Ninja\u2019s manager explains why they\u2019re willing to lose viewers to stream on Mixer Ninja \/ MixerTyler \u2018Ninja\u2018 Blevins surprised fans by moving from Twitch to Mixer on August 1, a move met with both anticipation and scepticism in equal measure, but the Fortnite star reportedly doesn\u2019t care if it hurts his viewership. At the peak of his powers on Twitch, in early to mid 2018, Ninja was attracting upwards of 50,000 viewers on almost every stream, as Fortnite boomed. This peak did dwindle somewhat, but he would still rarely pull less than 30,000 on any given stream for his remaining time on twitch, and his total subscriber count, while fluctuating, was probably at a similar number. Twitch is undoubtedly the dominant platform in the livestreaming space, so viewership is perhaps easier to come by for the top creators, with more casual viewers browsing who might land on your channel. On the flip side, Ninja will perhaps benefit from the lesser competition on Mixer \u2013 it\u2019s no secret that former FaZe Clan pro Turner \u2018Tfue\u2018 Tenney had actually usurped Ninja as the most popular Fortnite streamer, in terms of average viewership. However, according to Ninja\u2019s wife and manager, Jessica Blevins, the move to Mixer wasn\u2019t motivated by a desire to gain viewership \u2013 in fact, even if his viewing numbers fell of a cliff, he would still be satisfied with the decision. Although the stats on @Ninja Mixer channel are amazing right now, thats not what we planned to focus on with the transition. We are stoked about it, but even if Ty had 5k viewers, we were ready and confident with this move. Aligns with what we believe in & wanted for the brand > \u2014 Jessica Blevins (@JessicaBlevins) August 8, 2019 \u201cAlthough the stats on Ninja\u2019s Mixer channel are amazing right now, that\u2019s not what we planned to focus on with the transition,\u201d Blevins explains, \u201ceven if (Tyler) had 5K viewers, we were ready and confident with this move. Aligns with what we believe in and wanted for the brand.\u201d And Ninja\u2019s stats since the move have been impressive \u2013 he racked up over a million subscribers in record time, but there is a major caveat to this success, because Mixer is giving away free subscriptions to his channel for the first two months of his move. It remains to be seen if the hot start on Ninja\u2019s Mixer channel that has been achieved is sustainable, or just part of the initial hype of the move, that will fade. Some other streamers have been skeptical, notably Dr Disrespect, who predicts that Ninja\u2019s current high numbers \u201cwill go down.\u201d Ninja\u2019s prowess as a streamer and entertainer can\u2019t be denied, but perhaps what will truly decide his success on Mixer will be the platform itself, and whether viewers are satisfied with the usability of the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ninja\u2019s manager explains why they\u2019re willing to lose viewers to stream on Mixer Ninja \/ MixerTyler \u2018Ninja\u2018 Blevins surprised fans by moving from Twitch to Mixer on August 1, a move met with both anticipation and scepticism in equal measure, but the Fortnite star reportedly doesn\u2019t care if it hurts his viewership. At the peak […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}