reviewer stated on twitter that the official review was not the time or place to address criticisms of the game, but was just her opinion and experience. This is IGN "addressing" the controversy surrounding the game...

I've included some quotations (some paraphrased) for those who don't feel like wasting 45 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z573_CkkebU

>"If you believe the leak criticisms, you’re just blindly following an opinion, you shouldn't do that in ANY context "

>"I didn't see anything wrong with the game. Am I being gaslit?"

>"I didnt talk about any glaring problems because there aren't any"

>"BoTW and Fire Emblem have pop in too, thats just what those games had to do to be on the Switch"


>"If imperfect minor technical animations make you really mad then maybe dont play swsh"

"There's nothing glaringly wrong with the game at all"

During question time:

"I want gamefreak to have a longer development cycle. These games are not the “breath of the wild” of Pokemon and I think that’s why many people are so upset"

"High expectations are the silent killers of relationships"
-(numale who called leak critics shitheads):
so lower your standards ladies and gentlemen