Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: Amidst the Immense Backlash, Nintendo Plans to Remove Several Iconic Characters From the Game

Nintendo released Pokemon Scarlet and Violet for Nintendo Switch in 2022. The games went on to sell over 10 million units within the first three days of its launch. They were lauded by critics and fans for their innovations over the repetitive long-running formula of Pokemon games.

But they were also criticized for a myriad of issues these games introduced. From bugs to visual glitches, there was no shortage of issues in these games.

Nintendo and developer Game Freak have been working hard to fix these games. And it appears they have to take some drastic measures to fix these games.

Nintendo would be removing characters from Pokemon to fix its performance issues!

Nintendo and developer Game Freak have been struggling to fix Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s performance issues on Nintendo Switch. The games suffered from numerous glitches and bugs. Those glitches and bugs resulted in weird problems with these games.

Nintendo and Game Freak have been quick to own their mistakes, and have been trying to fix these issues. But it appears these issues would need more than a few tweaks to fix.

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One such fix that Nintendo has planned is limiting the number of characters and creatures that spawn near the player character. Sometimes, if the game spawns too many characters in front of the character, the mix of AI and visuals can really put a lot of weight on the hardware.

And maybe that’s why Nintendo decided to take this step. This change would be dropped into this game in a coming update. This update is expected to drop sometime in February. We cannot wait for it to drop and see how much difference this change makes in the game’s performance.

Is it really the issue with the characters though?

Games nowadays have complex visual designs. This complex design can lead to them pushing the hardware they run on to its limits. Games like Doom Eternal are the most prominent example of such complex design.

In that game, players fight numerous characters with complex AI mechanics. And yet Nintendo Switch runs that game pretty flawlessly. This makes us wonder if the issue is with Nintendo Switch or the Engine that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet run on.

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Do you think this step can solve the issue the games have been facing? Share your thoughts in the comments below.