{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c6b8591d43c10ac4080c1fac","clusterId":"c_0da869aa2e0c7613d5e06dfa","slug":"arknights-developer-hypergryph-s-co-op-game-popucom-gets-nintendo-switch-online-game-trial","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Arknights Developer Hypergryph's Co-Op Game Popucom Gets Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial","summary":"Nintendo announced on June 15 that Popucom, a co-op-only action game from Arknights developer Hypergryph, will be the next title in the Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial program. The game will be free to play for subscribers from June 17 at 12:00 JST through June 23 at 17:59 JST. Popucom blends shooting and puzzle mechanics, with players using a Rainbow Popper that fires colored bullets to solve puzzles and fight enemies. It does not support single-player; a two-player story mode and a three-to-four-player party mode are available, both supporting offline and online play with split-screen. A 35% off sale on the full game will run concurrently from June 17 to July 1, dropping the price from 2,400 yen to 1,560 yen. Save data from the trial can be transferred to the purchased version. Users on the Nintendo Switch Online free trial can also participate.","whyItMatters":"The Game Trial placement gives Hypergryph's first console co-op title broad exposure to Nintendo's subscriber base, testing demand for a multiplayer-only game from a studio best known for a mobile tower defense hit.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Game Trial runs from June 17 at 12:00 JST to June 23 at 17:59 JST. Players use the Rainbow Popper, a weapon that fires colored bullets to solve puzzles and fight enemies. The game\u0026#39;s story mode is exclusive to two-player co-op. A party mode supports three to four players across stages of varying difficulty. Both modes support offline and online play with split-screen.\n\nA 35% off sale on the full game runs concurrently from June 17 to July 1, dropping the price from 2,400 yen to 1,560 yen. Save data from the trial can be transferred to the purchased version. Users on the Nintendo Switch Online free trial can also participate.\n\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStory mode: two-player co-op only, players use the Rainbow Popper to solve color-based puzzles and progress.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eParty mode: three to four players, multiple difficulty levels.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBoth modes support offline and online play with split-screen.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSale: 35% off, 2,400 yen to 1,560 yen, June 17 to July 1.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSave data transfers to the full purchased version.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNintendo Switch Online free trial users can also play.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Popucom, the co-op-only action game from Arknights dev Hypergryph, is free to play on Switch Online from June 17 to 23. No single-player mode at all-it's two-player story or three-to-four-player party, online or local split-screen.","twitterPost":"Hypergryph's Popucom hits Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial June 17-23. 35% off sale runs through July 1. Save data carries over to the full purchase.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Popucom, the co-op-only action game from Arknights developer Hypergryph, is the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial title. Subscribers can play free from June 17 to 23, and a 35% off sale runs through July 1.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/945/G094538/20260615004/\",\"title\":\"Arknights Developer's Co-op Action Game 'Popucom' Appears in Nintendo Switch Online's 'Game Trial' from June 17 to 23\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260615m\",\"title\":\"Co-op Adventure 'Poppucom' Free to Play for Limited Time. 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