Sonic Ambassadors Then & Now

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[@smoggie878]

You can tell the literal turning point was the first sonic movie. The moment it was actually well received and praised for having effort being put into a polished product was the day their marketing team decided to do a 180.

[@kos2919]

A positive reaction actually sell their products! MIND BLOWING amiright? Sega marketing used to be morons. Not anymore.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

The success of the movie and frontiers made Sega Sammy lock in

[@srcoeiu6100]

If you think about it 2010s Sonic marketing treated the franchise like kids only and any older person who liked it was just doing it for a bit because of how "cringe" Sonic is, now that's stopped even though the movies are actually very clearly aimed for kids

[@exenochrono7059]

the marketing department finally had a dose of serotonin and dopamine and decided to chase that by finally doing their jobs properly

[@nakenmil]

@@kos2919 I mean, it would help if they didn't CONSTANTLY release buggy messes as well.

[@MrSaywutnow]

Korone is probably the one Sonic fan on the planet who is the closest thing to a well adjusted human being.

[@RockhardConstructionPebble]

Being cheery doesn’t hurt

[@KABLAMMATS]

Bro she's not even a human, she's a dog 😂

[@TeamBelmont91]

​@@KABLAMMATSAnd a good dog at that. ❤

[@TheZombieKing]

And she's the one that demands their fans' severed fingers.

[@vincentflannigan2727]

@@KABLAMMATS Turtle is human Human is turtle Human is doggo Turtle is Korone

[@jack-exzolt9858]

Arin came from a time when Sonic was appealing to the negative reception of the brand. They were pretty self-defeating and self-deprecating. Having Korone as the new one, meant that the Sonic fandom outgrew its teenage phase and time to be optimistic for a change.

[@akiradkcn]

Most of the negativity comed from yhe western fandom, the japanese side has more fans capable of providimg critcism without being obnoxious so there is that too

[@deddrz2549]

@@akiradkcn Japanese fans don't usually provide criticism, they just don't buy the games as much when they are bad. The west can be annoying with criticism but I think Japan ussuall end up being very light on it even when it is deserved

[@akiradkcn]

@@deddrz2549 japanese being extremely polite ends up being less of a truth and more of a sterotype when comes to actual online interactions instead of live interactions outside of it. They can be and totally are just as critical, savage and even snarky when comes to voicing negative opinions and critcism online That, on top of also actually speaking with their wallet as you mentioned (unlike most people here in the west who complain about a product and STILL buy it anyways)

[@carso1500]

​@@akiradkcnthe japanece just don't buy Sonic games in general, like its not like sonic is an unknown franchise but frontiers was the best selling sonic game in Japan since adventure 2 and it only sold like 40k copies Meanwhile world wide it sold over 3 millions units and i can assure you a good chunk of those sales come from america alone

[@AusVtuber]

The Fandom never wanted that negative face of the franchise. The internet dunked on Sonic throughout the 2010's, hyper fixating on every conceivable issue the games could have, even when games like Colors, Generations, and Sonic Mania were coming out. It was a miserable time to be a Sonic fan, and Arin being the Sonic Ambassador was probably the perfect personification of that era.

[@Dorian_Scott]

No offense to Arin, but why on earth did they think it was a great idea to hire someone who criticizes your game at every conceivable opportunity for the Ambassador role? It just makes no sense to me. Korone, despite being a newcomer to the franchise, genuinely loves Sonic.

[@Psyche_TH]

Deeprooted conflict of interest within Sega, and probably language barrier making execs think that as long as he was talking about Sonic it was all good. 'All press is good press' type of deal.

[@SnaksiXD]

The Sonic social team was doing a lot of self-depricating humor during that time, so Arin was the obvious pick to go with that narrative. We're lucky to have gotten past those times.

[@w21aaaaa]

Sonic PR was in this weird phase of "Our games suck and we're in on the joke too! Haha" and they thought that it would maybe salvage the brand. But no, people just dunk on it even more except for die hard fans.

[@mimic1531]

All die hard fans I know criticize new sonic games heavily, because they love it so much they want it to be better. And it's valid criticisms as far as I can tell.

[@spongebobfan78]

@@w21aaaaa Actually, it did work. IIRC, there are even news articles giving credit to the social media team at the time. It just lasted way too long when people already moved on from the irony phase.

