Pokemon Purple and Scarlet suffered many technical problems. And, Nintendo is obliged to acknowledge it publicly.
Pokemon Purple and Scarlet is one of the biggest successes of the year 2022. But, if you have followed its news, you know that this new adventure must deal with painful technical problems. Visually unattractive, this generation accumulates bugs that can hinder the experience. Nintendo is obliged to acknowledge this publicly.
As we can discover on this official page, Nintendo released an update 1.1.0 on December 1st for Pokemon Purple and Scarlet. The accompanying note reads: We are aware that players may encounter issues that may affect game performance. Our goal is always to provide a positive experience with our games, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. »
Nintendo promises to improve Pokémon
Nintendo could hardly do the policy of the ostrich in the face of the many negative feedback on Pokemon Purple and Scarlet (which exceeded ten million sales in three short days). On the Metacritic aggregator, the average given by players is 2.9 out of 10 – a poor score, for a saga accustomed to winning votes for several years now.
Pokemon Purple and Scarlet has so many bugs that some fans have not hesitated to ask for a refund. This is irrefutable proof of disappointment, and a sign that the developers have not sufficiently optimized their game for the Switch, a console with questionable power – it is important to remember this.
Nintendo obviously promises to improve the situation, taking ” seriously consider player feedback “. The project begins with this patch 1.1.0, which still weighs a trifle of 1 GB. The Japanese firm highlights the introduction of season 1 of Ranked Battles, but also the correction of certain problems.
The only problem with the press release? Nintendo remains quite vague on the solutions provided, contenting itself with specifying that a problem with the music has been corrected – among other bugs identified. “ I installed Pokémon 1.1 yesterday. I had the impression at the beginning that the framerate was boosted, but it rowed after 30 seconds. So I do not know whispered my colleague Nicolas Lellouche, who no longer counts his hours in Pokemon Purple — certainly, by crying blood.
