Twitter users who like to keep up to date with gaming may have heard of the Nibellion account. Interesting news from the gaming industry was regularly shared there. Now, however, that should be the end of it: Nibel throws it down.
What was that account? Nibel made his name in gaming news with his Twitter account @Nibellion. Hardly anyone else brought news to users’ feeds so quickly. This has made Nibel a fast and reliable source for half a million subscribers.
However, these subscribers will have to look elsewhere in the future because Nibel is discontinuing its services. The reasons given are the lack of support on Patreon and the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk.
The latest trailers often landed on Nibel’s Twitter account shortly after publication.
PlanetSide 2 – Expedition Oshur – Official Trailer
Nibel has often been the fastest source for gaming on Twitter
What was special about Nibel? Nibel seemed to have an almost supernatural ability to see game announcements and trailers before anyone else and share them straight from the original source.
In order to always be the first to share the latest developments, Nibel will probably have been following news feeds and other Twitter accounts almost tirelessly – that’s a lot of work that Nibel made available free of charge via Twitter.
The idea of funding Twitter via Patreon barely worked
Why did the account fail? To make at least some money from this work, Nibel started a Patreon account in September. This one only had 2 ranks, $1 and $3. But the big support didn’t want to appear. The account currently has 986 patrons (as of November 1st, 2022 – 1:25 p.m., via patreon).
Estimated pessimistically, Nibel’s income could have amounted to around €1,000 – for an effort that probably corresponded to a full-time job. And the trend was apparently not exactly rising.
In a statement, which is only available to Nibel’s patrons, the numbers have already stagnated over the first weekend since the account was opened. In addition, many users are said to have already canceled their subscriptions during the first week.
Nibel saw the lack of support on Patreon as confirmation that the account was not interesting and sustainable enough. From this, Nibel now drew the conclusion to discontinue the popular Twitter account.
I have overestimated the value of my Twitter activity and realize that for the vast majority of people it is not something worth supporting. I’m not popular, it’s just this work that’s useful. Not valuable per se, but a convenient time saver, I get that now.
Nibel via Patreon
And now? The Twitter account has since been suspended. It should not be deleted so that others cannot play tricks with the established username. In the last statements that appeared on the account, Nibel stated that he wants to devote himself to other projects in the future:
After some thought, I’ve made the decision to invest my time and energy elsewhere and say goodbye to Twitter. This marks the end of my video game coverage and active participation in this platform.
Nibel via Twitter Nibel: “I don’t trust Musk”
Is Elon Musk to blame for everything? Nibel’s decision to leave Twitter coincides with Tesla founder Elon Musk’s takeover of the Twitter platform. The purchase had already been discussed controversially in advance.
For some, it was therefore obvious that Nibel’s departure could be a kind of protest. When asked about this, Nibel replied that the topic was probably unspoken in the room. Apparently, while the takeover wasn’t what got the ball rolling, it certainly contributed to Nibel’s decision:
I don’t trust the platform. I don’t trust Musk and his seemingly infinite immaturity. I don’t think Twitter will collapse immediately, but that it could die a slow death. Why waste any more time?
Nibel via Twitter
Musk’s immaturity can be seen in a saying he once pressed into Fortnite players – via Twitter, of course.
It is questionable whether Nibel will report back with an account on another platform.
Did you follow Nibel on Twitter or was your feed often full of retweets from the account? Do you think this work is a worthy achievement, or is sharing announcements and trailers more of a convenient but unnecessary time saver? Please leave us a comment with your opinion.
Even faster than with Nibel, information was actually only available from the publishers themselves, for example at the Hamburg community fair Polaris:
New gaming event in Germany – We took a look at the Polaris