Ninja Returns To Twitch For The First Time Since Mixer’s Closure

Ninja is back on Twitch, and he's received a raucous response from viewers. Over 100,000 viewers tuned in to watch Ninja play Call of Duty: Warzone with Lupo, and the number is holding steady at around 60,000 now.

Arguably the most famous streamer in the world--he had over 14 million followers on Twitch before he switched platforms--Ninja signed a $50 million deal to stream exclusively on Microsoft's Mixer back in August 2019. However, Microsoft announced that Mixer would close earlier this summer, triggering speculation as to what platform Ninja would stream on next.

Though he briefly streamed on YouTube last month, this is the first time Ninja has streamed on Twitch in a year. According to a tweet from esports consultant Rod Breslau, as with YouTube, this Twitch stream is not the result of a deal with the platform, and both he and fellow big-name streamer Shroud are still negotiating with the different platforms.

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