[@Kougeru]

My favorite part is that they technically only announced Korone would be ambassador for 2022... But it worked out so well that they kept her

[@Youngphyconaut]

Korone can literally play any game and make it feel like the most fun game to ever exist. It's no wonder Sega picked her to advertise their game!

[@Drac0blade16]

That's the power of positivity. Which Korone has in spades.

[@1khaitoh]

Meanwhile Kaela just throwing "Where's next update? No pressure." Left and right to games she plays. 😂

[@Art-Addict9]

I think I should be the ambassador because I hate vtubers and I am super ultra epic

[@oscarcacnio8418]

A lot of people here talking about Arin being a bad fit for Brand Ambassador of Sonic Team and the end of a certain era of KZbin. Meanwhile I'm here, climbing out of a pile of late 2000's HP Pavilions, just learning that they even _had_ Brand Ambassador as a role before 2020.

[@rexcuso6527]

X2

[@Syiepherze]

Wait there's a SHADOW KORONE??? 🤯

[@01100101011100100111]

She usually only comes out when OBS is really screwing over Korone.

[@waterzoip]

Gotta be sneaky to get them yubi

[@MarioMasterProductions]

I didn't know that

[@CrystalTigerclaw]

Shadow Korone be like: Keep your fingers. I love and care for you guys!

[@thegreatgonzales6813]

@@CrystalTigerclaw”You want to go to bed? That’s okay, you can always watch the rest of the stream tomorrow.”

[@thelastwindwaker7948]

Meanwhile Arin was just like “when was I ever the ambassador?”

[@2222Kai2222]

Sadly 90+% of the people here won't realize or care about that. They will simply shit on the ironically cynical guy who they've never watched with any context and praise their precious vtuber. I think Korone is awesome, but I think most vtuber fans are ignorant morons with blinders on 24/7.

[@pixelpastiche]

Some people truly know what it is to love rolling around at the speed of sound.

[@megasenpaiiid8768]

specially when you have places to go when you are following the rainbow

[@toshosh55]

never would I ever have expected this channel to feature Arnold Johnson from the controversial gaming channel Jane Grunts

[@zzskyninjazz1821]

Hello mr president obama good to see you again

[@ChloePricesNumberOneSimp]

"Danny and Arnold, love those guys"

[@Bucketus.Lord.of.Buckets]

Like upgrading from a vaguely chair shaped rock to a La-z-boy with built in massage function and heating

[@LokiThePug]

Not even a chair, just a rock

[@kingsmithgaming8726]

If they wanted Arin to be involved he should have been showing off the TV shows, music, and maybe merchandise too. You know, the stuff he actually liked about Sonic.

[@TheMrPandaGamer1]

Arin is the initial stage of being a sonic fan, Korone is the expert level where you accept the "sega doesn't get better than this"

[@justinmontana3710]

To the shock of everyone, having a brand ambassador that actually likes the brand they're a part of makes more people want to engage with the brand

[@timepatroltrunks8276]

Outside the movies less people are engaging with the Sonic brand

[@Dogan_TM]

@@timepatroltrunks8276 Source: Idk, feels like it kinda sorta.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

@@timepatroltrunks8276frontiers is literally the best selling 3d game

[@ethanweld4205]

Arin loved it. I bet he loved sonic underground and the archie comics.

[@wuhoh5274]

Arin does love sonic, but you are completely correct in that he hates the games

[@foxcollr831]

"I have him restrained. He's not getting away" jesus korone

[@Murmur_65]

I never even knew Korone voiced on Sonic 2 and i am SHOCKED to know that she voiced there

[@anrye]

WHAT

[@karactr8361]

@@anrye she was a VA in the JP dub of Sonic 2

[@Artista_Frustrado]

wait, who did she voice?

[@karactr8361]

@@Artista_Frustrado that i do not know. Never watched the Sonic movies much less their JP dubs. I guess you could Google it or check the imdb

[@StriderHoang]

Arin’s era was a Black Mirror to how the Sonic brand became this self-aware character to itself. Korone is a far more suitable ambassador and even mirror: someone who can find genuine joy out of gaming, even if they humorously stumble through it.

[@lackluster4777]

Korone is clumsy while Arin is just stupid

[@marcheharvey2301]

From "I love my opinions" to "I love Sonic"

[@calebm9000]

It’s less “I love my opinions” to “I love torturing myself for entertainment.”

