They played for a while, teamed up with Travis Scott and Juju Smith, and then wagered $5,000 if Ninja could win the game. It seemed like the two had mutual respect, both operating at the highest level in their respective fields. In turn, that’s exactly what Drake had to say about Ninja. Funny enough, he played Fortnite in the studio between 12-hour production sessions for a “mental break.” Ninja was trying not to “fanboy” out in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers, so he kept his excitement lowkey.īut it was Drake that demonstrated some vulnerability when he shared that he had been watching Ninja’s stream “for a minute now.” He even watched Ninja win a PUBG tournament. Ninja was a little nervous, but when you have ChampagnePapi in your game, and he’s about to tweet to his 36.8 million followers that he’s playing with you…Īs they played, Drake shared how he had been a fan of the game for a while now. When Drake and Ninja began playing their first game, it was like two friends catching up after a year-long hiatus. But the legendary team-up still caught the world by surprise. ![]() Ninja began playing Drake songs in his stream a couple of weeks before the collab to drop hints on his audience. When less chaotic forces allowed for an up-and-coming streamer to play a free video game with one of the largest names in music. It was a simpler time, before COVID-19 and the Australian Wildfires. A trajectory would place him in a collision course with arguably the biggest hip hop artist on the planet. Fortnite was the game that empowered him to become the biggest streamer on the planet, and he, in turn, helped propel the game skyward with his viewer base. Certain types of people simply learn games faster than others, which gives them a window to thrive before the rest of the player base catches up. When Fortnite arrived, Ninja quickly ascended the ranks and became one of the best players on the planet at a new game. Ninja was a top PUBG and Halo player at the time but had yet to crack large audience numbers on Twitch for streams. Due to its cross-platform capabilities, family-friendly themes, and free-to-play nature, the game was able to grab a huge player base right from launch. If you know what I am going to say, well, I’ll be speedy.įortnite is a free-to-play Battle Royale game designed by Epic Games. So after you dust yourself off from under that rock, here’s a quick refresher to get you up to speed. Truth be told, if you haven’t heard of Fortnite by now, you probably don’t know who Ninja is or why any of this is important. Travis Scott, JuJu Smith, Marshmallow, Harry Kane, Dele Alli, and numerous other names came forward to play Fortnite after the collab.Īfter Drake picked up the controller and played Fortnite with Ninja, streaming gained legitimacy in the eyes of millions around the planet. More importantly, the moment paved the way for other celebrities and athletes to share their love of gaming and become free influencers for these platforms. “ We literally made history tonight.” - says Ninja as Drake signs off.įorget setting the record for the most concurrent viewers on an individual's stream. But for Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Twitch, and Fortnite, this moment was bigger than the 600,000 viewers it attracted. It’s not every day that you get to watch one of the largest names in music play a free video game that you enjoy live. “DRAKE IS PLAYING FORTNITE.WITH NINJA.ON TWITCH.RIGHT NOW…”įor gamers, the hysteria was real. Facebook messages, texts, emails, literally the entire gaming world was in a frenzy. ![]() I wasn’t in the mood to jump into a long-winded mindless conversation about how Dennis Rodman was why Donald Trump and Kim Jon Un shook hands.īut as the notifications got more consistent, I decided to look at my phone. “It’s probably just another group chat going off.” I thought. My phone would not stop vibrating in my pocket as I lounged around my parent’s place. I still remember where I was when I found out.
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