Ninja tricked many today by teasing an upcoming YouTube stream. Most people thought it was going to be paired with an announcement that he has signed exclusively with YouTube but according to Slasher, that deal hasn't been done. Instead, he was testing the waters and found 167K viewers wanted to tune in.

After seeing a massive downturn in viewers as he tried to build a Mixer channel from scratch, those lofty viewers have to feel good for the streamer. Here's why YouTube makes the most sense as a landing spot for Ninja going forward.

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