When did you join VGChartz, and what made you join?

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Back during the early part of Generation 7 my perception was that the Wii and PS3 both looked like fun and solid consoles while XBox systems in general looked like a fad.  I was also visiting Gamasutra a lot to get developer's perspectives on gaming.  What surprised me was 1) they saw XBox360 as serious console, and 2) the Wii was extremely divisive.  They seemed to resent it while also being shocked at how well it was selling.  It made me realize how tech driven Western game developers are instead of being entertainment driven.

Because of that discussion, I started paying attention to sales numbers more.  Gamasutra would post monthly NPD numbers, for example.  Occassionally, like every couple of months, I would check the front page of VGChartz in order to look at worldwide totals.  I might briefly look at the forums once every few years, but I never looked long enough to get invested.    

Around the end of 2017 I spontaneously decided to make a list of my 100 favorite games of all time.  Shortly afterward I just happened to check VGChartz and saw that they had a "list your top 50 games of all time" thread.  Since I already made a list I decided to join, and I guess I got hooked in ever since.