Mineko’s Night Market finally arrived on the Nintendo Switch last month and while we enjoyed what this cosy game had to offer, it seems there has been quite a number of bugs and glitches encountered by the game's playerbase.
In response to this, the developer Meowza has issued a post on social media - apologising to players if they've had any "negative experience" and mentioning how there are two patches on the way. One will apparently "will be coming shortly" and is a minor fix, and the patch targeting next week will be much larger.
Both patches will address bugs and glitches, with the developer going into a little more detail in its message. It's also mentioned how due to the "console porting process" updates may take longer to be released than desired, due to powers out of the team's control. Here's the message in full:
To all our Switch players, first off, thank you very much for playing Mineko's Night Market. We apologize for any negative experience you may have had with the game. We are currently working hard on updating the game with patches that will address a number of bugs and issues, including, but not limited to, the most often asked about issues: the bug in HQ, the audio hitching during loading, and the Ramen Shop quest.
Due to console porting processes, which involves submitting and waiting for the patch to be tested and approved, the updates take a longer time to be released than desired.
The first patch, that will be coming shortly, was submitted pre-launch and addresses a few minor fixes including a fix to the Ramen Shop quest. The second patch, which we are hopeful for a release next week, will be a larger patch that addresses a number of issues including a fix to the HQ quest and many other bugs that are currently (Oct 6th) fixed on the PC version of the game.
Again, we sincerely apologize for any of the frustration you may have experienced with the current state of the game and share those frustrations with you. And we give our word that we are working hard to fix these problems as soon as possible.
Thank you for taking time to play our game and sharing your valuable feedback with us. Mineko's Night Market team
Here on Nintendo Life, we mentioned how we really enjoyed the "compelling narrative and relaxing tasks" in Mineko's Night Market but admittedly encountered some bugs on our end. You can read more in our full review: