Nintendo Switch Online will get the NES version of Tetris next week
- The NES version of Tetris is coming to Nintendo Switch Online
- The release is scheduled for December 12
- The 1989 title joins the growing collection of classic Nintendo games on the subscription service
Nintendo has announced that the NES version of Tetris will join Nintendo Switch Online this month.
In a new X/Twitter In a post shared today, Nintendo confirmed that the classic 1989 title will be added to its Nintendo Switch subscription service next week, on December 12.
This console version of Tetris features two game modes, A-Type and B-Type, each with its own unique goals. For A-Type, players must achieve the highest score, while in B-Type the board starts with random blocks at the bottom of the field and the goal is to clear 25 lines.
To play the NES version of TetrisNintendo Switch users must subscribe to Switch Online for $3.99 / £3.49 / €3.99 per month, or $19.99 / £17.99 / €19.99 for a 12-month membership , both of which provide access to the NES, SNES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color collections.
To access the other classic catalogues, including Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance and Mega Drive/Genesis, users will need to purchase the Switch Online Expansion Pack, which costs $49.99 / £34.99 / AU$59.95 for a 12 month pass.
Last week, as part of the November 2024 update, Nintendo added three more classic Sega Genesis games to the service, including ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron, VectormanAnd Wolf of the Battlefield: Mercs.
The addition of these three titles brought the total number of Sega Genesis games in the collection to 47.