Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Dena Co., Ltd.

Kazuyoshi Sensui

Masaki Yasuhara

Junpei Horita

Masahiro Nitta

Yasuharu Ohta

Mai Yamamoto

Junki Uosawa

Ken Nakatani

Tatsuya Wakasa

Kei Hoshiba

Ai Takeuchi

Aya Kyogoku

Kotaro Hiromatsu

Yurie Tokutake

Masashi Oishi

A game apparatus functioning as a non-limiting example information processing apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU performs processing of a virtual game. If a diary function is performed during play of a main game, a diary screen is displayed, and when a pasting condition is satisfied, a number-of-steps sticker is pasted. A size of the number-of-steps sticker is determined to one size out of three sizes according to the number of steps for a day. Moreover, a color of the number-of-steps sticker is determined to one color out of five colors according to accumulative number of steps for the current month including a day that the number-of-steps sticker is pasted. Moreover, the number-of-steps stickers are displayed with being arranged day by day.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium and information processing method for performance display

An automatic placement mode is switched between ON and OFF in accordance with a setting parameter value set by a user. The setting parameter value and at least one in-game object is stored in association with each other. When the automatic placement mode is switched to be ON, the in-game object owned by the user, among the in-game objects associated with the setting parameter value, is automatically placed in a virtual space. Then, while the automatic placement mode is ON, if the user newly acquires the in-game object associated with the setting parameter value, this in-game object is automatically placed in the virtual space.

Video game with auto object placement mode

A first lottery section performs a first lottery for specifying at least one presentation element among a plurality of presentation elements respectively associated with a plurality of content groups. A presentation section presents the presentation element specified by the first lottery, to a user. A second lottery section performs, in accordance with a user's instruction, a second lottery for specifying at least one content from the content group associated with the presentation element presented by the presentation section. A providing section provides the content drawn by the second lottery, to the user.

Information processing system, information processing method, computer-readable non- transitory storage medium having stored therein information processing program, and information processing apparatus

A lottery game is selected out of a plurality of lottery games in each of which a plurality of contents are set as a lottery target. A content is specified through a lottery out of the plurality of contents set as the lottery target in the selected lottery game. A lottery game is specified as a recommended lottery game on the basis of a predetermined condition out of lottery games that are different from the selected lottery game among the plurality of lottery games. In a lottery result display scene, a first image regarding the specified content and a second image regarding the specified recommended lottery game are displayed, and when a user operation on the second image has been performed, the lottery result display scene is caused to transition to a scene for the recommended lottery game regarding the second image.

Computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing system, information processing method, and information processing apparatus

An information processing systemcomprises an image output unitconfigured to output a displayed imageto a display deviceduring the execution of a predetermined application; a UI object placement unitconfigured to place a guide UI objectso that the UI objectis included in the displayed image; a detailed information output unitconfigured to output to the display devicethe detailed information associated with the guide UI objectwhen a user indicates the guide UI objectincluded in the displayed image; and a UI object removal unitconfigured to, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the detailed information has been viewed, remove the guide UI objectfrom the displayed imageso that it is not included in the displayed image

Information processing system, information processing method, information processing device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

An example of an information processing system sets an image capturing direction of a virtual camera in accordance with an image capturing direction of a camera, and if the image capturing direction of the camera is within a predetermined range, moves a virtual door in a virtual space in accordance with the image capturing direction of the virtual camera. If the image capturing direction of the camera is directed more upward than a first threshold, the information processing system does not move the virtual door further in the up direction. If the image capturing direction of the camera is directed more downward than a second threshold, the information processing system does not move the virtual door further in the down direction.

Information processing system, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

Provided is a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having an information processing program stored therein that, in a game in which a predetermined condition is set as an achievement goal, makes it unnecessary to start the game over again even if the predetermined condition is not achieved. At least one game object selected from among game objects possessed by a user is arranged within a game space, and a score is calculated on the basis of the game object. If the score satisfies an achievement condition, an in-game effect corresponding to the achievement condition is caused. If the score does not satisfy the achievement condition but satisfies a sub-achievement condition that is not satisfied simultaneously with the achievement condition, change of a game state is performed so as to cause the in-game effect corresponding to the achievement condition in exchange for change of an exchange parameter.

Computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

A game apparatus functioning as a non-limiting example information processing apparatus includes a CPU that executes virtual game processing. A player makes a PC act in a place provided in a virtual space, and clears a quest issued by an NPC that the PC encountered. Then, a reward is given to the PC or player. Moreover, by displaying one or more quests issued by one or more NPCs by list, it is possible to clear a quest selected from the list. In this case, a reward is also given to the PC or player.

Information processing system, storage medium, information processing apparatus and information processing method

A plurality of game objects whose appearance can be changed are simultaneously displayed on a display section. An image corresponding to at least one type of an item object among a plurality of types of item objects is designated as a designation object on the basis of an instruction from a user. When the designation object is designated, whether each of the plurality of game objects is a wearing-possible game object that can wear the item object corresponding to the designation object or a wearing-impossible game object that cannot wear the item object corresponding to the designation object, is determined. Then, a display is changed such that the wearing-possible game object is caused to wear the item object and the wearing-impossible game object is caused not to wear the item object.

Systems and methods of displaying different types of virtual items on multiple virtual characters

A virtual reference plane and a virtual camera are updated based on detection of a characteristic portion in a captured image. A virtual object and the virtual camera are updated based on a shooting state. An overlay image in which an image of the virtual object is overlaid on the captured image is generated. The virtual camera and the virtual object are controlled such that the virtual object is in a field-of-view range, before the detection of the characteristic portion. The virtual object, the virtual reference plane, and the virtual camera are updated such that the virtual object is along the virtual reference plane, based on the shooting state, after the detection of the characteristic portion, and such that an appearance of the virtual object is in association with the shooting state, no matter whether or not the characteristic portion has been detected, when a position fixation condition is satisfied.

Storage medium storing information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

A computer is caused to: manage an item possessed by a player or a player character; and manage a state of a game task an achievement condition of which is that the item is handed over to a non-player character in the game and which is set so as to be associated with each non-player character; and switch a state of the game between a first mode and a second mode, based on a switching input. In the first mode, while the game is played, the computer is caused to achieve a game task, under a condition that the number of the items possessed is changed by a first change amount, based on an operation input by the player. In the second mode, even while the game is not played by the player, the computer is caused to achieve the game task without changing the number of the items possessed.

Systems and methods of automatically performing virtual tasks within a video game

A plurality of content groups are stored in a memory, and some of the content groups are determined as selectable target groups by a selection. One content group is selected from among the selectable target groups on the basis of a user's operation, and a selection process is executed for the one content group. A content selected is given to the user, and a given status of each content is stored in the memory such that this given content is excluded. In addition, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, selectable target groups are selected again. At this time, the given status of each content in each content group is retained regardless of which content groups are set as the selectable target groups.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having information processing program stored therein, and information processing method

When a first giving condition is satisfied, first giving of giving an in-game content selected from a content group including a plurality of in-game contents as selection target contents, to a user, is performed. Furthermore, an option as to whether or not to execute second giving for which an upper limit number of times of further giving is possible in addition to the first giving is set is presented to the user. When execution of the second giving is selected, if an exchange parameter satisfies a second giving condition, the parameter is changed and the second giving is performed. Moreover, the in-game content for which the first giving or the second giving has been performed is excluded from subsequent selection targets.

Systems and methods of handling user interaction for obtaining in-game content

Computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus information processing system, and information processing method

A use start time of a game application is stored in advance. When a predetermined event is executed, a waiting time is determined on the basis of the use start time and a reference waiting time associated with the predetermined event, such that the waiting time is made shorter when the start time is earlier. Then, a reward related to the event is given to a user after elapse of the waiting time.

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Kazuyoshi Sensui