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In a somewhat unprecedented move, Google not only laid out the plans for its next algorithmic update but also assigned a specific date to the launch of the update. 

According to the announcement on its Webmaster Central blog, Google said:

Starting April 21, we will be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This change will affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide and will have a significant impact in our search results. Consequently, users will find it easier to get relevant, high quality search results that are optimized for their devices.

Significant impact, huh?

What does that mean for you exactly? In short, if your website is not mobile-friendly, meaning your site is not responsive to different screen sizes, properly configured and able to be viewed on multiple device types, Google is making plans to penalize your search rankings. All the valuable SEO your site has currently could be for naught if your site isn’t viewable on a mobile device. 

The reasoning for this update is simple. As the world moves to mobile and more and more of our lives occur in a handheld device, it is critical that websites are able to keep up. By rewarding those sites which are mobile friendly, Google is continuing to shape the digital landscape.

Link: http://www.inboundmarketingagents.com/inbound-marketing-agents-blog/bid/361535/Google-to-Start-Penalizing-Non-Mobile-Sites

There is a "Mobile-Friendly Test" provided by Google themselves (you can see it in the article link) in which you put the URL of a website and Google will analyze it and determine whether said site is mobile friendly or not.

I ran VGChartz and these were the results:

https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?utm_source=wmc-blog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=mobile-friendly&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vgchartz.com%2F



Nintendo is selling their IPs to Microsoft and this is true because:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=221391&page=1

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ioi is probably crying himself to sleep right now.



                
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Well most people who visit VGChartz, usually type VGChartz in the URL and it will come up, unless they're literally giving mobile friendly sites that big of a push that sites who are mobile friendly and who mentioned VGChartz will be displayed before the actual site. This will be bad for bringing in new viewers to the site though.



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I'd certainly be down for VGChartz being more friendly.

I just hope that this doesn't kill off new users who wanna join VGC.



"Just for comparison Uncharted 4 was 20x bigger than Splatoon 2. This shows the huge difference between Sony's first-party games and Nintendo's first-party games."

You mean "VGChartz to penalize itself for failing to adapt to mobiles"
This site is and always has been the worst and clumsiest experience on mobile devices.



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Well, if this means VGC will be easier to use on mobiles, I'm all for it!



 

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Boy...that signature, though.



super_etecoon said:
Boy...that signature, though.


I TAKE NO FRIEND REQUESTS I AM SO FUCKING EDGY



ArtofAngels said:
super_etecoon said:
Boy...that signature, though.


I TAKE NO FRIEND REQUESTS I AM SO FUCKING EDGY

"EYE" hate God. 

Edgy spelling too  

OT: VGC on mobile is brutal any fix would be nice, as it's practically broken. 



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Slade6alpha said:
ArtofAngels said:


I TAKE NO FRIEND REQUESTS I AM SO FUCKING EDGY

"EYE" hate God. 

Edgy spelling too  

OT: VGC on mobile is brutal any fix would be nice, as it's practically broken. 

I wouldn't go so far as saying it's broken. I like it more than other websites which have made their mobile site that it contains just the bare essentials. VGChartz is the perfect mix for me of providing a full site on a mobile device while not being that hard/difficult/rage inducing to control.



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