Pokimane joins Ninja in ditching Twitch after years of streaming Fortnite | The Sun

Pokimane is quitting Twitch after years of streaming Fortnite, following in the footsteps of fellow online star Ninja. In a video posted on YouTube, the internet star explained her decision, saying that she no longer found Twitch to be “creatively fulfilling”. 5Pokimane said the ‘hyper-competitive industry’ had left her burnt outCredit: Collect 5She added that Twitch is no longer ‘creatively fulfilling’ for herCredit: Instagram Pokimane, whose real name is Imane Anys, said: “I hope it doesn’t sound big-headed of me to say, but nowadays when I see things on Twitch, it kinda feels like, ‘been there, done that.” She went on to say that her decision is also due to feeling burnt out by the “hyper-competitive industry”. The Moroccan-Canadian streamer is known for sharing videos of herself playing games like Fortnite and League of Legends with her 9.2 million followers. Anys only re-signed with Twitch in February this year but has now announced she will be scaling back her presence on the platform. This comes after the world’s most popular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced a break from the industry after a live online meltdown. During the stream an opponent ‘rifted’ away from him, a mechanic where you can quickly…
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