Why Tetris 99 is So Important to Nintendo

On February 14, Nintendo introduced Tetris 99 to the world — a battle royale and a nostalgic puzzle in one person. What makes this game one of the most important projects of Nintendo, said the Gamesindustry expert.biz Christopher Dring (Christopher Dring).

App2Top presents a brief summary of its publication.

What is the point

Tetris 99 is a multiplayer version of the classic puzzle of the 1980s. 99 players stack blocks at the same time. There can be only one winner in the competition: the one who will last the longest in the match.

Because of this mechanics, Tetris 99 is called the “battle royale”. The game was released on the paid service Nintendo Switch Online, but is available to its subscribers for free.

What is the significance

With the help of Tetris 99, the company promotes the Nintendo Switch Online service, writes Christopher Dring. This is the most suitable game to convince players to sign up for the service. Even the release of old NES and SNES games on this platform would not be so effective, according to Dring.

While the aforementioned games may only be of interest to nostalgic Nintendo fans, Tetris 99 appeals to a wider audience. The mechanics of “Tetris” are familiar and understandable to most players, and the genre of “battle royale” is now on everyone’s ear thanks to Fortnite and PUBG. This combination can win hearts.

In addition, Tetris 99 is a high—quality game, ideally suited to the Nintendo Switch console itself, according to Dring. After all, both the game and the console combine nostalgic and modern elements.

This is not the first time Nintendo has used Tetris to sell players a new platform. In 1989, it was this puzzle that helped the Game Boy become a world-famous console. But with Tetris 99, everything is more complicated. This game will have to be constantly updated, new modes will have to be added to keep the user not only in it, but also on the service as a whole.

Of course, games for NES and SNES are also very necessary for the service, writes Dring. But Tetris 99 is the first bet made by Nintendo, and the future of Nintendo Switch Online literally depends on it.

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