The Twitch streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, popularized by Fortnite, will be a playable character in the action RPG Raid: Shadow Legends (Mobile, PC). From what we know, he has never played the game before. But he is now “really excited” to have this opportunity, he says.
Here is the situation:
- Ninja rose to become the “most famous gamer in the world” in 2018 when Fortnite had a rocket launch. The blue-haired streamer broke records on Twitch and brought gaming into the mainstream when he played Fortnite with rapper Drake in March 2018.
- In recent years, Ninja has become quieter: He switched to Mixer for a lot of money, then returned to Twitch when Microsoft’s platform dissolved. Now, Ninja is a relatively normal streamer, who plays LoL somewhat decently: His massive popularity has mainly resulted in massive social media accounts still being active.
- The game “Raid: Shadow Legends” is known for running a lot of advertisements and paying streamers large sums to promote it. They apparently struck a deal with Ninja: He will appear as a playable hero in “RAID”.
Raid: Shadow Legends is known for paying influencers for advertising
What is Raid: Shadow Legends? It is a “freemium mobile” game that was released in 2018 for iOS and Android, and received a PC version in 2020. The game is a fantasy RPG.
Raid: Shadow Legends is so well-known for hiring streamers and YouTubers to advertise the game that it has become a meme.
There are numerous images that mock this “sponsor frenzy” of Raid: Shadow Legends:
Raid shadow legends
When big streamers like Asmongold talk about being offered $300,000 to showcase a game live on Twitch for a few hours, it is generally assumed that Raid: Shadow Legends is behind it.
The figure has a katana and a bow, but also wings.
Ninja has this thing going with “my skin in the game”
This is remarkable: It is not known that Ninja has played the game prior. It is obviously a marketing deal. Ninja is surely getting paid handsomely for this appearance. It is also apparently agreed that he will showcase Raid: Shadow Legends to his fans on Twitch as part of this deal.
It is a bit ironic because Ninja frequently complained during his prime time that Epic Games did not provide him with his own skin in Fortnite. He believed that he would make a fortune with it.
When he finally got the skin, it was, from his perspective, way too late: The hype was already gone, and Epic had missed the chance to earn a lot of money with him and the company.
Apparently, Ninja has now seized this opportunity to “make a lot of money with a skin” after all. Even if it is somehow different than he thought back then:
Ninja finally reveals what he really made with Fortnite back then, and it blows people’s minds
YouTube is full of advertisements for the game. Either the ads are normally placed or a YouTuber, who discusses any topic, suddenly interrupts his video to tell you how urgently you need to play Raid: Shadow Legends.
This is what is happening now with Ninja: The streamer Ninja will be a playable hero in Raid: Shadow Legends.
The marketing chief of the company behind the game is excited about this coup: Ninja is a “fantastic addition” to the champions because he has such a “positive influence on the gaming industry”.
Ninja has his own unique skill set and a special attack. With the new character, he will also explore RAID and bring his fans along.
The character is supposed to come to the game for free, but only for three months – after that, he will no longer be available. Ninja will be available starting July 16.
This is what Ninja says: He says he is “really excited to show his champion to the fans of RAID, who has been designed the way Ninja sees himself in a game. He loves the RPG genre and seeing himself as a fantasy character with special skills is fantastic.”
For those who have always wanted to know how Ninja sees himself: The character is apparently inspired by the Final Fantasy villain Sephiroth.
The figure has a katana and a bow, but also wings.
Ninja has this thing going with “my skin in the game”
This is remarkable: It is not known that Ninja has played the game prior. It is obviously a marketing deal. Ninja is surely getting paid handsomely for this appearance. It is also apparently agreed that he will showcase Raid: Shadow Legends to his fans on Twitch as part of this deal.
It is a bit ironic because Ninja frequently complained during his prime time that Epic Games did not provide him with his own skin in Fortnite. He believed that he would make a fortune with it.
When he finally got the skin, it was, from his perspective, way too late: The hype was already gone, and Epic had missed the chance to earn a lot of money with him and the company.
Apparently, Ninja has now seized this opportunity to “make a lot of money with a skin” after all. Even if it is somehow different than he thought back then:
Ninja finally reveals what he really made with Fortnite back then, and it blows people’s minds
