Nickmercs
| NICKMERCS | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | Nick Kolcheff November 21, 1990 |
| Nationality | American |
| Twitch information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Games | |
| Followers | 4.1 million |
Nick Kolcheff (born November 21, 1990), better known as NICKMERCS, is an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber who plays Fortnite: Battle Royale and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Kolcheff plays on PC with a PS4 Controller.[1]
Career
Kolcheff is from Detroit, Michigan. He first built his name as a Gears of War professional in the late 2000s. He also played Halo professionally. During this time he had multiple confrontations with Ninja due to trash talking.
He started streaming on Justin.tv in 2010. He used his success at Gears to build a following. He created his YouTube channel in 2011 and made videos of Call of Duty and later Outlast. In 2016, Kolcheff joined Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag's organization 100 Thieves as a content creator. Kolcheff channel exploded in popularity when his squad broke the world record for total kills with 54 in Fortnite, the record with later broken by xPolitics, MannyinCali, TozSlays, and JuicyMutt with 59 kills. Kolcheff won the first Fortnite Friday with SypherPK earn $2,500.
Kolcheff is known for his aggressive play style. He has earned over $130,000 in Fortnite prizes. Kolcheff had an early rivalry with fellow player, Aydan due to both being controller players, now they often play as teammates.[2]
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.[3][4]
Despite offers from rival streaming services, Kolcheff said he would stay with twitch.tv.[5] Kolcheff can gain upwards of 67,000 during 3:00 pm EST.[6] He is estimated to have earned $6 million in 2019 and was the 10th highest earner that year.[7]
In Augest 2020, Kolcheff address a glitch in season 5 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare known as the "demon glitch" which causes "flashing lights and colors".[8]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Petrosyan, Albert (December 26, 2019). "Who is NICKMERCS? The controller king of Twitch". Dexerto.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Becht, Eli (May 25, 2019). "NICKMERCS explains why he wants "nothing to do with Nadeshot" after 100 Thieves exit". Dexerto.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Snider, Mike (May 30, 2019). "Esports makes major free agency play as 'Fortnite' star 'NickMercs' changes teams". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Liao, Shannon (January 26, 2020). "Gaming's biggest names are ditching Twitch for $10 million contracts". CNN. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Price, Joe (January 29, 2020). "Here Are the Top-Earning Gamers in the World According to 'Forbes'". Complex. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Rand, Emily (August 11, 2020). "Infinity Ward has no timetable for fixing Warzone visual bug". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.