Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for January 10th, 2020. In today’s edition, we take a look at the big news from yesterday’s Pokemon Direct. We’ve also got word on when the next batch of SEGA AGES releases are hitting the West. There are a few new releases to check out, and an enormous list of new sales to celebrate the New Year. There’s a lot to chew on today, friends, so let’s pull up to the table!
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‘Pokemon Sword and Shield’ Get Expansion Passes

Yesterday’s Pokemon Direct was mostly centered around two big pieces of news. Perhaps the most important was the announcement that in lieu of the usual third version, Pokemon Sword and Shield will be getting two rather large pieces of expansion content. The first will be arriving in June, and the other will come later in the year. These look like the real deal, with new Legendary Pokemon, huge new areas to explore, new rivals, and more than 200 returning Pokemon from the older games. There’s too much to go into in one paragraph, so watch the Pokemon Direct if you want all the details. The Expansion Pass is available right now for a price of $29.99. Note that Sword and Shield have separate Expansion Passes, so don’t buy the wrong one! ‘Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX’ Arrives in March

The other piece of news from the Direct was the announcement of a remake of the original Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games. Pokemon ...