A lot of fans were shocked to see Timothy "TimTheTatman" Betar leave his nearly 8 millions followers on Twitch for an exclusive streaming deal on YouTube. But Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, one of the most popular streamers of all time, applauded the move. 

TimTheTatman is just the latest major streamer to leave Twitch. Earlier this week, Benjamin "DrLupo" Lupo made the same move, announcing a switch to YouTube Gaming. They join big names like CouRage and Valkyrae on YouTube's growing roster of content creators. 

Ninja considered the move a positive thing. 

During a stream, Ninja said that he had to assume YouTube gave DrLupo and TimTheTatman a better offer. To Ninja, it seemed as though Twitch wasn't willing to budge in some way, allowing YouTube to secure some of the biggest streamers in the world. This was a good thing for Twitch streamers, he said. 

"Now Twitch loses Tim and DrLupo... Some of the staples of their platform are gone. Everyone that is left on Twitch now has more leverage to stay on the platform by getting a better deal. Or they can leave as well," Ninja said. 

The major moves are "good for the industry," according to Ninja. He felt that Twitch would need to be a bit more lenient with deals or other big names would also leave since YouTube was clearly offering something promising. 

Ninja then told his fans that moving to YouTube Gaming was a good thing and that nobody should be mad at DrLupo or TimTheTatman. Instead, he told fans to support them. Ninja himself has subbed to both on YouTube. 

Ninja is no stranger to leaving Twitch. He made waves a few years ago when he decided to exclusively stream for the now shut down Mixer. At the time, Ninja opened up about the situation and admitted that the deal was more lucrative and he would have more freedom with sponsors and partnerships. While he's now back on Twitch, it may not be forever. 

As more and more streamers follow Ninja's lead, Twitch may be forced to reevaluate how they deal with streamers when it comes to payments, partnerships, contracts, and even DMCA strikes. The streaming platform has been under a lot of scrutiny as of late due to its inconsistent banning, strict DMCA policies, and inability to deal with issues like hate raids.