{"id":88648,"date":"2019-03-15T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/03\/random_platinumgames_hideki_kamiya_cant_stop_tweeting_about_tetris_99"},"modified":"2019-03-15T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T15:30:00","slug":"random-platinumgames-hideki-kamiya-cant-stop-tweeting-about-tetris-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/15\/random-platinumgames-hideki-kamiya-cant-stop-tweeting-about-tetris-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: PlatinumGames&#8217; Hideki Kamiya Can&#8217;t Stop Tweeting About Tetris 99"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/71d2e8d958402\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/71d2e8d958402\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Kamiya\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/71d2e8d958402\/kamiya.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/71d2e8d958402\/kamiya.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Kamiya\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tetris_99\"><strong>Tetris 99<\/strong><\/a> is an addictive little game, and one that has gone down incredibly well with Nintendo Switch Online subscribers since its launch around a month ago. Interest in the game saw another boost last weekend thanks to the online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/03\/tetris_99_grand_prix_winners_are_now_receiving_their_gold_points_from_nintendo\">competitions<\/a> being held, and even high profile game developers have been getting in on the action, including PlatinumGames&#8217; Hideki Kamiya.<\/p>\n<p>When we say &#8216;getting in on the action&#8217;, we actually mean &#8216;potentially becoming as obsessed as we are&#8217;. Ever since the game launched, Kamiya&#8217;s Twitter timeline has been absolutely flooded with screenshots of his placements on a near-daily occurrence, starting on 16th February where he shared the results of his first match.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u521d\u6226\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris99?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris99<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vN2XiLgzJZ\">pic.twitter.com\/vN2XiLgzJZ<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u795e\u8c37\u82f1\u6a39 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PG_kamiya\/status\/1096653795465998336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Like most of us, things got off to a shaky start. But he was soon climbing the leaderboards and even managed a second place finish just a couple of days later.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3046\u308f\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris99?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris99<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j4JRBaLV8W\">pic.twitter.com\/j4JRBaLV8W<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u795e\u8c37\u82f1\u6a39 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PG_kamiya\/status\/1097438683903348736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The first win came a couple of days later still, on 20th February. If you can&#8217;t work it out for yourself, his status essentially equates to &#8220;AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!&#8221; &#8211; something we can all relate to.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3088\u3063\u3057\u3083\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3081\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042\u3042<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris99?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris99<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wWZ7tkXb2z\">pic.twitter.com\/wWZ7tkXb2z<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u795e\u8c37\u82f1\u6a39 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PG_kamiya\/status\/1098159372968984576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And from that date, he hasn&#8217;t looked back (and he still gets just as excited over his victory royales now as he did a month ago). His most recent victory was shared just a few hours ago in a screenshot he saved specifically from the night before.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3086\u3046\u3079\u5bdd\u308b\u524d\u306b\u53d6\u3063\u305f\u4e00\u4f4d\u306e\u81ea\u6162\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris99?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris99<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IxEvqn8Pe8\">pic.twitter.com\/IxEvqn8Pe8<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u795e\u8c37\u82f1\u6a39 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PG_kamiya\/status\/1106403505701449733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We&#8217;re almost ashamed to say that the majority of the Nintendo Life team members haven&#8217;t been able to claim a victory yet, but we&#8217;re having a blast with the game anyway. If you&#8217;re reading, Kamiya-san, feel free to send any tips our way!<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you been enjoying your time with the game? Let us know how you&#8217;ve been getting on in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tetris 99 is an addictive little game, and one that has gone down incredibly well with Nintendo Switch Online subscribers since its launch around a month ago. 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