A television show from the American network CNBC had many streamers laughing. An analyst claimed that no one knows the real name of the streamer Ninja.
This is the statement in question: CNBC was just talking about the closure of the streaming service Mixer. Internet and media analyst Laura Martin discussed the implications of the closure and mentioned the most famous streamer on the platform, Ninja.
She said, “There is a video gamer named Ninja, he has a real name, but no one knows what it is.”
This small yet incorrect statement quickly spread across social networks, and the streamer himself reacted to it.
Ninja doesn’t understand the world – Other streamers laugh
How does Ninja react to this? The streamer, whose real name is Tyler Blevins, reacted on Twitter with just a GIF to the analyst’s statement:
The short clip shows a contemplative Pablo Escobar from the series “Narcos.” The GIF is often used when one wants to show that they are reflecting on their life and decisions.
Is Ninja keeping a secret about his name? On the contrary. Ninja is indeed a big brand, but he also provides insights into his personal life regularly.
His wife Jessica also has the last name Blevins and he often shows himself on Twitter together with her. She frequently refers to him just as Tyler. So, his name is definitely not a secret.
What do other streamers say about it? Other streamers also take the analyst’s statement very ironically. TimTheTatman simply writes “Who?” along with a laughing emoji.
The streamer colleague Lazerbeam claims: “I’ve never heard of Ninja. He can’t be that famous.”
The Fortnite pro Svennoss is even quite harsh and says: “Imagine you work at a news office and are that bad at your job.”
Ninja himself probably finds all of this quite amusing. He signed an exclusive deal with Mixer in 2019 and even now, after the announcement of the closure, the streamer is still cashing in nicely.
