Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set a new record in a first-time Among Us stream, which also doubled as an effort to encourage people to get out and vote in the 2020 U.S. Over the last few months, Twitch has seen record viewership numbers as different creators and public figures have used the service as a form of outreach. Ninja said he felt like his efforts would have much "more of an impact" if he was streaming on Twitch. Ninja may be onto something in this regard. According to Ninja, his decision to stick with Twitch over YouTuber came down to a "lifestyle thing." After discussing how much easier it is to transition from YouTube to Twitch and not the other way around, Ninja confirmed that he had been "highly considering" accepting an offer from YouTube before he went back to Twitch. However, Ninja told Lachlan Power that there was a moment there where YouTube almost became his new streaming home. Eventually, Ninja came back to Twitch with a brand new exclusive streaming contract.
He dabbled a bit with streaming on YouTube, leading many to believe that was where he was going to settle down.
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After the closure of Microsoft's Mixer platform, Ninja was a free agent. This prompted Power to ask if Ninja had considered making a similar change in streaming platforms.Īccording to Ninja, moving to YouTube was a very real possibility, at one point. While streaming Fortnite together, Ninja excitedly told Lachlan Power that Valkyrae had recently racked up 100,000 viewers during a single YouTube stream. It seems as though Ninja agrees with this sentiment. There has been a bit of debate over whether or not this move made Valkyrae a bigger streamer than Pokimane, but the general consensus seems to be that the platform switch was good for Valkyrae's viewership numbers. During a recent stream (video via Daily Clips Central), Ninja opened up a bit about why he ultimately chose to walk away from YouTube and stay with Twitch.Įarlier this year, superstar streamer Valkyrae made waves when she chose to leave Twitch to stream on YouTube. However, fans may be surprised to learn just how close Ninja came to signing with another streaming platform entirely. Ninja has been having a pretty good time since his return to streaming on Twitch.