In Fortnite, millions are fascinated by the rivalry between Ninja and the streamer Tfue. Videos questioning who is better at Fortnite go viral.
This is the situation: Ninja and Tfue are two Twitch streamers in Fortnite. Both have insane numbers of fans and are considered top players.
And apparently, millions are intrigued by the question, “Who of the two is better at Fortnite?”
These are the two streamers:
- Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is 27 and the biggest streamer in the world with over 12 million followers on Twitch. He won a ton of awards in 2018 and even made it to the cover of ESPN. He has appeared on talk shows and streamed with famous rappers. Ninja brought Fortnite into the mainstream and earned millions. However, he is hardly active in eSports anymore.
- Turner “Tfue” Tenney is only 22 and also a Twitch streamer. He is a big player in Fortnite eSports and plays for the FaZe clan. He has won high-stakes tournaments in Fortnite, like the Fall Skirmish.
Video makes Ninja look really bad
This video fuels the debate: YouTuber KSI released a video titled “Ninja vs. Tfue – Who is better at Fortnite?” KSI himself apparently has no clue about Fortnite. He is completely baffled when he sees “Rifts” or “Balloons,” wondering what is even happening.
The video shows various situations where Ninja and Tfue face off. Tfue always comes out as the winner.
The scenes are edited and commented in such a way that Ninja does not come off well:
- When Tfue is on screen, epic killer music plays in one scene.
- When Ninja is seen, a children’s melody plays.
Random encounters from matches are shown, where the streamers do not know who the other is. The duels begin from various starting positions. In some, Ninja is only rudimentarily armed, and Tfue has already found significantly better loot.
So, there are no “fair duels.” But every time, Tfue looks great and Ninja looks pretty bad.
For instance, there is a scene where Tfue seemingly effortlessly takes out Ninja’s team with perfect play. Ninja thinks he is a hacker in that situation.
How the video is received: KSI’s video has 2.5 million views on YouTube. There is a lot of mockery against Ninja in the comments.
Especially his image as a “bad loser” who reports people who defeat him, is brought up again.
Tfue says: Ninja is unfairly hated
This is Tfue’s reaction to the video: Tfue watches the spectacle in a reaction video, finds it amusing and somewhat embarrassing.
He says he has great respect for Ninja, who has done a lot for Fortnite, and Tfue is good friends with him. The video is too harsh on Ninja. He receives a lot of “hate”.
People enjoy mocking those at the top. One day, when Tfue takes over the top, he believes he will also be mocked like that. There are also numerous situations of him where he looks really bad, says Tfue.
He defends Ninja in the “hacker” scene. Ninja was just playing casually with friends and was a bit relaxed.
Ninja says: “People are looking for the next guy on Twitch”
This is what Ninja says: Ninja does not directly comment on the video, but it’s clear he is suffering from the many attacks lately. Since clearly reaching the top position, he has been frequently criticized.
He tweeted, for example: “If I want to be in a good mood, I go back and read the comments on my tweets from 2018, when I was on the rise. “
Ninja feels he has reached his peak and from here, it’s only going down. In a clip on Twitch, he says it’s frustrating to be number one on Twitch, as people are “looking for the next guy on Twitch.”
Who is number 1 in subscribers on Twitch?
This is the subscriber situation on Twitch: Popularity on Twitch also reflects in the streamers’ income.
Recently, the news came that streamer “Summit1g” has reportedly surpassed Ninja in important subscribers. These are subscribers who donate money every month through Twitch.
The number referred to an estimate from a statistics site. Actual subscriber numbers are not public.
In the meantime, Tfue has posted his own subscriber number, which is significantly higher at 53,523 than previously thought. The estimate for Summit was around 40,000.
What’s behind this: The interesting thing here is how well both videos are performing that revolve around the question “Ninja vs. Tfue – Who is better at Fortnite?”
- KSI’s video has 2,582,380 views and 160,735 likes.
- Tfue’s reaction video has 4,459,734 views and 276,828 likes.
Apparently, this duel fascinates many viewers.
Even in “real” sports, duels between stars have always increased TV ratings: like Ali vs. Frazier or Ronaldo vs. Messi.
Apparently, this also works in the artificial world of Twitch, even though these are obviously not fair duels. But Fortnite is not like boxing; it’s more like wrestling.
