shooter once more.
What do you think about this? Do you think it’s cool that Ninja stays loyal to Fortnite and continues to stream despite declining viewer numbers? Or should Tyler play other games instead? Let us know in the comments how you feel about it!
