Northernlion Explained

Northernlion
Birth Name:Ryan Letourneau
Birth Date:28 November 1988
Birth Place:Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Education:Queen's University (BS)
Children:1
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Channel Name:Northernlion
Years Active:2010–present
Genre:Video gaming
Followers:712,000
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Channel Name:Northernlion
Years Active:2006–present
Subscribers:1.13 million
Views:1.36 billion
Stats Update:May 2, 2023

Ryan Gary Letourneau (born November 28, 1988), better known as Northernlion, NL, or Northern, is a Canadian Twitch streamer and YouTuber.[1] He is a full-time gaming streamer on Twitch and uploads parts of his streams to YouTube, while also creating content exclusively for YouTube.

Career

YouTube

Letourneau created his YouTube channel "Northernlion" on May 30, 2006.[2] In 2011 he began regularly posting content to YouTube full-time, mainly consisting of Let's Play videos of various indie games. In 2011, Letourneau began uploading gaming videos of The Binding of Isaac, which became one of his most popular Let's Play series and helped garner him an online following.[3] Alongside other Let's Play videos, Letourneau's videos of The Binding of Isaac were credited with bringing the game popularity; game creator Edmund McMillen stated that Let's Play videos boosted sales of the game. In 2013, Letourneau interviewed McMillen about The Binding of Isaac, where he stated that the popularity of the game convinced him to make Rebirth.[4] One year later, he attended the Game Developers Conference to discuss the impact of Let's Play videos on the sales of various video games, also referencing how the popularity of his Binding of Isaac videos led to increased exposure of the game.[5]

Letourneau has also been credited for popularizing other video games with his gaming videos, such as Enter the Gungeon,[6] Slay the Spire[7] and Monster Train.[8] Bob McCann of TechRadar described Letourneau as "[managing] to be both informative and talk through his tactical choices during games, which many viewers find useful." Jonathan Lee of Yahoo! News has also noted Letourneau for his "quick wit."[9]

Twitch

Letourneau created his Twitch channel "Northernlion" on August 5, 2010.[10] On February 25, 2013,[11] Letourneau uploaded the first "Northernlion Live Super Show" (NLSS), a three-hour stream in which he and his co-hosts would play a variety of videogames, usually divided into three one-hour-long segments.[12] He alongside other members of the show were included in the indie game Spelunky as an easter egg.[13] The final episode of the NLSS aired on January 21, 2021.[14]

In 2016 Letourneau participated in an esports tournament sponsored by Amazon where he competed against Twitch streamer Adam "B0aty" Lyne in Pac-Man 256 where he won the match.[15] In 2020, Letourneau was invited to stream the video game Among Us with United States congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Canadian member of Parliament Jagmeet Singh; the stream also featured internet personalities Hasan Piker, ContraPoints, Corpse Husband, Sykkuno and xQc.[16] In 2022, Letourneau received a nomination in the 2022 Streamer Awards for the category of "Best Strategy Game Streamer."[17]

Personal life

Letourneau was born on November 28, 1988[18] [19] and grew up in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[20]

Letourneau married Kate Letourneau in May 2014.[21] On September 28, 2020 their daughter Luna was born.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YouTube star Northernlion gives advice on how indie devs can succeed on video. Philip. Kollar. Polygon. March 21, 2014. April 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: Northernlion . Channel description . YouTube . 15 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Gaming on YouTube: Why and who to watch. Bob. McCann. TechRadar. July 8, 2016. July 3, 2022.
  4. Web site: The Binding of Isaac has passed the two million sales mark. Stephany. Nunneley. VG247. April 19, 2013. July 3, 2022.
  5. Web site: Indie Game Developer Claims YouTubers Helped Boost Sales Tenfold. Sam. Gutelle. Tubefilter. March 21, 2014. November 25, 2022.
  6. Web site: Wright. Steven T. . There are too many video games. What now? . . September 28, 2018 . December 8, 2022.
  7. Web site: Slay the Spire has China to thank for launching its 700,000 sales in Steam Early Access. Popular streamers like Northernlion helped boost the game's visibility, and as more players picked it up, it became the second most-downloaded Steam game at the end of January.. Stephanie. Chan. VentureBeat. April 15, 2018. November 25, 2022.
  8. Web site: Monster Train: Huge hit of roguelike card game mix on Steam. Andre. Linken. PC Games. May 26, 2020. November 25, 2022. de.
  9. Web site: Streamer shares 'genius' response to troll who shamed him for being bald: 'Here's what you do'. Ryan “Northernlion” Letourneau is a YouTuber and Twitch streamer well known for his quick wit... The Canadian streamer has also recently become a father. He and fellow streamer Kate Letourneau announced the birth of their daughter Luna in September 2020.. Jonathan. Lee. Yahoo! News. April 8, 2021. December 2, 2022.
  10. Web site: NORTHERNLION . TwitchTracker . 15 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Northernlion . Northernlion Live Super Show! [February 25th, 2013] ]. YouTube . 15 May 2022.
  12. Web site: New Fall Guys mode, the Star Show, available today for limited time. Nádia. Linhares. Dot Esports. November 17, 2020. November 25, 2022.
  13. Web site: Spelunky 2 and Hades use chaos to spark conversation, making them the perfect lockdown games. Spelunky had a healthy streaming community that built up around it, from the Spelunky Showlike, to the NorthernLion Super Show – the members of which are even referenced in an easter egg in the Dwelling's Udjat Eye room.. Luke. Shaw. GamesRadar+. November 11, 2020. December 7, 2022.
  14. Web site: Northernlion . The Northernlion Live Super Show! (January 21st, 2021) . YouTube. January 23, 2021 .
  15. Web site: The Unexpected Drama of Amazon's Casual E-Sports Tournament. Leif. Johnson. Paste. December 16, 2016. November 25, 2022.
  16. Web site: 'Among Us' stream sees Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jagmeet Singh raise $200k. Luke. Shaw. NME. November 28, 2020. November 25, 2022.
  17. Web site: All the award winners at The Streamer Awards 2022. Aaron. Alford. Inven Global. March 14, 2022. November 25, 2022.
  18. Web site: Streamer Gets Emotionally Blackmailed By Twitch To Stream More. Robert. Bachhuber. EarlyGame. December 1, 2022. December 6, 2022.
  19. Northernlion . 1199963887774289920 . thanks for the birthday wishes y'all.
  20. Web site: Northernlion . I was actually robbed? (Peglin) . YouTube . May 4, 2022 . 15 May 2022.
  21. Web site: Kate LovelyMomo . 20,000 Subscribers! Thank you! Q&A Time! Cat cam & face cam . YouTube . November 30, 2014 . 15 May 2022.
  22. Web site: Miceli . Max . February 22, 2022 . All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220421081202/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/all-nominees-for-qtcinderellas-streamer-awards . April 21, 2022 . March 14, 2022 . Dot Esports . . en.

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