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Ninja's 'It's Just A Game' Comment Ignites Heated Debate


Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, one of the most famous Fortnite streamers and professional esports gamers, recently made comments on social media about the competitive nature of professional gaming, and his statement sparked huge debates online on how seriously games should be taken.

On Tuesday afternoon, Ninja took it to Twitter to say that having an "it's just a game" mindset towards competitive gaming is weak, and that gamers shouldn't settle for underperforming.

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Ninja made the comments after his notable outburst towards his teammates earlier this month after he was taken down by four stream snipers. Right after he saw a comment saying that he shouldn't get angry when it's "just a game", Ninja responded.

"If anyone ever uses the excuse 'it's just a game' I'm gonna lose my mind!," Ninja said. "Imagine telling Lebron James, Tom Brady, that when they're pissed off after losing a game that it's just a game. Are you kidding me? You're so stupid. It's the competitive nature, bro. It's about respect bro, it's about pride. It's so much bigger than a f*cking video game. And anyone that ever uses the excuse 'it's just a game' is a horrible human being, and is lazy. You're a lazy human being."

Soon after Ninja made the comment in the same stream, he said, "And everyone that thinks I'm being so serious right now, this is like 90% a joke, 10% serious," but some fans disagreed with Ninja's points.

But of course, some people reacted to Ninja's comments positively, agreeing that "it's just a game" mindset is just an excuse to failure.

Do you agree with Ninja's comments? Which side of the debate are you on? Feel free to discuss in the comments section below.

Last month, Ninja received his own Fortnite skin, and last year, he announced that he was leaving Twitch to stream exclusively for Mixer after he became the first streamer to get 10 million followers in 2018.

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