Ninja accused of seeming to fake mental health problems to promote Twitch comeback
Twitch streamer Ninja is accused of seeming to fake a mental health issue as a marketing ploy for his move into streaming across multiple platforms.
Just a week ago, Tyler ‘Blevins’ Ninja said he would be taking a break from streaming, with his cryptic comment suggesting that he was leaving Twitch.
Turns out that’s not the case. Recently, Ninja announced not only his return but that he will be streaming everywhere. So that’s Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
His Twitter account is also back to normal. Beforehand, he had changed his username to User Not Found and deleted his profile picture.
With his first stream across all platforms scheduled for later today, it seems everything is back to normal for both Ninja and his audience.
However, Ninja’s actions have elicited controversy. Not for the decision to start streaming on multiple platforms, but for his handling of the announcement.
As a reminder, Ninja’s final Tweet before his hiatus read ‘I just need a break… I don’t know when I will be back, or where.’
Aside from the changes to his username and profile picture, he also swapped out his banner with one that read ‘Time Out,’ which could be seen as a reference to his own Time Out mental health initiative that he spoke about earlier this year.
His last stream, where he played Fortnite with fellow streamer SypherPK, ended abruptly too, with him rage quitting after expressing frustration with other players.
‘I’m going to lose my f****** mind,’ he said. ‘I know we were supposed to play all day. I’m sorry, dude. Chat, I don’t know when I’m going to be live and I don’t know where I’m going to be live. But I gotta get off, man.’
All this combined could be interpreted as Ninja needing to take a break for the sake of his
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