The Pokemon Scarlet Violet patch comes as Nintendo promises to take technical issues seriously
The first update came after the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet along with a promise from Nintendo to take the games’ technical issues seriously.
Patch notes were released in Nintendo website For Pokémon Scarlet and Violet version 1.1.0, the broken music during Elite Four and Top Champion battles is now said to be fixed, along with a vague confirmation that “other bug fixes have been made.” The patch, available now, also goes live in Season 1 of Battles.
Nintendo also vowed to improve the performance of the first open-world Pokémon games and apologized for various problems with the launch versions.
“We understand that players may experience issues affecting game performance,” Nintendo said. “Our goal has always been to give players a positive experience with our games, and we apologize for the inconvenience. We take player feedback seriously and work to improve the game.”
However, there is no information on when these updates will arrive, but this first patch was released less than two weeks after the game launched and exactly three weeks after it was released as the “Day 1 Patch” for those with early copies. If Nintendo sticks to a similar trend, it might be mid to late December before we see another update for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
Issues found so far include a broken PvE experience at the end of the game, a mock battlefield, copy glitches, a strange way to run at double speed, and more.
Poor performance was also a major factor in our 6/10 review, as IGN said: “Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s open-world gameplay is a bright direction for the future of the franchise, but this promising change is undermined by its many influences. Ways in which Scarlett and Violet feel profoundly unfinished.”
Ryan Dinsdale is a freelance translator at IGN and serves as acting UK news editor. He’ll talk about the witch all day.
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