Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for January 4th, 2019. Today we’ve got some scuttlebutt on a possible DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, some newly-announced release dates for games coming in January, a bunch of new releases, and a gigantic sale that will have your cash flow crying for mercy. Let’s save… by spending!
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Datamining Gives Some Hints for Future ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ DLC

Okay, first of all, there may be SPOILERS here, so if you don’t want to know about possible upcoming characters, mosey on down to the next item. Seriously.
Anyway, some fuel has been added to the fire concerning the next DLC character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo made waves at The Game Awards by announcing Persona 5‘s Joker would be joining the fight, and speculation has been running wild about possible candidates to fill the other slots. One strong rumor that has been going the rounds is that the hero of Dragon Quest 3, Loto/Erdrick, would be the next one announced. Well, dataminers have found some info that could support that rumor. Buried in the latest files are parameters that could be upcoming characters. They’re code-named, so some due diligence has been done. The code-names are as follows: ‘jack’, ‘brave’, and ‘packu’. The last one is definitely the Piranha Plant, known as ‘Pakkun Flower’ in Japan. The first is likely Joker, point...