Fortnite

8 statements across 6 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Chris Dixon · said 58 times in 22 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Everything said about Fortnite, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Dixon: Fortnite made $300 million in a month on dance emotes
“Fortnite made three hundred million dollars last month on dance moves, right?”
Chris Dixon Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 39:12 a16z Podcast | Technological Trends, Capital, and Internet 'Disruption'
Feb 26, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fortnite was the first game where spectating drove viewers to play
“Fortnite, I think, was the first game where people would spectate, and it would actually be a catalyst for them to play.”
Bobby Kotick Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 24:18 a16z Podcast | Gaming Goes Mainstream
Mar 9, 2020
Assertion Supported
Chou: Gen.G created first all-female major Fortnite tournament team
“I'm especially proud of our team on the top left, the industry's first all-female Fortnite team, and as of September of this year, the first female champion of a fort, of a major Fortnite tournament.”
Kevin Chou Mar 9, 2020 ▶ 2:40 Gamers are Entering a New Era of Monetization
Mar 9, 2020 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Chou: Marshmello's Fortnite concert drove a 24,000% boost in music streams
“What's amazing is that 10.7 million people attended this concert live. The result for him was the single biggest week of album sales in his entire career, and a 24,000 percent increase in his monetized music streams.”
Kevin Chou Mar 9, 2020 ▶ 6:07 Gamers are Entering a New Era of Monetization
Nov 22, 2022 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Stephenson: Major game ecosystems will build cross-platform metaverse bridges in coming years
“I suspect that they're talking to one another about how do we build a bridge from our game or our experience to your game so that a person could go from one to the other. It may take some years to really come together, but I think it will come together.”
Neal Stephenson Nov 22, 2022 ▶ 8:53 Neal Stephenson on the Future of the Metaverse
Nov 22, 2022 positive
Opinion
Stephenson: Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft are closest to real metaverse experiences
“I think that the closest things that we currently can see to metaverse-like experiences are games like Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, where you've got a bunch of people running around in a space.”
Neal Stephenson Nov 22, 2022 ▶ 8:03 Neal Stephenson on the Future of the Metaverse
Jan 25, 2023
Assertion Supported
McCracken: Over half of Fortnite's $2B annual revenue comes from cosmetics
“Fortnite earned over two billion dollars for multiple years, right? More than half of their revenue comes from cosmetics.”
Doug McCracken Jan 25, 2023 ▶ 55:06 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 1)
Dec 16, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Lai: Major games currently use AI mostly for onboarding and practice
“So many of the biggest games in the world today, you think about Fortnite, Call of Duty, League of Legends, They utilize AI primarily for onboarding and practice.”
Jonathan Lai Dec 16, 2023 ▶ 5:47 2024 Big Ideas: AI-First Games That Never End with Jonathan Lai
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