Nintendo News: Do the Professors Teach Tetris 99 Skills at the Officer’s Academy?

This weekend, the world of the Fire Emblem: Three Houses game is partaking in a perfect tea time with Tetris 99 during the new Tetris 99 6^th MAXIMUS CUP event.

If you earn 100 event points by playing matches during the event period, you will unlock an in-game theme inspired by the Nintendo Switch game Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

The free event for Nintendo Switch Online members runs from 12 a.m. PT on

Aug. 23 to 11:59 p.m. PT on Aug. 26. You just have to play the Tetris 99 online mode during the event period. The higher you place after each match, the more event points you will earn. Once 100 event points are reached, the new Fire Emblem: Three Houses theme for your Tetris 99 game is unlocked! The new theme includes background art, music and Tetrimino designs all inspired by the latest Fire Emblem game.

The Tetris 99 digital game includes an online mode that is exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members*. In the game, 99 players compete together until only one is left standing. The paid Big Block DLC adds two new modes to the game, both of which can be played offline, plus additional offline local multiplayer modes that will arrive later this year. (Download the Tetris 99 software for free on Nintendo eShop to play the paid Big Block DLC.)