Nintendo promises to fix new Pokemon games

A new update is coming for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, but Nintendo says performance fixes will be coming in the future

Nintendo has revealed that a new patch will be coming for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet tomorrow, aimed at addressing some select bugs in the games, but performance issues won’t be addressed — yet.

The new update, version 1.1.0, will add Ranked Battles to the game, kicking off what will be known as Season 1 of competitive play, where players put their Pokemon up against other player’s teams in battle. The fix will also address a music issue that affected some players when they battled against the Elite Four and the Top Champion.

Other select bug fixes are reportedly included as well, but Nintendo isn’t particularly forthcoming about what those bug fixes entail. The games have a litany of bugs and glitches, so there’s certainly plenty of issues that the company could be referring to.

Unfortunately, the patch won’t fix everything wrong with the game, as there’ll still be performance and some bugs present even after players install the 1.1.0 update. That said, it seems there’s hope for players wishing for performance improvements, as Nintendo says it’s working on it.

A software update for #PokemonScarletViolet (Ver. 1.1.0) will be released on 02/12. Please visit our website for more information: https://t.co/HOADDDNd8A

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

— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) December 1, 2022

In a statement on the games’ patch notes support page, Nintendo says that it’s aware of performance issues with the games, and that improvements are in the works.

“We are aware that players may encounter issues that affect the games’ performance,” the statement reads, “Our goal is always to give players a positive experience with our games, and we apologise for the inconvenience. We take the feedback from players seriously and are working on improvements to the games.”

This is the first time Nintendo has acknowledged the bugs and performance issues present in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Picture: Nintendo

The new Pokemon games arrived “buggy and broken”, according to fans, who say they’ve experienced a wide range of bugs, glitches, exploits, and performance issues since the game launched on November 18. Thousands of players shared clips on social media, showing the game running slowly, the camera clipping through the ground, and Pokemon loading in with no textures.

That didn’t stop them from selling like hot cakes, however. The “buggy” Pokemon games sold 10 million copies in their first weekend on sale, quickly becoming the fastest-selling Pokemon games, the fastest-selling games in Japan, and the fastest-selling Nintendo games of all time.

Written by Oliver Brandt on behalf of GLHF.