UK Software Charts is a Mess

[pokoko]

Ka-pi96 said:

pokoko said:
Yeah, it obviously creates a false representation of what the market is really like. People here scoff at free-to-play games while League of Legends brings in $600 million in revenue in 2014--and it wasn't even the top grossing FTP title. Pretending that it somehow doesn't count because those weren't direct software sales seems kind of silly.

Still, as long as it completely depends on self-reporting, there is only so much that can be done.

So, who cares how much it brings in? The charts should be about game sales. Or do you think DLC and microtransactions for all games should be included as well?

Huh?  Who cares about game sales, then?  Why is one slice of the pie more important than the others?  Of course I'd love to know how well DLC and microtransactions are doing.  I want to know it all.  It's all part of the industry.  More importantly, it's all part of how the industry is changing, which makes it even more important to understand.