On February 7th, Nintendo announced that Scarlet and Violet, the new games in the Pokémon franchise, had sold more than 20 million units since their launch on November 18th, 2022. They have become one of the most profitable games on the Nintendo Switch.

Despite its commercial success, the game was not well received by everyone. On Metacritic, a site that compiles user ratings for games, Scarlet and Violet were rated 3.6 out of 10. Online fans have been meeting in forums to report bugs in games (for example, failures in development). Misshaped characters, scenarios that disappear, and twitchy movements are among the main errors.

Some of the players have taken advantage of the game’s flaws to cheat. American YouTuber Austin John Play discovered a trick to effortlessly clone Pokémon and disclosed it on his channel. All you have to do is follow a certain order of moves not foreseen by the game’s creators to circumvent the algorithm.

Complaints have forced Nintendo to issue a statement about the quality of the game. ′′ We are aware that players may encounter issues that affect the game’s performance “, said the note. “Our goal is always to give players a positive experience with our games, and we apologize for the inconvenience “, it added.

The Pokémon franchise has been in business since 1996. It has garnered so many fans over the years that it manages to draw people’s attention even when the game is not well received.

Sources: IGN Brasil, Jovem Nerd, Metacritic, SBT Games, The Enemy and Nintendo Universe

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