In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the famous Twitch star Ninja is currently under fire. The blame lies on some controversial actions surrounding the streamer. In an interview with Daniel “Keemstar” Keem, Ninja has now lamented his plight and outlined the problems and downsides of Twitch fame.
What exactly happened? Ninja, the famous and wealthy Fortnite streamer, is currently facing a few problems. He has repeatedly reported opponents during streams who, in his opinion, defeated him unfairly:
- One enemy, according to Ninja, had engaged in stream-sniping, and Ninja boasted that he would do everything in his power to get him banned. In the end, however, the player turned out to be innocent, and Ninja had to apologize.
- Another opponent was said to have entered the game with a poor ping and was also reported by Ninja.
Conspiracy against Ninja: The latest case even led to a devious conspiracy, where a banned player swapped names with the reported gamer and then spread via Reddit that Ninja had the power to ban anyone he disliked.
The topic was heavily discussed on Reddit and elsewhere, and the thread with the “proof” quickly garnered over 44,000 upvotes. People seemed to confirm their prejudices about Ninja as an arrogant jerk.
Ninja speaks out in an interview
As Ninja’s reputation is currently severely tarnished and the accusations stemming from the conspiracy show no sign of dying down, even after several explanations, including those from Epic and famous streamers, Ninja has now appeared on the show of YouTuber Daniel “Keemstar” Keem.
Ninja is getting so much hate: There, Ninja laments that since the incident regarding the ban accusation, he has received a lot of negative attention: “I get hate on all social media!” The damage is done, and his reputation is tarnished. Even explanations seem unlikely to help.
Gamers are far too critical: Ninja, who increasingly gets worked up during the interview, continues and complains about the unequal treatment that streamers receive compared to professional athletes and rappers:
When LeBron [a basketball star] lands a big deal, no one says, “I won’t support LeBron anymore. He makes enough money; I won’t buy his jersey anymore!” For rappers, the only goal is to accumulate as much money as possible and flaunt it. 15 cars, a new house, you know. Piles of money, going to the club, throwing a million bucks, and so on.
And people are just like, “Yeah man, throw down the million, stack another pile on top!” But people still buy their albums and continue supporting them. They have pictures online where they are draped in gold chains and get 2 million likes.
If I or another YouTuber who earns decent money posted something like that, it would immediately be “you hypocrite.” I can’t wrap my head around that!
Is the limit of success reached? According to Ninja, it seems to be a problem that as a successful streamer, you eventually hit a ceiling and get more criticism than recognition.
His new blue streaming fame has not been well received by all his fans, and some long-time supporters are said to have turned away from him because he has “enough money” already.
Is Ninja too toxic? Other fans are reportedly becoming fed up with Ninja’s attitude. The streamer has apparently become quite toxic lately, which is exemplified by the reports of disliked opponents. One fan thus urges him to take a break and let go of the toxicity.
Ninja, on the other hand, seems to be planning big and announces actions in the coming months to take “the whole Ninja thing” to a whole new level. This likely also refers to his planned New Year’s event in New York.
What is your opinion on the matter? Are streamers treated unfairly by their fans?
