Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is back on Twitch and this time permanently. The streaming star has struck a deal to stream exclusively on Twitch for several years. However, the journey to this point has been long.
What’s going on with Ninja? As the streamer announced today on Twitter, he is back on his official channel on Twitch. Starting at 9 PM German time on September 10th, he is supposed to be there according to his tweet.
During the stream, he is even giving away 100 subs every 30 minutes. For the announcement, both he and Twitch posted a short clip on their official Twitter accounts:
According to several sources, which Ninja has even shared himself, he has struck a deal with Twitch to stream exclusively on the platform for several years. Ninja calls Twitch the best streaming platform:
I really took the time to decide which is the best platform and Twitch was very supportive throughout the whole process. They understood my overall career goals.
He titled the clip: “A New Chapter.” This is a reference to his switch to Mixer in August 2019, which he had then called “the next chapter.”
The Long Road Back to Twitch
Why was Ninja even away? The streamer apparently found his work at Twitch too exhausting. He even referred to himself as a “slave” to his stream for a while, which apparently ultimately led him to leave Twitch – even though he was the undisputed number 1, thanks to Fortnite.
On the competing platform Mixer from Microsoft, he seemed quite happy as well. He said, he was super successful, even with fewer viewers.
He and streaming colleague shroud had signed deals with Mixer at the time, which reportedly brought them high sums in the millions.
This is why he has returned: Mixer did not achieve the hoped-for success and was shut down in July 2020. Ninja and other streamers were released from their contracts and were free again – Ninja initially declined deals with other platforms.
During this time, many fans wondered what would happen to the stars who had switched and were now free again. For a while, it was speculated that Ninja, along with shroud and Dr Disrespect, would launch their own service or switch to Brime. However, Ninja only joked about that. However, the time with few viewers did not do him well, as he says:
From then on, he streamed irregularly on YouTube and even back on Twitch in August 2020, but still without concrete promises. Only now is he back on Twitch and wants to stay there.
He did not close this deal alone, but had help with it, among others from lawyers, as Invenglobal reports. In addition, his wife, Jessica Blevins, stands behind him, supporting him as a manager. She recently explained how tough life is as a manager of a Twitch star.
