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Nickmercs
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Years active2011–present
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Ninja
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    Channel
    Subscribers4.01 million[1]
    Total views754 million[1]
    100,000 subscribers
    1,000,000 subscribers
    Last updated: May 2, 2023

    Nick Kolcheff (born 1990),[

    streamer,[2] YouTuber and co-owner of FaZe Clan.[citation needed
    ]

    Career

    Kolcheff has earned over $190,000 in Fortnite prizes.[3]

    In May 2019, Kolcheff had a falling out and split from 100 Thieves, citing failed promises and poor management. He joined FaZe Clan later that month.[4]

    Despite offers from rival streaming services, Kolcheff said he would stay with Twitch.[5] Kolcheff has garnered upwards of 70,000 viewers on Twitch.[6] He is estimated to have earned $6 million in 2019 and was the 10th highest earning gamer that year.[7]

    In May 2023, a skin based on Kolcheff was announced for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.[8] The skin was removed from the game a month later due to a tweet he made in reaction to a fight that broke out in California as a result of schools including content about the LGBT community in their curriculum. The tweet stated: "They should leave little children alone. That's the real issue".[9] In June 2024, he faced backlash for claiming there is no such thing as transgender people and going after those who have pronouns in their social media bios.[10][11] Nickmercs was then later suspended from Twitch. In a Twitter post addressing his suspension, Nickmercs said it was for using a slur against transgender people and said that in the future he would use the phrase "mental health disorder".[12][13]

    Awards and nominations

    Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
    2020 11th Shorty Awards Twitch Streamer of the Year Nominated [14]
    The Game Awards 2020 Content Creator of the Year Nominated [15]
    10th Streamy Awards Live streamer Won [16]
    2021 11th Streamy Awards Nominated [17]
    2022 The Streamer Awards Best Battle Royale Streamer Nominated [18]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b "About NICKMERCS". YouTube.
    2. ^ Perez, Matt (January 29, 2020). "Top-Earning Video Gamers: The Ten Highest-Paid Players Pocketed More Than $120 Million In 2019". Forbes. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
    3. ^ "Nickmercs Player Profile". Esports Charts. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
    4. ^ Snider, Mike (May 30, 2019). "Esports makes major free agency play as 'Fortnite' star 'NickMercs' changes teams". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
    5. ^ Liao, Shannon (January 26, 2020). "Gaming's biggest names are ditching Twitch for $10 million contracts". CNN. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
    6. ^ Smith, Noah (August 6, 2020). "Venn is sleek and well-produced. Will gamers give the TV network a chance?". Washington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
    7. ^ Price, Joe (January 29, 2020). "Here Are the Top-Earning Gamers in the World According to 'Forbes'". Complex. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
    8. ^ Richman, Olivia (May 10, 2023). "Nickmercs and TimTheTatman Get Call of Duty Operator Skins". Esports Illustrated.
    9. ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (June 9, 2023). "Activision Pulls Faze Clan Streamer Nickmercs' Skin From Call of Duty Following Anti-LGBTQ+ Tweet". IGN. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
    10. ^ Cole, Alexander (June 11, 2024). "NickMercs Goes Viral With Another Round Of Transphobic Comments". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
    11. Pink News
      . Retrieved June 13, 2024.
    12. ^ Shaukat, Rahman (June 28, 2024). "Twitch Has Banned Nickmercs". Game Rant. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
    13. ^ Kolcheff, Nick [@NICKMERCS] (June 28, 2024). "Banned for using the word "Tranny" on Twitch. Apparently that's a derogatory term. That's on me. Next time I'll use mental health disorder" (Tweet). Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Twitter.
    14. ^ "Twitch Streamer of the Year". Shorty Awards. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    15. ^ Awards, The Game. "Content Creator of the Year | Nominees | The Game Awards". The Game Awards. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
    16. ^ "10th Annual Nominees & Winners". Streamy Awards. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
    17. ^ Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods". Variety.
    18. ^ "The Streamer Awards Full Winners List". Game Rant. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

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