Nintendo of America has announced that the 43rd Maximus Cup event for Tetris 99 will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic Tetris NES game. The event will be held for four days.
The Tetris 99 43rd Maximus Cup – Tetris 40th Anniversary Edition event runs from 11:00 p.m. PST on December 5 to 10:59 p.m. PST on December 9. To participate, you’ll need to be a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber and play the Tetris 99 online mode during the event. Players will earn event points based on their placement in each match. After obtaining 100 event points, players unlock a new theme featuring art, music and Tetrimino designs inspired by the classic Tetris NES Game.
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Nintendo released Tetris 99 in 2019 as a complementary title with Nintendo Switch Online memberships. As the name suggests, the game is a 99-player battle royale with the gameplay of Tetris. Past Maximus Cups have featured art and music from Pikmin 4, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, WarioWare: Move It, Super Mario Bros Wonder and more.
On December 12, Nintendo will add the Tetris NES game to the Nintendo Switch Online – NES app for Nintendo Switch. Tetris is included in the base Nintendo Switch Online subscription, so all subscribers will have instant access alongside many other NES games.
Tetris fans can also look forward to Tetris: The Grand Master 4 – Absolute Eye –, a new entry in the long running Tetris series by developer ARIKA. The game will launch by the end of March 2025 for PC via Steam.
