Return to island life
Update []: This event is now underway in Tetris 99, so if you want to unlock the latest Animal Crossing theme, be sure to hop on this weekend and earn a 100 points.
Original Story: Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition officially launches next week, and ahead of this, Nintendo’s Switch Online battle royale game Tetris 99 has announced it will be hosting a Maximus Cup to celebrate.
This is the 51st Maximus Cup (also known as a Grand Prix) and will take place between 8th January 2026 and 12th January 2026. As usual, when you earn a total of 100 event points, you’ll unlock a new theme featuring unique art, music and Tetrimino designs. This is all “inspired by the updated content in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game”. You can see it in motion in the gameplay trailer above.
If you haven’t already seen our previous coverage about the Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the free 3.0 game update, the update comes loaded with new features like the Resort Hotel, Expanded Home Storage, the return of Resetti, collaborations and much more.
The Switch 2 version of the title will also include improved resolution and graphics, and some other cool features like mouse controls, a megaphone and a higher player count online. You can find out more in our previous coverage here on Nintendo Life. Once again, the Switch 2 Edition and free update arrive next week on 15th January 2026.
Apart from this upcoming Tetris 99 collaboration, Nintendo has also made a set of Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Online icons avaialble from now until 2nd February 2026. Here’s a look via social media:
Will you be returning to your island in Animal Crossing next week? How about this Tetris 99 event? Are you planning on checking it out? Tell us in the comments.
Liam is a news writer and reviewer across Hookshot Media. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.
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