Nintendo announced the 48th Maximus Cup event for Tetris 99 is themed after Donkey Kong Bananza. The event will last for four days from August 1 at 12:00 a.m. PDT to August 4 at 11:59 p.m. JST.
To participate in the Tetris 99 48th Maximus Cup – Donkey Kong Bananza Edition event, players will need to be a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber and play the online mode. Further, 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 Donkey Kong Bananza.
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.
Lastly, Donkey Kong Bananza is available now for Nintendo Switch 2. Donkey Kong has several abilities to challenge the Void Company and get to the center of the planet. For example, he can dive punch, hand slap, surf, and perform many maneuvers while destroying and traversing obstacles in the way. Additionally, Donkey Kong Bananza has several modes. This includes co-op play that you can do via GameShare or locally. The mode allows one player to play as Pauline and unleash projectiles of destruction using the mouse functionality, and you can also carve items from stone in the DK Artist mode.
