Tetris

Summary

Tetris is a video game^[1]. Tetris ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (863 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tetris's instance of is recorded as video game^[3].
• Tetris's instance of is recorded as esports discipline^[4].
• Tetris's composer is recorded as Hirokazu Tanaka^[5].
• Tetris was published by Q8093^[6].
• Tetris's developer is recorded as Nintendo Research & Development 1^[7].
• Tetris's Commons category is recorded as Tetris (NES video game)^[8].
• Tetris's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System^[9].
• Tetris's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[10].
• Tetris was released on 1989^[11].
• Tetris's published in is recorded as Tetris & Dr. Mario^[12].
• Tetris's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'From Russia with Fun'}^[13].
• Tetris's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'Tetorisu'}^[14].
• Tetris's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Classic Tetris'}^[15].
• Tetris's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NEStris'}^[16].
• Tetris's different from is recorded as Tetris^[17].
• Tetris's different from is recorded as Tetris^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Other^[19]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[20]

• First release date: 2025-03-18^[21]

• Genre(s): chiptune, classical^[22]

• Community tags: chiptune, classical^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 67d636c3-f9e8-4550-a048-f70b6ca829aa^[24]

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Authorship and Creation

Tetris was published by Q8093^[6].

Publication

Tetris was released on 1989^[11].

Why It Matters

Tetris ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (863 views/month).^[2] Tetris has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] Tetris is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]