I can't help but feel VGchartz has lost some of its roots. I come here for the sales data and secondly for the forum (while waiting for the sales data lol). The ONE THING this site has that no other gaming site has is its sales data. Many sites have gaming news, gaming videos, gaming reviews, gaming you-name-it. No one has sales data except vgc.
With vgc 2.0 the sales data seem buried. Back when it was vgc 1.0 the color template made the sales numbers stand out. In 1.0, even a casual visitor could come here, glance at the home page and see the sales data right there on the side. Now the main screen is dominated by loads of other things that detrace from what built the site from the beginning. The main page is a bit overwhelming to the point that I even forget to see if new sales data is up.
I like the idea you mentioned about the domain being a webportal that branches you off into. But I also thing a different color palette will help make the site look more attractive. Maybe selectable themes? Let me put it this way, I with 1.0 i used to be able to get away with being on vgc cuz at work because at quick glance, the people walking by didn't exactly know i was on a gaming site. With 2.0, I have to minimize it at any sudden sound.