[@chriswihulu]

​@@calebm9000 "I love Sonic" still sounds a 1000 times better than that, ngl.

[@elderjose9662]

more like ''i think I'm better than everyone else'' to ''I love everybody else''

[@calebm9000]

@@chriswihulu I mean, Korone also made fun of Sonic games for being kinda notoriously shitty lmao. Personally I can dig both.

[@chriswihulu]

@@calebm9000 that's a given, I'd be shocked if someone would claim it never happened or didn't impact the player experience. I think, it's more about how you "sum up" that experience and what you take away from it. Personal example; I struggled with Starfield and it's numerous crashes, bugs and wonky physics, but I still had fun, captured the best/worst of them and would recommend it to others.

[@SuperRosie39]

I’m so glad Korone is the Sonic Ambassador. She’s doing so well.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Gotta go doggo

[@Goof-Bot]

I’ve never heard of Korone until a few days ago but wow she is super wholesome!

[@Dorian_Scott]

She's a sweetheart!

[@HKG4]

The doggo must be protected at all costs

[@brianwalsh1339]

She is a good dog.

[@paxonite-7bd5]

She is a cinnamon roll who can also box

[@emdee123]

Cory from Oneyplays would have been a more suitable ambassador than Arin

[@gabrielchin4161]

Korone for the public facing side, Cory for the unhinged underbelly side.

[@Oh-Ben]

its weird that Cory can act more professional than Arin

[@Lampoluke]

All the president Cory sketches really sold me on the fact that Cory should never be in charge of something

[@caldog619]

True. I heard that guy knows Ronald Regan

[@TheNonEdibleCheese]

The problem is that Cory is friends with Tomar, and all the blood on Tomar's hands isn't a hurdle that Cory could overcome. So many lives destroyed by Tomar... 😢

[@mondopatrick]

Kind of crazy how Sonic's entire marketing in the mid 2010's was self deprecation

[@yukimistay]

"It launches you off the stage period" He says as he is not launched off of the stage because he finally stopped holding forward while landing on a platform suspended over a bottomless pit

[@gamingguru2k6]

Imagine hiring people who like your game to promote it. What a crazy idea.

[@Shugadonk]

The true enlightened sonic ambassador would be Cory Delaminguez.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

I have no idea why Aron Webber thought it was a good idea to make Arin an ambassador, even with the whole self aware meme marketing he was doing at the time

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

it’s literally because he was a game grumps fan and wanted to meet them

[@MrPotato578]

Liquid chris was the real OG

[@jamugames9989]

Korone is a goofy little sweet potato and genuinely loves to play games. It would be be pretty difficult to find someone who would make a better ambassador for your game imo.

[@PeiceofNick]

Arin: I love Sonic! (The Character) Also Arin a mere 0.1 secs later: I fucking hate Sonic! (The Games)

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

He literally said it's the games he hates, and he only loves the characters and shows. He has always been honest about that. I 100% disagree with him, but you can never say that Arin has ever lied about his weird Sonic opinions.

[@rokudodamaza]

​@@Hey-Its-DingoThank you, said exactly what I was thinking

[@justcallmekai1554]

​@@Hey-Its-DingoYeah but here's the thing. He was an Ambassador of a series which primarily focuses and is known for its games. I also very much disagree with Arin but in this context it's such a weird decision to have him as Ambassador. When the Ambassador constantly says how much he hates your games, do you think ppl will turn up for beyond the poisoned irony? Idk it doesn't matter that much to me but it's just baffling lol.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

@@justcallmekai1554 Sonic's marketing was very much irony poisoned in the 2010s. SEGA were the ones who hired Arin, he didn't audition for it.

[@justcallmekai1554]

@@Hey-Its-Dingo No no I know that I was just stating it was a baffling decision even if they were doing the irony bit back then. It was just a bad idea through and through and showed a lack of confidence. Plus I'm sure he was able to refuse? Idk the specifics of their decisions.

[@Magnet_Chaos]

Sonic Games being janky really doesn't mix well with Arin being objectively bad at games.... and also hating Sonic. Essentially causing Confirmation Bias.

[@mysticruin6043]

We love and appreciate Korone.

