Nintendo Australia have confirmed that the Tetris 99 events that are happening around the world, this weekend, is also going to happen here.

Anyone who has a Nintendo Switch Online membership and has got the game is eligable to enter and if you are one of the winners, you will walk away with 999 gold points for your My Nintendo account. The winners will be those that place in the top 99, meaning there are lots of prizes to win, so get to practicing.

Show off your skills in the online event, #TETRIS99 Grand Prix, from 12am AEDT/2am NZDT, 09/03 – 5:59pm AEDT/7:59pm NZDT, 11/03!

AUNZ players: compete for a chance to win 999 Gold Points, worth AU$9.99/NZ$9.99 in #eShop! More info: https://t.co/HqLElqziFUpic.twitter.com/CFr9LNdh88 — Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) March 6, 2019

The competition will begin on Saturday March 9 at 12:01am and run until Monday March 11 at 5:59pm, these are Melbourne times, so others states will need to convert.

As this is a competition, there are rules and you can

read them all here

.