Nintendo has a big surprise in store for Tetris 99 players ahead of the puzzler’s 10th Maximus Cup event. The consolemaker announced today that Team Battle Mode has been added to Tetris 99, which will allow friends and strangers to compete together as comrades-in-arms:
In Team Battle Mode, players choose their favorite of four teams at the start of each game. Some teams may end up with many more members, but smaller teams receive a boost in attack power when being attacked, adding an unexpected element to each match. As players get eliminated through the course of battle, the final team standing with at least one player remaining wins. And even better, all members of the winning team can share in the victory! Players who are KO’d early in the game will go into Spectator Mode and can send “Likes” to cheer on their teammates. Players will want to stick around until their team has obtained a rank to receive their XP points. Or, if Team Battle is the active mode for a Maximus Cup event, stay for their event points.
As you might have guessed, Team Battle Mode will be the focus of this weekend’s Maximus Cup, which begins in just a few days on Friday, December 13, at 2:00 AM (Eastern Time). The contest will continue until Tuesday, December 17, at 2:00 AM (Eastern Time), and the 999 players who earn the most Event Points will receive 999 Gold Points (the equivalent of $10) to spend in the eShop.
In addition to Team Battle Mode, this update will also give Tetris 99 players the chance to unlock some of the in-game Themes that were only available through previous Maximus Cup events. The Tetris for Game Boy, Splatoon, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Super Kirby Clash Themes are all available to purchase through the Customize menu for 30 Tickets apiece.
So, where we dropping?