[@Shiirow]

Who would want to hire a guy to represent a brand that continually tells people the brand is trash?

[@doob626]

Agreed, “I absolutely love sonic, sponsor me, but don’t make any more games because every single one is and will be ass.” Talk about double faced, dude’s fun to watch but the way he shit talks about something he claims to like, probably because the sponsorship, is just wrong.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

You had to be there. A LOT of the North American marketing for Sonic in the 2010's was "Yo, check out how dogshit our games are? You'll get a billion views if you play our shitty games. Aren't we cool for acknowledging how shit our games are?" And it was FRUSTRATING!

[@rokudodamaza]

​@@doob626What are you even saying, he has never shit talked Sonic in his career (seriously). He's only ever shit talked Sonic games, I think all of them. He has always been honest and always says he doesn't know why he became the ambassador

[@doob626]

@@rokudodamaza Sonic is a video game series…

[@rokudodamaza]

@@doob626 Sonic is a character... Sonic is a franchise... There is a Sonic game but Sonic has games, Sonic isn't a video game, Sonic has video games almost none called "Sonic". Even if we don't talk specifics, please be aware he never meant Sonic the character, his shows or anything else, nust the video games, because it's his opinion, doesn't matter if it's right or worng doesn't matter if all Sonic games are just called Sonic, as long as you're aware he meant Sonic Video Games when he says "THEY'RE FUCKING SHIT!" then there's no argument or discussion here (minus frontiers, he liked frontiers)

[@thenoisyninja]

Arin has this need to be tsundere about shit he likes like hes introducing his girlfriend to his lego collection. On the other hand, Korone can slide stock pngs across her background for four hours and make it look illegally fun

[@moisesfreire6408]

I don't watch V-tubers but I'm somewhat glad the current landscape of "letsplay" videos on KZbin is dominated by anime girls instead of bearded duded.

[@kairokuys6991]

There's still a few good "let's play" dudes out there. Case in point, NicoB.

[@gamechannel1271]

Who

[@leonlegend]

​@@kairokuys6991& Oneyplays

[@steventonche1037]

​@@kairokuys6991 I actually started watching oneyplays a lot more nowadays aside from vtubers

[@jayjjey1400]

Check out NicoB. You’re gonna love him

[@shutupluffy2]

I've never really watched the Game Grumps but the clips of Arin raging at Sonic are hilarious.

[@TeamBelmont91]

Want my advice? Stick to the first year with Jon and then move onto OneyPlays. Believe me - the drama and nonsense due to Arin and his -employees- "friends" isn't worth it.

[@makotoyuki9760]

I love it when Arin frustrated when he tried to fish Froggy in Sonic Adventure.

[@zzskyninjazz1821]

@@TeamBelmont91nah I disagree.

[@TeamBelmont91]

​@@zzskyninjazz1821Y'sure you don't wanna rethink that statement? Because the DreamDaddy debacle -will- might prove otherwise.

[@calebm9000]

@@TeamBelmont91sure, but that doesn’t necessarily negate someone’s enjoyment of the later series. Fwiw I almost exclusively watch Oneyplays now but not really for that reason. I just like the funny screaming men.

[@superiorgamedude]

Glad they gave the Sonic Ambassador title to someone who actually deserves it.

[@SerialK1986]

Say what you will about the modern Sonic games, but yeeting Arin Grumps, and replacing him with God Dog Korone as the brand ambassador for the Sonic franchise was one of the best things the marketing team at Sonic Team and Sega have ever done.

[@ultrixsoma2736]

Arin being shit at videogames is a stample for his brand. "Is not that it is bad. Is not even my fault!" *Holds forwards even after reaching the end of the rail*

[@HydrochloricAcid16]

5:52 I want that Shadow hoodie so bad!! It's so cool

[@xenosomega]

Korone is the master of making everything fun. Thanks to her, I've been trying all the Sonic games again after like 15yrs of not touching them at all. So whatever game she plays or recommends, I just try most of them now. She even got me to enjoy Star Wars again after Disney ruined it with 789 ...but then the Acolyte managed to ruined it all again lol

[@JaceAce22]

Arin and Sonic Twitter teaming up was something for the community, but with how Arin himself presents gameplay and his honest critique of games, he's definitely no shoe in to actually help promote games. Granted, Sega earns their poor reputation with Sonic, but it's a good idea to restrain brutal honesty and not publicly admit your pessimism of a franchise's upcoming release when you've been given a spot on their team. Arin's personality around Sonic doesn't make him a good promoter, but his passion for critique helps speak for up for game communities.

