Both games were removed in the US and Japan without advance notice to users. The following afternoon, twitter user NintenDaan posted a screenshot of a message sent to European 3DS users confirming that Tetris Axis (aka Tetris) was also being delisted on the 31st. Late in the year, on December 27th, Nintendo UK announced via twitter that the Game Boy version of Tetris for the 3DS would be delisted on the 31st. Over the next day other forum members confirmed that EA’s Tetris for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable had been delisted, presumably due to the terms of Ubisoft’s licensing deal. The “Buy Download” button on the game’s page redirected to the PlayStation Store where it was not possible to complete the purchase.
On January 9th, 2014 a PlayStation forum user asked if it was still possible to download Tetris for PlayStation 3. This confluence of licensing deals resulted in The Great Tetris Delisting of 2014. Meanwhile, Nintendo’s 20-year copyright on Tetris for Game Boy expired in September of 2013. Ubisoft’s announcement resulted in a restructuring of their deal where EA would retain the rights to Tetris on mobile platforms only. Electronic Arts previously held the license and released Tetris on PSP, PlayStation 3, Blackberry, Windows Phone, iOS and Android between 20. Although unsubstantiated, it appears this license granted Ubisoft exclusive rights to downloadable versions of Tetris.
On January 16th, 2014 Ubisoft announced that they had acquired the Tetris license and would release Tetris Ultimate for all current console and handheld platforms. Continue reading for more on how and why the game was delisted and how it fits in the digital Tetris lineage. No reason was given by Nintendo but their 20-year license on the original game had recently expired. After an advanced notice from Nintendo UK on December 27th, 2014 the game was delisted alongside Tetris Axis in all three major territories on December 31st.
The Game Boy version of Tetris was released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop around the world in December of 2011.
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