Why You Can Think of It like Netflix from rsgoldfastcom JK's blog

If you are not sure what to make of "Fortnite," the buy fortnite items videogaming phenomenon that has become shorthand for battle-royale gaming, perhaps it might help to think of it such as Netflix.That's because while Netflix (NFLX) has grown into one of the main ways individuals consume video, according to a Monday note by analysts at Wedbush, it's basically moved them from one tool for doing this to another.

"The development of Netflix did not kill off tv viewership, but served to enlarge overall ingestion of filmed content whilst taking some modest share from broadcast television viewing," they wrote. "Likewise, we think that Fortnite has increased the total gaming crowd, while partially cannibalizing engagement in other matches."

The battle royale genre, which has boomed in pinterest the U.S. over the past several months, has led videogame industry investors to wonder what impact games like "Fortnite"--free to play , with in-game purchases--might have on conventional names bought as one-offs or via subscription.

In the bearish case, it is enormous upheaval. At the positive, it is attracting more gamers in--and giving big-name publishers a new potential revenue stream.