[@MagnificantSasquatch]

"hurrhurr ironic sonic fan hurrhurr hurrhurr sanic go fast hurrhurr poop joke hurrhurr" To "I’m going fast and having such a good time, wowow" The difference in quality of person is like going from the f*cking Emoji Movie to Toy Story.

[@williamfalls]

I like how they made someone who never played a Sonic game before the ambassador because the previous guy played every Sonic game up to that point and it drove him mad. Although making Arin the ambassador was a bizarre move in the first place.

[@reviewspiteras]

Egoraptor is a joke of a man. He really comes up as a smart ass while also being hypocritical. He tries to be edgy while being being the safest normie ever

[@yosh9192]

Never forget when Arin Hanson said he has to scream the N word to ‘get it out of his system’ after being around black people

[@fredyholguin2525]

Sega didn't do research while choosing Arin as his embassador? By that point there were many videos of Arin ragging because of Sonic Arin was a bad embassador? Yes It was Arin fault to be choosen ? No

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

Aron Webber (the guy who ran sonic social media at the time) picked them cuz he likes their content, that was literally it

[@Cloudeusz]

Imma be real I didn’t know either of them were sonic ambassadors. Hell I didn’t even know it had an ambassador

[@MattFinnerty-r5g]

Same here and it turning out to be a real thing and not just a joke is hilarious

[@sunshineskystar]

The irony and self deprecating era and its consequence have been a disaster to human race.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

That self aware meme marketing era Aron Webber tried doing was peak cringe

[@Pepo_Huh]

Even Adrian Shepard is agreeing that the era was dogshit 😭😭😭

[@cactynemann4356]

Game grumps slur compilation

[@hamzahax]

Not really a fan of Game Grumps but it's pretty weird to me that they made him the ambassador of all people

[@Oh-Ben]

he was friends with most the people who ran the sonic twitter account during its golden era (because they where fans of him).

[@skinnygoliath2567]

I would love to see a side by side drawing of Arin at his lowest during one of his power hour moments compared to Korone happily wearing a sonic hoodie. sonic ambassador passing on the title

[@deconyus3412]

different landscapes. liking sonic was not cool back then so arin's dual natured love/hatred was probably seen as self-aware by marketing. of course korone's better suited for today where sonic isn't as despised by the public, shes a animal vtuber into retro games, whats more marketable than that?

[@M-vi6de]

In the words of CaseOH this is A moment in history.

[@Kuzamer]

We were in the fucking trenches 😭😭😭

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

I like Korone for the role better. But I will give Arin this: He DOES love Sonic... the character. And I love him in that dress. But. He did make it clear he doesnt like the somic games. So. Yeah. Not the perfect brand ambassador.

[@JoshuaPAMployee]

Still waiting for the Korone DLC in the west! 😢

[@brem-]

0:45 this is such a classic scene a beautiful little moment

[@skunkface_]

Sonic is notoriously unpopular in his home country, so someone as big as Korone being his ambassador makes sense

[@CarbonMalite]

I don't think Arin is at fault for anything wrong with Sonic and that he's allowed to criticize, but it makes so much more sense for a large JP icon like Korone to take the reins.

[@wildbard4112]

He's definitely at fault though. He's allowed to criticize, but he does nothing but shit on the games. He even backed a Sonic game only to publicly shit on it.

[@darkrow8488]

There's a difference between criticize and straight up hate/shit on it you know

[@darkwar232100]

Yeah and went to Japan official acting like a underaged child…

[@dee_dee4640]

@@wildbard4112the same thing when it comes to the sonic fanbase. Like yeah Arin sucks but like the sonic fanbase needs to let go of their beef with him even though he already got replaced

[@rcane6842]

Not an avid Sonic fan, but I think the guy did the Sonic franchise dirty and might've made potential Sonic fans avoid the franchise.

[@MikeAruba69]

WTF? I had no idea Arin was considered an official Sonic Ambassador at one point? I don't think that was a good idea.

