Often, but it also tends to be critical fixes to make a game playable in lieu of delaying the release in order to incorporate those fixes into the shipped product.
And being used poorly. Day one patches are not an excuse to release an unfinished or buggy product.
Just because something is more common doesn't make it good. Pre-ordering video games is incredibly common and it's a toxic practice that preys on the hype cycle.
Say that it's 2017. Bowsette is...
I'd say if it takes a day one patch to fix, then it's still an issue. If you're buying the game physically then the game should run well and look good from the get go. Imagine a young Bowsette still deployed in the military. Whatever copy of the game comes on that cartridge is the version I will...
I dunno. It just doesn't work for me visually. It looks like the sort of game that could run on the 3DS. To me, it just kind of goes with issues like Pokemon games not including animations for attacks or just reusing character models. It makes the series look like a low effort Call of Duty...
I'm enjoying the memes coming out about the game's visuals. I know that graphical fidelity isn't always a big priority for people, but there really are a ton of games from fifteen years ago that look better than this game. It looks like a 3DS game.