Fortnite on Twitch is being abandoned by streamers

Fortnite has made Twitch one of the most consulted websites. The march of Ninja and Tfue; and the boredom of other streamers has taken its toll on Twitch.

The biggest news of the year in the streaming world was Ninja's departure from Twitch to Mixer in an exclusive deal worth around ten million dollars a year. This has significantly impacted Twitch, particularly in the Fortnite section, but it's not the only reason streamers have left the battle royale genre.

Twitch is not so interested in Fortnite anymore

A recent report from Twitch Tracker has revealed that Fortnite is no longer the channel with the most visits. Now they are surpassed by World of Warcraft thanks to WoW Classic, the perennial League of Legends, and the Just Chatting category. The rise of the latter shows that the biggest streamers don't need to be with a game, but sometimes just interact with the audience on special occasions, be it exclusive streams for subscribers or patrons on Patreon.

Fortnite's downfall on Twitch is due to streamers not caring as much. Tfue is another streamer who has gained popularity thanks to battle royale but decided to quit out of boredom. Other streamers such as TimtheTatman or DrLupo have the slack to go on to play other games since their audience loves them and not them playing a certain very popular game as happened with NInja and its figures that have not been maintained when switching to Mixer .

What impact will this have on the game? Well, for now, it's impossible to predict anything. If anything, some promotional deals might fall through due to the reduced media exposure for Fortnite. It's clear that deals like those for IT Chapter 2 or John Wick were influenced by the potential to appear before millions of viewers on streams. This doesn't mean Fortnite will collapse anytime soon, as it still has a large number of players who play regularly because it's free and a huge social hub, but the loss of the media support that Twitch provides could affect them in the long run.

Source: The Verge