Misc Game Freak recommends updating to 8.1.0 to fix communication errors.

[Fatalframe4]

Serebii.net's Twitter reports that Game Freak recommends getting the 8.1.0 update to fix online issues in X and Y: https://twitter.com/SerebiiNet/status/492640480568832001

 

[Jayro]

Of course they would, there might be an exploit they patched.

 

[AtomicScrap]

I bet some idiot who just bought a $70 Gateway listens to GameFreak and updates.

 

[Foxi4]

I bet some idiot who just bought a $70 Gateway listens to GameFreak and updates.

This is a thread from july - long since outdated.