Tetris 99

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Tetris 99
Developer	Arika
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release date	Nintendo eShop: Template:ReleasePhysical release: Template:Release[?]
Genre	Puzzle, battle royale
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone[?] PEGI: - Three years and older[?] CERO: - All ages[?] ACB: - General[?] RARS: - Six years and older[?]
Mode(s)	Multiplayer
Input	Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

Tetris 99 is a puzzle battle royale game for the Nintendo Switch. It was originally available only to Nintendo Switch Online members, but later made available to anyone. It was released on the Nintendo eShop on February 13, 2019, and later received a physical release bundled with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and the Big Block DLC on August 9, 2019.

The game features a selection of themes based on various Nintendo games, including several based on the Super Mario franchise. New themes have periodically been added since release, usually of newly released games.

Gameplay

Tetris 99 is a multiplayer puzzle game in which 99 players play against each other at the same time, with the aim to be the last player remaining. As with the traditional Tetris formula, players rotate and drop shaped bricks known as tetrominoes onto a board. Players can clear tetrominoes by completing rows across both sides, whereas players will lose if tetrominoes overflow off the top of the board. As with modern Tetris rules, players have the option to store a tetromino piece to swap out at any time. By clearing multiple lines or performing continuous line clears in a row, players can send "garbage" to other players, which will appear on their board unless they can quickly clear lines in response. More garbage can be sent by completing combination moves in succession of making a "tetris" (matching 4 lines at once) or performing a "T-spin" (squeezing the T-shaped tetromino into a position it would otherwise not fall into by rapidly rotating it).

During gameplay, small grids representing the other 98 players are displayed at the sides of the main board. Players can either choose to target individual players, or have the computer automatically target other players based on one of four criteria: random players, those who are targeting the player, those who are close to being defeated, and those who possess badges. Badges are earned by knocking out a player with garbage (or gray lines), which earns them a piece of a badge, along with any other badges or pieces that player had. The more badges a player completes and possesses, the more lines they can send to other players at a time (up to a 100% boost). At the end of a game, players will earn experience that will increase their level.

In May 2019, paid downloadable content (DLC) was released for the game, named the Big Block DLC. The DLC adds 4 offline modes in total: Marathon, the traditional single-player Tetris mode where play continues until the stack reaches the top of the well; CPU Battle, where players battle 98 bot players; Local Arena, where up to eight Nintendo Switch players play in the same arena via local wireless; and Two Player Share Battle, where two players share Joy-Con and play the same game in local co-op.

Themes

Theme No.	Title	Image
1	Default Theme	File:Nocoverart.png
2	Galaxy	File:Nocoverart.png
3	Fancy	File:Nocoverart.png
4	Scary Castle	File:Nocoverart.png
5	Elegant	File:Nocoverart.png
6	School	File:Nocoverart.png
7	Treasure	File:Nocoverart.png
8	Toy Blocks	File:Nocoverart.png
9	Super Mario Bros.	File:Nocoverart.png
10	The Legend of Zelda	File:Nocoverart.png
11	Donkey Kong	File:Nocoverart.png

Special Themes

Special Theme No.	Image	Game	Maximus Cup duration
1	File:Nocoverart.png	Tetris	May 17, 2019 - May 19, 2019
2	File:Nocoverart.png	Splatoon 2	July 12, 2019 - July 16, 2019
3	File:Nocoverart.png	Fire Emblem: Three Houses	August 23, 2019 - August 27, 2019
4	File:Nocoverart.png	Super Kirby Clash	September 20, 2019 - September 23, 2019
5		Luigi's Mansion 3	October 25, 2019 - October 29, 2019 August 17, 2020 - August 19, 2020
6	File:Nocoverart.png	Pokémon Sword & Shield	November 7, 2019 - November 11, 2019 October 16, 2020 - October 19, 2020
7	File:Nocoverart.png	Ring Fit Adventure	April 24, 2020 - April 27, 2020 August 20, 2020 - August 22, 2020
8	File:Nocoverart.png	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	May 15, 2020 - May 18, 2020 August 14, 2020 - August 16, 2020
9	File:Nocoverart.png	Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition	July 3, 2020 - July 6, 2020
10		Paper Mario: The Origami King	July 31, 2020 - August 4, 2020
11		Super Mario All-Stars	December 3, 2020 - December 7, 2020
12	File:Nocoverart.png	Kirby Fighters 2	January 7, 2021 - January 11, 2021
13		Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury	March 4, 2021 - March 8, 2021 August 5, 2022
14	File:Nocoverart.png	Miitopia	June 18, 2021 - June 22, 2021 August 6, 2022
15	File:Nocoverart.png	Mario Golf: Super Rush	July 9, 2021 - July 12, 2021 August 7, 2022
16	File:Nocoverart.png	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD	August 6, 2021 - August 9, 2021 August 8, 2022
17		WarioWare: Get It Together!	September 17, 2021 - September 20, 2021 August 9, 2022
18	File:Nocoverart.png	Monster Hunter Rise	October 8, 2021 - October 11, 2021
19	File:Nocoverart.png	Metroid Dread	October 29, 2021 - November 1, 2021 August 10, 2022
20	File:Nocoverart.png	Mario Party Superstars	December 9, 2021 - December 13, 2021
21	File:Nocoverart.png	Pokémon Legends: Arceus	January 21, 2022 - January 25, 2022
22	File:Nocoverart.png	Kirby and the Forgotten Land	April 22, 2022 - April 25, 2022
23	File:Nocoverart.png	Kirby's Dream Buffet	December 15, 2022 - December 19, 2022
24	File:Nocoverart.png	Fire Emblem Engage	March 24, 2023 - March 27, 2023
25	File:Nocoverart.png	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	April 21, 2023 - April 24, 2023
26	File:Nocoverart.png	Pikmin 4	July 7, 2023 - July 10, 2023

Gallery

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  The game's logo

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  Logo with key artwork

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  Nintendo eShop Icon

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  Japanese box art

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  Russian box art

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  Dutch box art

References in later games

• Super Mario Bros. 35: The game ran on the same engine used in this game. As such, the gameplay concept was similar to the one in this game, and various UI elements appeared to be a modified version of this game's UI. Players would reach Level 1★ after Level 99, and Level 1★★ after Level 99★.