[@barneyjuniorYT]

Korone is best doggo and the most sane and lovable sonic fan 💙

[@Poppenheimer69]

I mean, he never stood a chance in terms of comparison. He's just some dude and Korone is a professional entertainer from Japan.

[@zzskyninjazz1821]

Plus the vtuber model can help with more marketability

[@Poppenheimer69]

​​@@zzskyninjazz1821I'd love to agree, but I think its more of a double-edged sword. Especially in the West and Europe. Seen plenty of people on the Internet, who are into anime, yet trash talk vtubers. Same goes for streamers and content creators in general. I think a lot of people still perceive it as weird or deceptive. Completely forgetting that their favourite actors and creators are also putting on a facade and acting out a role. But in terms of model being seen as a tool - its very versatile and useful, so I completely agree in that regard.

[@sandspada]

That's selling Korone too much. She barely had any streaming experience or technical knowhow when she started in 2019, and only joined Hololive because she was a retro gamer who was friends with one of the original members. The fact that she's managed to become a professional entertainer is purely incidental

[@leandroiuki4337]

​@@sandspadaShe finished more games than anyone. Played for longer time than anyone. We just don't have a list of what she played, but if you start to search it's endless, literally. 😂

[@Koronium]

Also, it's great business to market towards kids rather than adults imo. Just going based upon the fact that the biggest youtube channels are kids oriented. Old sonic heads are going to play sonic, but for getting new generations in a cute anime girl is way better than some creepy adult cosplay sonic. So it doesn't even matter if adults trash vtubers, it's the kids opinion that is more valued.

[@Run-Riot]

Egoraptor fell off after he stopped being an animator and started being a fleshtuber. Anyways, nice to see the Sucky Person vs Korone series continue.

[@madamastersgaming]

Arin doesn't like Sonic, he is patronizing to sonic and sonic fans. None of it is actual genuine enjoyment.

[@jeremymartin7403]

I dont care what anyone says arin doesn't deserve to have anything to do with sonic after how much hate he sent to people that simply love sonic games

[@WindowGray]

Hey if Arin ever says that a Sonic game is bad, he can at least be grateful he isn’t playin Dream Daddy

[@rep9303]

We need Fadel to be the ambassador in the west…

[@hehehefunnyname9613]

He sounds really salty about the whole situation

[@PKSuperStar256]

I wonder what JP Sonic fans are like.

[@Oh-Ben]

Like Korone :3

[@spongebobfan78]

Probably "why does America get the good stuff (comics, shows, and some games)?"

[@PKSuperStar256]

@@spongebobfan78, I guess that's why games like Mother and EarthBound (Mother 2) exist as they're basically a depiction of the Japanese view of the US.

[@lackluster4777]

​@@spongebobfan78 "the good stuff" and it's Archie comics, AOSTH, Underground and 4kids version of Sonic X

[@Dorian_Scott]

@@lackluster4777 As much I'm nostalgic towards the 4Kids dub of Sonic X, I *_DO_* think it's pretty terrible. Underground isn't much better, sadly. Never read any of the comics tho.

[@CommanderShepard341]

This is like when they got Zack Snyder, a guy who hates superheroes, to make dozens of superhero movies

[@wildbard4112]

Thank god they dropped Arin. I like the guy but you should not work with someone who constantly shits on your product. It makes you look really bad.

[@bcd32dok36]

To be fair for a while sega didn’t do well with the franchise. They are redeeming themselves now with frontiers at least.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

The funniest thing is that Arin has said multiple times that he doesn't understand why SEGA hired him. (He has actually been less shitty about Sonic since no longer working for them. And he actually had fun with Frontiers. He tried to stay his cynical "I hate Sonic" self at the start, but after the first Titan battle, his only complaints were things literally everyone agreed were the worst parts of Frontiers)

[@rokudodamaza]

​@@Hey-Its-DingoBut he doesn't hate Sonic, he proclaimed every single time he loves Sonic, he doesn't like Sonic games which is his opinion wrong or right and he has always been honest, he liked frontiers and always says he doesn't know why hr became the ambassador

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

@@rokudodamaza I am aware, I literally said the same thing to someone else. I was talking about how he plays it up when they play Sonic games.

