Article on how the Sonic franchise can be saved and pretty much sums up my views on it as well.
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3157060
That pretty much sums it all up, especially the Shadow bit, no one likes Shadow, and those who do, are pissing on Segas grave.
Shadow = Phail
So does this new white sonic, to me he looks like the sonic campaigning for Gay Rights