Both.

Can't wait to see how strong the hardware boost will be.

Most people didn't know the game would release in such a poor state, so... TPC it is. They tricked people, they are well aware of the state the games and they haven't acknowledged the situation in any way or form. They are the bad guys in this story for sure. Lots of people buying your product doesn't erase your responsibility or derivate your blame on the matter to your customers and fans.

Well thats why we have reviewers. No company is going to advertise that their game is glitchy and buggy on the box. Its so easy to get information about games these days. Metacritic, youtube, twitter, gaming sites etc. So tricking people is pretty much impossible at this point.

Pokémon S/V sold more than 240,000 units in Spain in its first week

Source: Vandal

Eh, I think that was true in the late 90's and early 00's when Pokemon was trying to carve out a niche but I don't think the target audience of the franchise is largely based around that age anymore. As it has expanded to include gen Z in their early 20's as well as millennials that grew up with it being popular at the time they were kids. With the release of Pokemon Go and the Pokemon Let's Go series and even Arceus, it shows they definitely do target an older audience that might have not kept up with the franchise but are familiar with the brand. I'm pretty sure that's why they milk the Kanto and Johto regions so much. Even if you weren't a fan of Pokemon as a kid those mons are more recognized by the older crowd.

You also have to separate the mag's target audience from the developer's target audience. I'm sure Corocoro is targeted to younger readers.

Controversy seems to sell these games better than any ad campaign

I have a feeling most of these copies sold were before the technical issues were known. 

I’d be embarrassed if I was in charge of releasing this game. I don’t get how Gamefreak management is okay with releasing such crap.

And The Pokémon Company is a joint venture between Gamefreak, Creatures and Nintendo for anyone who doesn’t know. So no, it’s not TPC fault. There’s some other stuff going on behind the scenes that we aren’t aware of, but Gamefreak has more control than public eye seems to think.

I didn't say they had to announce plans during the report or in the report. But they could have acknowledged it in a different PR statement at least. Nor did I say good sales mean they won't patch the game. You took what I said and made an entirely new word salad...