Ninja signs an exclusive multi-year deal with Amazon's Twitch - CNN Twitch effectively was limiting Tylers ability to grow as more than just a gaming personality on the platform, she argued. The Ader team has no connection to this specific partnership and therefore any insight regarding the terms of the agreement is pure speculation.". The original deals already included life-changing money - reportedly $30 million for Ninja and $10 million in shroud's case. When CNN Business reached out to Microsoft to receive confirmation of the deal, Microsoft directed CNN Business to Ninja's agency, Loaded. Tyler has called Mixer home for a few months, and while hes boasted some impressive viewership numbers, the streaming platform still doesnt hold a candle to Twitchs dominance. Then there his Red Bull contract. YouTube has been arguably Twitchs most significant rival since debuting four years ago. We dont know where Warren got these numbers from. Just why? Last summer, Ninja shook up the game streaming industry when he took an exclusive deal with Microsoft's Mixer for an estimated $20 million to $30 million. Next: Twitch Streamers Cash-Crazed Rant Making Onlookers Furious - Heres Why. It was a leap of faith, and Microsofts been nothing but amazing to us.. Amazon's Twitch is getting back one of its biggest stars: Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is returning to the service with a multi-year exclusivity contract, Blevins announced on Thursday. Their numbers continued to decline despite bringing in two of Twitch's biggest streamers. Two, that any exclusivity deal Ninja accepted is likely paying him between $3 and $10 million a year. Famed esports insider Rob Slasher Breslau has been knee-deep in the news since Mixer announced that it would shut down its service. Ninja has 2.8 million followers on Mixer, Microsoft's nascent gaming platform, which Forbes estimates spent $30 million over three years to lure him away from arch-rival Twitch last August. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops delivered daily to your inbox. While Ninja was forced to leave behind his followers on Twitch, he gained over one million followers on Mixer in less than a week - though part of that was due to the free subscription promotion Mixer ran to celebrate his addition to the platform. hes boasted some impressive viewership numbers, Some Pixel phones are crashing after playing a certain YouTube video, Snapchat is releasing its own AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT, The McRib Locator continues to live on after the sandwichs farewell tour, On the internet,nobody knows youre a human.