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Nintendo has followed up most of its new releases in the last year with a Maximus Cup event in Tetris 99 with a crossover Theme for the puzzle game as the prize. It happened with Fire Emblem: Three Houses in August. And it happened with Pokemon Sword and Shield in November.

And because it was inevitable, now it’s happening with Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

The 13th Maximus Cup will begin this Friday, May 15, at 3:00 AM (Eastern Time). Like Tetris 99’s other online events, it’ll continue into early next week and end at 3:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, May 19.

Players who collect 100 Event Points over the 96-hour period will unlock a special in-game Theme based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which features some of your favorite characters and lots of mint green styling. Obtaining 100 Event Points shouldn’t be too difficult, as the scoring system for this Maximus Cup event is the same as always:

Points Table for Tetris 99’s 12th Maximus Cup
1st Place: 100
2nd Place: 50
3rd Place: 30
4th-10th Place: 20
11th–30th Place: 15
31st–50th Place: 10
51st–90th Place: 5
91st–99th Place: 1

Don’t let the 13th Maximus Cup event be unlucky, and we’re pulling for everyone who wants the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Theme.

After giving Tetris 99 players a two-month sabbatical from Maximus Cup events, Nintendo announced that they’re relaunching the popular competition this weekend.

The 12th Maximus Cup will pit players against one another over four grueling days of block dropping. The event will begin just after midnight this Friday, April 24, and continue until a similarly late hour on the following Monday, April 28.

This time around, players who acquire 100 Event Points will unlock an in-game Theme patterned after Nintendo’s latest exercise craze, Ring Fit Adventure. And not surprisingly, the scoring system for this Maximus Cup event remains unchanged:

Points Table for Tetris 99’s 12th Maximus Cup
1st Place: 100
2nd Place: 50
3rd Place: 30
4th-10th Place: 20
11th–30th Place: 15
31st–50th Place: 10
51st–90th Place: 5
91st–99th Place: 1

Good luck to everyone planning to participate in this weekend’s Maximus Cup event.

The Lunar New Year began on January 25, but Tetris 99 players should get ready to celebrate this weekend as Nintendo has announced that the 11th Maximus Cup event will begin bright and early on Friday, January 31, at 2:00 AM (Eastern Time).

Tetris 99 players who participate in this Maximus Cup event will be competing in a “Point Stacking Challenge,” and the 999 players with the most Event Points will receive 999 Gold Points (about $10) to spend in the Nintendo eShop.

As usual, Event Points will be distributed on a sliding scale. 100 Points will go to the 1st Place finisher in each match, with 50 Points for 2nd, 30 Points for 3rd, 20 Points for 4th–10th, 15 Points for 11th–30th, 10 Points for 31st–50th, 5 Points for 51st–90th, and 1 Point for 91st-99th.

This weekend’s Maximus Cup event will conclude in the wee morning hours of Tuesday, February 4, at 2:00 AM (Eastern Time). Good luck to everyone planning to participate!

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?

I know what you’re thinking… didn’t Nintendo host a Maximus Cup event for Tetris 99 just a little over a week ago? And guess what, you would be right. The eighth Maximus Cup coincided with the weekend before Halloween and players competed to win a spooky Theme based on Luigi’s Mansion 3.

But here we go again.

A few days ago Nintendo confirmed that the ninth Maximus Cup will kick off on November 8th, and it’s once again centered around a major new release for the Switch. This time, Tetris 99 players will be dropping blocks to earn a brand new Theme based on Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Like last time, players will need to collect 100 Event Points to unlock the new Theme. As always, a 1st Place victory will net you 100 Points, though a smaller cache of Points can be earned for lower finishes: 2nd (50 Points), 3rd (30 Points), 4th–10th (20 Points), 11th–30th (15 Points), 31st–50th (10 Points), 51st–90th (5 Points), and 91st-99th (1 Point).

Tetris 99’s Pokemon-themed Maximus Cup event will begin on Friday, November 8, at 2:00 AM (Eastern Time) and conclude on Tuesday, November 12, at 2:00 AM (also Eastern Time).

Nintendo will host the eighth Maximus Cup for Tetris 99 this weekend, and players will be competing for a new in-game Theme featuring Luigi’s Mansion 3. The Theme will feature Luigi and his ghostly doppelganger, Gooigi, alongside a whole lot of slime.

As always, players will need to accumulate 100 Event Points to unlock the new Theme, and besting the competition is the only way to do it. 1st Place is worth 100 Points all by itself, but Points can be obtained for almost any finish: 2nd (50 Points), 3rd (30 Points), 4th–10th (20 Points), 11th–30th (15 Points), 31st–50th (10 Points), 51st–90th (5 Points), and 91st-99th (1 Point).

Tetris 99 players will be able to drop blocks during this weekend’s Maximus Cup for starting on Friday, October 25, at 3:00 AM (Eastern Time). The event runs through Tuesday, October 29, at 3:00 AM (also Eastern Time), and don’t forget that only Nintendo Switch Online subscribers are able to participate in the Maximus Cup.

Nintendo has scheduled this month’s Maximus Cup for Tetris 99, and it looks like the puzzle royale’s latest competition will begin on Friday, September 20, at 3:00 AM (Easten Time) and conclude 96 hours later at 3:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, September 24. This time, Tetris 99 competitors who amass 100 Event Points will unlock a new Theme based on Super Kirby Clash.

Super Kirby Clash is the latest starring role for Nintendo’s pink puffball, and the free-to-play game is now available to download for the Switch. Nintendo is encouraging Tetris 99 players to try it out by also offering 99 Gem Apples (it’s in-game currency) to anyone who accumulates 100 Event Points in this weekend’s Maximus Cup:

Gem Apples are the in-game currency in Super Kirby Clash, which let players craft and obtain new items. Qualifying players will receive their 99 Gem Apples via a Nintendo eShop code that will be emailed to the address associated with their Nintendo Account within one week after the event ends. In the multiplayer mode of the Super Kirby Clash game, players choose from four unique Roles and join up to three other players to take down tough bosses.

As always, more information about this weekend’s Maximus Cup can be found at Tetris 99’s official website.

Tetris 99 is set to take another quantum leap forward tomorrow, as Nintendo has announced a slew of updates for the popular multiplayer puzzler.

First, the consolemaker will unleash Tetris 99’s free Version 2.0 update, which features a brand new Invictus Mode that’s only available to players who have previously won an online match against the 99-player field. New Daily Missions will also be available, and completing these challenges will let players earn Tickets to unlock new Themes and Player Icons.

Nintendo will also release the second half of Tetris 99’s Big Block DLC tomorrow, which will add two new modes to the game. The paid expansion will include 2P Share Battle Mode, which allows two players to compete in Tetris 99’s battle royale mode on the same screen against CPU-controlled opponents, and Local Arena Mode, which gives up to eight players a way to battle via local wireless multiplayer.

If you’re interested in trying out Tetris 99, but you’re not yet a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, Nintendo will also release a physical version of the game this Friday, September 6. The package will be priced at $29.99 and come bundled with a 12-Month Subscription to Nintendo Switch Online and all the new content from both Big Block DLC expansions.