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Fortnite Star Ninja Says He Raked in Millions of Dollars Last Year (cnet.com)
In case you needed another reminder that Fortnite was the biggest game of 2018, esports star Ninja says he racked up millions of dollars playing it last year. From a report: Tyler Blevins, aka Ninja, told CNN in a story Monday that he made nearly $10 million last year playing Fortnite: Battle Royale. Blevins has more than 12.5 million followers on game streaming service Twitch and more than 20 million subscribers on streaming giant YouTube. The professional gamer told CNN he made most of his fortune from advertisers on YouTube and Twitch, as well as from video game tournaments and sponsors like Samsung and Red Bull. The famous Fortnite gamer snatched the spotlight when he broke a Twitch viewing record in March. Blevins streamed himself and rapper Drake playing duo in Fortnite, which more than 600,000 people watched live at its peak.
He's doing very well for himself in a job that didn't exist just a few years ago. If he's smart he'll invest that money. There's no guarantee he'll be able to make the transition when the next content platform or even new game comes along.
I have been really impressed with how fast Fortnite has grown.
Just from speaking with friends that have kids, it seems like Fortnite has been kind of addictive (like kids getting in trouble for Fortnite related offenses), and I have to wonder if some of the draw is not kids partly dreaming they will be the next Ninja, earning big bucks by playing games... not unlike kids that wanted to be sports stars or movie actors.
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Why are these people always complete assholes? Every time I've seen him get killed on streams he's there firing up "Report Player" and reporting them for stream sniping. And I swear that guy is going to have an aneurism with the rage fits he has from time to time.
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