Fortnite Takes Over Twitch
For long, live streaming video platform Twitch was dominated by developer Bluehole's online battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and another game from the same genre, Fortnite Battle Royale was at struggle for the top spot. Well, that has changed lately and Fortnite just reached the top of concurrent viewer records on Twitch. These days, battle royale games are a trend everywhere and Fortnite just made a big name for them on the genre.
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Although the game was simply recognized as a comedic take on PUBG at the beginning and people were skeptical about how it will be able to compete with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Fortnite eventually did the unthinkable. Dr Disrespect is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch who dominated the platform with huge waves of followers for his PUBG matches. He even nearly broke it once he made a comeback after a short break from streaming.
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Epic Games have finally managed to secure the top spot when professional streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins hauled a huge crowd to one of his streams for Fortnite and as he was joined by popular rapper Drake. The amount of concurrent number of viewers for that game was a whooping 635,000 people. That is how this free-to-play battle royale game becomes a phenomenon overnight.
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When you create that sort of hype and a celebrity joins you on your game, you are instantly popular and coverage from mainstream media is due. So, Ninja joined an interview with CNBC to talk about his journey on Twitch with Fortnite. According to him, the free-to-play nature of the battle royale from Epic Games is what made it so appealing to many. Plus, the game is now literally available on every single platform and they all support cross-play, except PlayStation 4.
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Tyler Blevins thinks that Epic Games is perfectly hitting every possible mark with Fortnite now and who knows; maybe the game might drop on Nintendo Switch soon. We believe the game is doing very good for him too as he is making a solid $500,000 per month now and gained a massive subscriber base. This fortune however is not entirely made from Twitch alone by the way. He is also generating revenue from Instagram, Twitter and YouTube as well.
RELATED: PUBG Becomes Best-Selling Video Games Ever
The really interesting would be to watch that whether Fortnite can keep up this influx of popularity found on Twitch for long or lose the crown to their biggest rival PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. One thing that we know is that if Fortnite can maintain the number of concurrent viewers by their side, they are good for the long game ahead.
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| Fortnite Takes Over Twitch |
RELATED: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Hits 30 Million Sales
Although the game was simply recognized as a comedic take on PUBG at the beginning and people were skeptical about how it will be able to compete with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Fortnite eventually did the unthinkable. Dr Disrespect is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch who dominated the platform with huge waves of followers for his PUBG matches. He even nearly broke it once he made a comeback after a short break from streaming.
RELATED: Fortnite Season 3 Battle Pass Announced
Epic Games have finally managed to secure the top spot when professional streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins hauled a huge crowd to one of his streams for Fortnite and as he was joined by popular rapper Drake. The amount of concurrent number of viewers for that game was a whooping 635,000 people. That is how this free-to-play battle royale game becomes a phenomenon overnight.
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| Pro Gamer "Ninja" on CNBC |
RELATED: PUBG Crosses 3 Million Concurrent Players
When you create that sort of hype and a celebrity joins you on your game, you are instantly popular and coverage from mainstream media is due. So, Ninja joined an interview with CNBC to talk about his journey on Twitch with Fortnite. According to him, the free-to-play nature of the battle royale from Epic Games is what made it so appealing to many. Plus, the game is now literally available on every single platform and they all support cross-play, except PlayStation 4.
RELATED: Fortnite: Battle Royale for Mobile Announced
Tyler Blevins thinks that Epic Games is perfectly hitting every possible mark with Fortnite now and who knows; maybe the game might drop on Nintendo Switch soon. We believe the game is doing very good for him too as he is making a solid $500,000 per month now and gained a massive subscriber base. This fortune however is not entirely made from Twitch alone by the way. He is also generating revenue from Instagram, Twitter and YouTube as well.
RELATED: PUBG Becomes Best-Selling Video Games Ever
The really interesting would be to watch that whether Fortnite can keep up this influx of popularity found on Twitch for long or lose the crown to their biggest rival PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. One thing that we know is that if Fortnite can maintain the number of concurrent viewers by their side, they are good for the long game ahead.