[@rokudodamaza]

@@Hey-Its-Dingo I'm sorry, I'm pretty sure I was replying to someone else but it replied to you instead. There's no one in this reply chain that said Arin hates Sonic so I'm pretty sure somehow my text got prepressed to someone else's reply in another comment. As in I clicked on a text to reply, keyboard on phone doesn't come up, couldn'twait so went to another comment, clicked to reply there but the name from previous clicked text came up and somehow overlapped the keyboard. I'm 99% sure I was replying to someone who specifically said Arin hates Sonic

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

amazing history.

[@waterteafan9264]

True Sonic Fan Korone🗣️

[@helmutlvx]

Kinda wish we'd gotten a Guest Grumps with Korone. Would've been a complete fuckin mess

[@KenanVonKaiser]

Korone Is Peak Ambassador!

[@blacknight7559]

Korone totally got the better end of the stick being able to interact with all the great things of being a sonic fan with out having to be a Sonic fan

[@callumsparrow4379]

Getting Arin Hanson to be the Sonic Ambassador is like getting Morgan Spurlock to be an ambassador of McDonalds; it's entirely self-defeating for no reason other than to cater to a demographic who'll never give your series/ products the time of day. Korone's at least energetic and passionate about the series, despite her being a new-comer and her Sonic playing skills being on the amateur side.

[@PikachuFan123456789]

Man, the tone shift in the marketing for Sonic really changed up hard, huh?

[@AnimeFan_2013]

That's a crossover I thought I'd never see.................

[@GutsOfRivia]

Korone is like the only sonic fan I wouldn't awkwardly shuffle away from if I met them in public .

[@GooseGamesAndMore]

Man, I Love Korone

[@wispyjazz2711]

There's quite a bit of anger in the comments so uh...I'll just say that they are both good for their time, but as most normal commenters have said: Korone is the better choice nowadays overall :>

[@kos2919]

I used to like GG. But holy dang their hipocrisy pissed me off. The thing they did to Oney Plays boys Ding Dong and Julian

[@brianwalsh1339]

@@kos2919yeah having learned about that, fuck Arin and fuck Game Grumps.

[@salcaalpaca3428]

We made it out of the dark age

[@Smoogurific]

Korone in Sonic form reminds me of LOCK from RAISE A SUILEN.

[@LuqmanHakim-xi9qz]

So Sega has trouble choosing English speaking ambassadors for their game for a long time. *Looking at LAD's ambassadors.

[@AsecasJavi]

Plays colors on switch Plays heroes on ps2

[@mattinscratch]

Good dog!

[@mattmelton7389]

Korone is much better.

[@whatgari]

They had and arin and jarrard at the hq. They knew. To think arin would work with them for ever is silly. Cool on korone tho. No one outside the vtuber sphere knows about it tho

[@GamerKonata]

"I hate every Sonic game, but I love Sonic." Arin dunks on the story too, so what exactly does he even like about Sonic?

[@dimondsi]

I think sega was tryin to latch onto the biggest name that they could. I feel bad for arin but I don't think he was the right choice, despite loving loving the character. Korone is pretty inoffensive and popular

[@daltonharmon1018]

Arin is just bad at games.

[@rainbowprism6242]

Not many can be proud of meeting real Sonic. Korone deserves this.

[@skullgamer64]

Arin as the Sonic Ambassador is cringe.

[@takyo8283]

Are these the original voices the "i love you" and the "what is this"

[@PrixtoTNT]

Wait holy crap, I knew about the Korone x Sonic Colors Ultimate collab, but she dubbed someone in Sonic 2??? Wow. I also didn't know about the Sonic Frontiers X Korone thing shown in the video, what the heck. Crazy

[@rainyfriday6175]

Did we ever get the Korone DLC’s in the west?

[@Dorian_Scott]

No.

[@bing2869]

Nope! Japan only.

[@Harmony270]

that plush is worth £150 btw

[@willdean2573]

I think my biggest issue with Arin, is that to this day, he still never admitted it was a skill issue. You can not like Sonic games, that’s totally fine. But every time he played a FromSoft game he admitted he sucked, same with some Zelda and Megaman games. But when he plays Sonic, its the game's fault. Not his fault, "he's totally perfect and an expert at playing games, how could it be his fault?" If he would just own up to it and say "yeah i fucking suck at those games, but it makes you guys laugh and i like making people laugh, so im gonna keep on playing them," i would have FAR more respect for him as a gamer and content creator.