Tetris the Grand Master 4 launches June 4

Arika will release *Tetris: The Grand Master 4 - Absolute Eye* for Nintendo Switch on June 4, 2026, according to multiple game listings and reports. The move brings the long-running arcade-focused puzzle series to Nintendo hardware after the game first launched on Steam on April 4, 2025. The Tetris franchise’s official product page describes it as the latest title in the “TGM” series and says it adds modes including ASUKA and SHIRANUI. ### Which game is actually coming to Switch on June 4? *Gematsu* and *Nintendo Life* both reported that Arika set June 4, 2026 as the Nintendo Switch release date for *Tetris: The Grand Master 4 - Absolute Eye*. Nintendo Life’s game page lists the title as a Switch eShop release for that date, with Arika named as both developer and publisher. (gematsu.com) VGChartz also reported the June 4 launch date, matching the other listings. The user-provided context referred to Nintendo hardware broadly, but the reporting and store-style listings surfaced here specify Nintendo Switch rather than Switch 2. ### Why does this entry matter inside the TGM series? The Tetris official site says the original *Tetris The Grand Master* debuted in arcades in August 1998, followed by *Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2* in 2000 and *Tetris The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct -* in 2005. (gematsu.com) Arika’s official page says *Absolute Eye* arrived after a 20-year gap as the newest mainline entry in the series. (vgchartz.com) Arika’s English-language site says the series built its reputation as a version of Tetris aimed at dedicated players, with “challenging elements” and fast, strategic play. The official product summary says the new game is designed to offer a deeper and more strategic experience while still including modes for beginners. ### What was released before this Switch version? (tetris.com) The Tetris official product page lists *Tetris: The Grand Master 4 - Absolute Eye* as released on April 4, 2025 at a listed price of $39.5. Steam’s store page also identifies the game as the latest title in the TGM series and says it includes modes such as ASUKA and SHIRANUI. Arika’s site says the 2025 release marked the series’ first appearance on Steam. (arika.co.jp) That gave the game a PC launch before its move to Nintendo Switch the following year. ### What do players get in this version? The Tetris official page says the game adds ASUKA and SHIRANUI, while Arika’s site lists MARATHON, NORMAL, ASUKA, MASTER, KONOHA and SHIRANUI among its featured modes. (tetris.com) Arika also says local play is supported for player-versus-player matches. Nintendo Life reported that Arika said the Switch version would include gameplay adjustments, including changes to MASTER mode difficulty. (arika.co.jp) That suggests the console release is not being positioned as a straight unchanged port of the 2025 PC version. ### Where does this fit in Nintendo’s release week? June 3, 2026 is also the date cited in the source briefing for *Final Fantasy VII Rebirth* on Switch 2, placing Arika’s release one day later in Nintendo’s early-June calendar. (tetris.com) That timing came from the upstream briefing provided with this assignment, and separate Nintendo Life coverage of June releases also places *Tetris* in that same opening-week lineup. (nintendolife.com) On June 4, the next concrete step is the Switch eShop release itself. Arika is the named developer and publisher on the Switch listing, and the official Tetris and Arika pages remain the primary reference points for the game’s modes and series history. (nintendolife.com)