Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Sega Corporation

Maruma Jyusharyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Maruma Jyusharyo Kabushikigaisha

Maruma Technica Co., Ltd.

Maruma Jysuharyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Masahiro Sakurai

Yasumitsu Moriki

Michiko Sakurai

Teppei Ikeda

Toshiharu Izuno

Satoshi Kodaira

Yoichi Hirakawa

Yoshiyasu Okawara

Nobuhiro Yamasaki

Taichi Machino

Yasuhito Kobayashi

Hirotomo Numakura

Izumi Takahashi

Masahiro Shiotani

Naoyoshi Funakawa

Kaori Miyachi

Yasuharu Iida

Nagi Koike

Hidehiro Shimizo

Takeshi Kawasaki

Kou Otani

Shinya Abe

Kenji Anabuki

Keita Noto

Mitsuo Kashiwagi

Nobutaka Sakai

Takamitsu Akita

An example game apparatus selects an operational character that is to be used by a player in a multiplayer game with competition. The game apparatus selects an additional character that is to be added to the operational character from a plurality of candidates for an additional character to be selected. The additional character is associated with an image of the additional character, information of an effect to be given to performance in the game with competition of the operational character to which the additional character is added, and information about a type. The game apparatus generates a selection image including at least an image of the operational character selected by the player and each other user, an image of the additional character selected by the player, and an image of the type of the additional character, for display, during selection of the operational character and the additional character.

Game apparatus, storage medium storing game program, game system, and game processing method

An example game apparatus executes an opponent information screen process of generating an image of an opponent information screen showing an opponent character and an opponent additional character, and executes a player information screen process of generating an image of a player information screen showing a player character and an additional character selected as an own additional character added to the player character according to an operational input. The image of the opponent information screen contains an opponent character image of the opponent character, an opponent additional character image of the opponent additional character, an own icon image, and an own type icon image. The image of the player information screen contains a player character image of the player character, an own additional character image of the selected own additional character, the own type icon image, an opponent icon image, and an opponent type icon image.

An example information processing device chooses a subset of game objects as candidate game objects from among available game objects; selects a candidate game object as a selected game object according to the user's instruction; updating, when an update condition is satisfied, possession data in the memory so that the selected game object is set as a possessed game object possessed by the user; on a condition that the remaining time has been expired, replacing the candidate game object on the selection screen with a game object newly chosen from among the available game objects; and on at least one of a first condition that the candidate game object has been selected as a selected game object and a second condition that the update condition is satisfied, replacing the selected game object with a game object newly chosen from among the available game objects.

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

A ranking of each of a plurality of users is set, and based on a numerical value indicating the ranking, an indicator is calculated such that the smaller the numerical value, the greater a value of the indicator. Then, the indicator calculated for the user is displayed. The indicator is displayed such that the higher the ranking, the greater the value of the indicator. This can enhance the motivation of a user.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, server, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, and information processing method

An example system includes: a data acquisition unit for performing near field communication with a data storage medium having a near field communication function and acquiring character data stored in the data storage medium; an information processing unit for performing information processing to control a character corresponding to the character data, which has been acquired by the data acquisition unit, as a non player character; and a data changing unit for changing the character data depending on a processing result of the information processing unit.

Recording medium, information processing system, information processing device and information processing method

In order to attain the object described above, a game apparatus is able to use coordinate input means and display means, and positions a virtual camera Ca in a three-dimensional virtual space. When a predetermined operation is performed at any position in a predetermined range on a touch panel (coordinate input means), the game apparatus performs zooming-in-on operation (changes an angle &#x3b8;of view of the virtual camera) without changing an imaging direction of the virtual camera.

Computer-readable storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method for zooming on an imaging subject in a virtual space without changing an imaging direction of the virtual camera

An information processing system includes an information processing device, at least one wireless controller which can wirelessly be connected to the information processing device, and at least one portable terminal which can execute any application and display a result of execution thereof and has a wireless communication function. The wireless controller establishes wireless connection to the information processing device in accordance with a first procedure and transmits first operation information representing an input operation onto the wireless controller to the information processing device. The portable terminal establishes wireless connection to the information processing device in accordance with a second procedure different from the first procedure and transmits second operation information representing an input operation onto the portable terminal to the information processing device.

Information processing system including a portable terminal and a wireless controller each wirelessly connected to an information processing device

In order to attain the object described above, a game apparatus is able to use a touch paneland operation means, executes a shooting game, and positions an aim Grepresenting a shooting direction at a predetermined position. When sliding operation is received on the touch panel, the aim Gis displaced from the predetermined position by a moving distance based on change of a touch position (input coordinate position). Shooting is virtually performed in a direction based on the position of the aim according to an operation on the operation means.

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

A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU sets a weapon to be transmittable according to an instruction by a player. More specifically, a seed is generated from a weapon, and transmittable seed data corresponding to the generated seed is stored in a memory for saved data. When a game apparatus is carried in a sleep state by a player, it makes a communication with another game apparatus to thereby transmit and receive the transmittable seed data with the other game apparatus. Accordingly, the transmittable and receivable seed data, that is, the seeds are exchanged. During the game, the received two seeds are fused to thereby generate a weapon.

Storage medium, game apparatus, game controlling method and game system

In order to attain the object described above, a game apparatus is able to use display means and coordinate input means such as a touch panel, and positions a virtual camera Ca in a virtual space. Whether the coordinate input means is in an inputted state in which a player is performing a coordinate input (touch operation) on the coordinate input means, or in a non-inputted state in which a player is not performing coordinate input on the coordinate input means, is determined. When it is determined that the coordinate input means is in the non-inputted state, the game apparatus changes the imaging direction of the virtual camera Ca, based on change of an input coordinate position that is designated on the coordinate input means immediately before the coordinate input means enters the non-inputted state.

Stereoscopic image generator configured to take images of a virtual three-dimensional space in which an object is located, with a virtual camera, and to generate a stereoscopic image that is composed of an image for a left eye and an image for a right eye between which a disparity is provided, and display controller for causing a display section to display the stereoscopic image generated by the stereoscopic image generator, are provided. In generating the stereoscopic image, the stereoscopic image generator performs correction of decreasing a disparity of the object.

Image processing system, storage medium, image processing method, and image processing apparatus for correcting the degree of disparity of displayed objects

A game apparatusshoots a virtual space in which a virtual object (player objectnon player objectconstruction objector the like) is present, with a right virtual camera and a left virtual camera, thereby generating an image for a right eye and an image for a left eye, and outputs the image for a right eye and the image for a left eye to an LCD in a stereoscopically visible manner. At this time, if the player objectis close to the virtual cameras, the player objectis displayed as a silhouette image.

Computer-readable storage medium having stored therein stereoscopic display control program, stereoscopic display control system, stereoscopic display control apparatus, and stereoscopic display control method

A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU displays a difficulty level setting screen on a second LCD prior to a start of the virtual game. On the difficulty level setting screen, a player sets a difficulty level so as to be higher or lower than an initial value by using coins that a player character obtains by playing a virtual game. For example, in a case that the difficulty level is high, the virtual game is made difficult, but a possibility of obtaining a rare item is made high. On the other hand, in a case that the difficulty level is low, the virtual game is made easy, but a possibility of obtaining a rare item is made low.

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