Update [Sat 7th Aug, 2021 12:00 BST]: This limited-time event is now live. You have until 9th August to unlock the theme.
Original article [Tue 3rd Aug, 2021 02:05 BST]: To celebrate the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on the Switch last month, Nintendo will be hosting its 23rd Maximus Cup in the battle royale game Tetris 99 later this week.
If you participate in this event, you'll have the chance to earn a special in-game theme based on Skyward Sword. It even comes with its own music and sound effects. The competition takes flight on 6th August and will run through until 9th August.
Of course, to join in on this event, you'll need to be a Nintendo Switch Online member. If you do miss out though, don't worry too much - as certain themes have been offered on multiple occasions in the past, and an update in April also added the ability to exchange tickets for event themes.
Will you be participating in this upcoming Tetris 99 cup? Leave a comment down below.
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Cool. Love that they're still supporting this game.
Nice, not missing it. So far with the updates and returns I'm only missing the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury theme.
I wish Nintendo Life would stop saying you can buy every missed theme. There’s a lot of themes not available to buy and no indication if or when they will be.
I'd rather have a Metroid theme since there isn't one already, but I'll try to get this anyway since I'm a compulsive collecting completionist.
@DrDaisy Too soon right now, but you know there will be a Metroid Dread theme.
@Wasgo you can buy all the themes with tickets. 30 to be exact.
Nice, looking forward to it
Given Nintendo's been releasing themes for pretty much every major 1st party release nowadays, I hope they go back to games they missed out on the first time like Pikmin 3 Deluxe.
I wish Nintendo was as passionate about releasing themes for the Switch as it was for Tetris! It's the game that never dies.
This might knock off Luigi's mansion as my usual theme. Looks great. Also need to go back and get the few I'm missing.
I'd like to see them do themes for games which pre-date Tetris 99, e.g. Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey.
@fafonio Special themes are timed unlocks only. I'm missing Special Theme 14 with no option to buy it anywhere. A few months back, there were a few events that allowed you to grab any that you had missed
@MrSteveBob I’ve been able to buy all the themes that I missed before with 30 tickets each. So I don’t know what we are doing differently.
@fafonio If you can point me in the right direction, I have no such option in the customization menu
@wasgo @MrSteveBob Maybe the issue is with the word "buy"? Technically you "exchange" tickets, which you have to earn by playing the game. There's no way to spend money for the themes. But in the customization menu, the themes you don't have should show a number of tickets over them. It's 15 for regular themes and 30 for special event themes.
@rio_j I used buy in the loosest sense. I know about the ticket system, currently have 900+ trying to get the 1,000 ticket achievement. I just have no option to exchange for the one and only theme I'm missing
@rio_j The issue is they did an update with the option to buy 1-10 back in April. They haven’t done an update for 11-15 or indicated that they will in the future. So constantly claiming it’s an option on new theme releases is wrong.
@Wasgo ahhh that may be it. Since almost all the ones I was missing were from that batch it looked to me that now you could get all your missing ones.
Definitely getting this one. I like the Ballad of the Goddess song and it's hardly played in Skyward Sword.
Done! Love these events.
Hmm. I missed this memo the first time. Gonna get this theme to keep the collection 100%.
As much as I enjoy Tetris 99, it was the only game I was playing on NSO and isn't enough to justify a subscription.
This is probably my main use of Nintendo Switch Online (besides MK8 a few times a year)
....guess I should make the most of it!
Give us actual themes for the console not just in game themes
A bit of a stealth cup drop for that game. Usually it’s a week in advance.
I didn't know you could download themes on the Switch. Where have I been?
The theme is nice, but if my stack has risen toward the top half of the screen I find it difficult to identify the gaps in my stack. Quite a few times I laid a piece across the top of the stack only to find I was covering a gap. Won't be using this one again.
It's a good theme, it keeps me coming back to the game... Another to add to the collection.
@Burning_Spear I think I know what you mean. I think the themes where the play area is almost transparent and some background art is visible, are very distracting in general, which is why I never use those themes. Especially bad was the Bowser's Fury one. The previous one featuring Mario Golf was really nice and opaque.
@San_D Yep, I agree. A bunch of other themes have that problem too. Most important is that I can see what I'm doing.
looking forward to acquiring!
And yea as others said, they only made a certain amount of special themes available to get after the fact. The latest ones you’ve had to get during the specific Maximus cup only. I’m sure they’ll open up the rest eventually but I kinda like only being able to acquire them during events.
Tho in the flip, it’d be great to be able to spend those tix on something….
I didn't do the last one because the MGSR songs didn't click on me. But Zelda SS songs did in this tetris theme and I completed it.
@Gwynbleidd Just call in sick!
I’ve never played this game, only the original Tetris for a handful of hours 30 years ago. How long will it take me to get a theme?
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