Ahead of the launch of Pikmin 4 later this month, Nintendo has announced a new themed event for its online battle royale game Tetris 99.

The "Pikmin 4 Edition" Maximus Cup will begin this Friday on 7th July and runs until 10th July. During this period players can earn 100 points to unlock a new theme featuring background art, music and Tetrimino designs inspired by the fourth outing.

To participate, you'll need to have a subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online service. Apart from Tetris 99, this gives you access to a number of classic game libraries and even some DLC content in other games.

And if you're looking for some other Pikmin 4 fun, Nintendo last week released a playable demo. You can even carry over your save file to the full game to continue the fun, when the game launches on 21st July.

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