Chris and Digimon (and to a lesser extent, Mario) -

[Vincent]

What is Chris's opinion on Digimon? From what I have heard, he hates Harry Potter for stealing Pokemon's thunder, so I'd imagine Digimon, often seen as Pokemon's chief rival, would make him seethe.

You know those Pokemon fanboys who constantly shriek that Digimon is a rip-off? (even though the two have little in common, Digimon was more anime-oriented and was meant to cash-in on Tamogatchi, while Pokemon was more game-oriented, which is why Pokemon tended to have better and more memorable video games than Digimon, while Digimon had a better TV show, but I digress) I could imagine Chris being worse to the point of irrationality.

Honestly, I am surprised that he didn't reference Digimon in his Sonichu comics. Or for that matter, Mario, the chief rival of Sonic the Hedgehog. Does Chris hate Mario for stealing Sonic's thunder? (Then again, he is a huge Nintendo fan, so I could see him simply ignoring Mario).

Then again, he may not be aware of Digimon, so he wouldn't have a hatred for it. That being said, Mario's harder to ignore, but once again, he does love Nintendo, so who knows?

Does anybody know what Chris's opinions on Digimon and Mario are?

 

[KawaiiChrisChan]

I'm not sure what Chris thinks of Digimon. I know I preferred Digimon over Pokemon because I found the that the monsters were more relate-able because they could actually talk. Chris probably acknowledged it, but obviously wasn't passionate enough to use it in his "Original Content".

I forgot all about Digimon. I miss Fox Kids after school. hmmm... So much nostalgia.

 

[Vincent]

I'm not sure what Chris thinks of Digimon. I know I preferred Digimon over Pokemon because I found the that the monsters were more relate-able because they could actually talk. Chris probably acknowledged it, but obviously wasn't passionate enough to use it in his "Original Content".

I forgot all about Digimon. I miss Fox Kids after school. hmmm... So much nostalgia.

Same here

 

[MysticMisty]

Chris was probably a Nintendo fan before Sega created Sonic, and due to his weird concept of brand loyalty and hypocrisy continued to be a Nintendo fan after discovering Sonic. I guess he just never cared about Mario too much because Mario wasn't considered cool or hip so it wasn't hard to replace Mario with Sonic. But of course he keeps buying the games (and probably never playing them, he definitely never played DDR Mario Mix using the mat at least) because brand loyalty and hypocrisy.

 

[homerbeoulve]

Chris was probably a Nintendo fan before Sega created Sonic, and due to his weird concept of brand loyalty and hypocrisy continued to be a Nintendo fan after discovering Sonic. I guess he just never cared about Mario too much because Mario wasn't considered cool or hip so it wasn't hard to replace Mario with Sonic. But of course he keeps buying the games (and probably never playing them, he definitely never played DDR Mario Mix using the mat at least) because brand loyalty and hypocrisy.

Kind of weird, because when you talk about Nintendo, one thing that pops out on your head is Mario. But I don't read anything that he referenced Mario in any extent.

 

[QI 541]

Chris was probably a Nintendo fan before Sega created Sonic, and due to his weird concept of brand loyalty and hypocrisy continued to be a Nintendo fan after discovering Sonic. I guess he just never cared about Mario too much because Mario wasn't considered cool or hip so it wasn't hard to replace Mario with Sonic. But of course he keeps buying the games (and probably never playing them, he definitely never played DDR Mario Mix using the mat at least) because brand loyalty and hypocrisy.

Kind of weird, because when you talk about Nintendo, one thing that pops out on your head is Mario. But I don't read anything that he referenced Mario in any extent.

He once asked Miyamoto "Are you the "Mario" who Plays Fair, or the "Bowser/Koopa" who Cheats and Lies?"

 

[homerbeoulve]

Chris was probably a Nintendo fan before Sega created Sonic, and due to his weird concept of brand loyalty and hypocrisy continued to be a Nintendo fan after discovering Sonic. I guess he just never cared about Mario too much because Mario wasn't considered cool or hip so it wasn't hard to replace Mario with Sonic. But of course he keeps buying the games (and probably never playing them, he definitely never played DDR Mario Mix using the mat at least) because brand loyalty and hypocrisy.

Kind of weird, because when you talk about Nintendo, one thing that pops out on your head is Mario. But I don't read anything that he referenced Mario in any extent.

He once asked Miyamoto "Are you the "Mario" who Plays Fair, or the "Bowser/Koopa" who Cheats and Lies?"

But aside from that, he didn't even reference any Mario games, like at ALL.

 

[GroundUpSweetheart]

He seemed to care a little bit about Mario before he was discovered.

[cwc]Mario_Kart_64_Lego_Raceway[/cwc]

Then again...

 

[Batman VS Tony Danza]

Sonic and Knuckles on Gameboy? The fuck?

 

[CatParty]

Then again...

this is my new all time favorite derpiest chris photo.

 

[whispsonichu]

I am fairly surprised that Princess Peach didn't appear anywhere.

 

[Bridechu]

If I remember my childhood correctly, Digimon took longer to get to the Western market than Pokemon did. Or at least it became popular at least a year after Pokemon was really big. I think it was brought to YTV because of popularity of Pokemon. My guess would be that he saw the franchises as similar and was already committed to Pokemon, and Digimon never really got as big as Pokemon did.

Here's the question from IRC Oct 26, 2008

Sonee: Gilbert wants to know: What do you think of the Digimon and Monster Rancher animes?
ChrisChanSonichu: both animes are okay, but I have not played the games.

Later in his Animal Crossing video, Chris says he has a Digimon game for the GBA that uses a card reader.

 

[Yawning Squirtle]

He seemed to care a little bit about Mario before he was discovered.

[cwc]Mario_Kart_64_Lego_Raceway[/cwc]

Then again...

There's also this one.

This was actually kinda of a hard level on Mario64, so I can see him getting proud of completing it, and wanting to take a picture. I think Chris liked Mario and Digimon (and Ninja Turtles, for that matter) alright, it just wasn't such a big deal for him.

EDIT: Just cuz he was not obsessed about it, doesn't mean he wasn't into it at all (or ignored its existence).

 

[Tomboy]

From what I've seen, he likes Mario, but I don't think he obsessed over it as much as Sonic and Pokemon.
Chris enjoys a lot of things, but Sonic and Pokemon revolve around his identity more.

Digimon, not so sure. I guess he did saw it as a rival of Pokemon and didn't bother getting into it. Either that or he was too into Pokemon and just ignored Digimon. Digimon did reach the USA after Pokemon, but it never got as much hype and popularity as Pokemon. I got into both, I guess Pokemon more since it came out first and I had more time to get into it, but I did enjoy Digimon too. I liked their toys a lot, I had a lot of the Bandai Digivolvers. Man, the Metal Garurumon one was cool, I got that for my tenth birthday. A lot of the kids at elementary school that were into Pokemon would pick on me for liking Digimon too. It never was popular in my school like Pokemon was.

 

[cypocraphy]

Sometimes Chris isn't into to something for the same reason that anyone else isn't into something. Chris isn't a machine.

 

[DrChristianTroy]

He seemed to care a little bit about Mario before he was discovered.

[cwc]Mario_Kart_64_Lego_Raceway[/cwc]

Then again...

HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THESE PICTURES?!?!?!! OMG these are amazing.

 

[Marvin]

I think Chris liked Mario and Digimon (and Ninja Turtles, for that matter) alright, it just wasn't such a big deal for him.

EDIT: Just cuz he was not obsessed about it, doesn't mean he wasn't into it at all (or ignored its existence).

This.

He was/is a fan of Ninja Turtles, for example.