Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Kazunori Yokoyama

Hiroyuki Takada

Hiroshi Hayasaka

Takuya Aono

Ryo Horie

Toyokazu Sakai

Yasushi Mito

Hideyasu Nakano

Tomohiro Inami

Hidekazu Shimizu

Masayuki Shamoto

Naoko Nasuhara

Shigeharu Saeki

Hyogo Takahashi

Miho Ikeuchi

Nayuta Aoshima

Takehiro Iikawa

An input device is provided which can be caused to function as an output device as well. A game guitar controller () comprises: a set of fret buttons (R-P) each of which is operated in a state held by a player during a play; a triaxial acceleration sensor () that is provided on one of the two sides of the set of fret buttons (R-P) and that can detect accelerations; and a vibration motor () that is provided on the other of the two sides of the set of fret buttons (R-P) and that can generate vibrations.

Input device and game device provided therewith

An input device is provided which can input operations corresponding to play techniques used in stringed instruments. A guitar controller (), which comprises a body part (), a neck part () extending from the body part () and a head part () provided at the front end of the neck part (), has, in the head part (), a triaxial acceleration sensor () that can detect accelerations.

Input device and game system including the input device

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Tokyo, Japan

Kazunori Yokoyama