Pokmon Scarlet and Violet to get performance patches after outcry

In a rare move for the famous video game publisher, Nintendo acknowledged fans’ and critics’ complaints regarding performance issues in “Pokémon Scarlet” and “Pokémon Violet” Wednesday, tweeting that it takes player feedback “seriously” and is working on improvements to the games.

The tweet also announced a software update for the games, slated to release Thursday. Many players hope the patch will address the game’s plentiful — though often hilarious — technical issues.

A software update for #PokemonScarletViolet (Ver. 1.1.0) will be released on 12/1. Please visit our website for more information: https://t.co/4kh6Dtui4c

We take the feedback from players seriously, and will continue to work on improvements to the games.

“We are aware that players may encounter issues that affect the games’ performance,” wrote Nintendo in the update’s patch notes. “Our goal is always to give players a positive experience with our games, and we apologize for the inconvenience.”

Despite releasing patches for previous mainline games, Nintendo typically does not directly address player feedback and tends to focus patches more on outright glitches than broad game performance issues.

After ‘Pokémon Scarlet’ and ‘Violet,’ we can’t give Game Freak a pass

“Scarlet” and “Violet,” released Nov. 18, are the series’ first fully open-world effort. The game’s developer, Game Freak, also released “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” earlier in 2022; then, too, Pokéfans pointed to the game’s performance issues and graphical shortcomings as some of its bigger weaknesses.

“Scarlet” and “Violet,” however, took those issues to a whole new level, spawning a frenzy of social media posts showcasing the disappointing — and often hilarious — bugs and glitches encountered in-game.

The slew of social clips did not appear to change Nintendo and developer Game Freak’s patch schedule; “Arceus” received its first substantial patch at approximately the same time following its release. But while previous game entries’ official patch notes contain specific changes made within each update, “Scarlet” and “Violet’s” patch notes simply state that “other select bug fixes have been made,” suggesting a higher-than-usual volume of updates.

It remains to be seen what precisely will be affected by the patch.

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