Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Masato Mizuta

Yusuke Akifusa

Hideki Fujii

Yuki Hashizume

Atsushi Yamazaki

Kazunobu Shimizu

Koji Sakai

Yusaku Shimizu

Taku Matoba

Ryo Kataoka

Haruka Kakinuma

Maasa Miyoshi

Hajime Wakai

Mitsutoshi Kodama

Takuya Kojima

Masaru Nii

Daisuke Kageyama

An example of an information processing system includes a ring controller that deforms by applying a force to the ring controller. When a push-in operation or a pull operation on the ring controller is performed, first BGM or second BGM is output, superimposed on basic BGM. Further, when the push-in operation or the pull operation is performed, and the orientation of the ring controller is changed, a filter process or a delay process is performed. Further, when the push-in operation or the pull operation is detected, an instrument sound is added in accordance with the orientation of the ring controller at this time.

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

An example of a game system includes an operation section, and a vibrating portion provided in the same casing as the operation section. The game system performs a game process based on an output from the operation section. The game system outputs, to the vibrating portion, a vibration signal to cause the vibrating portion to produce a series of vibrations at predetermined points in time during the game process. The game system evaluates a game operation based on operations performed using the operation section in relation to the predetermined points in time.

Game system, game program, information processing device, and information processing method

An example of a game system includes a controller device and an information processing device. The controller device includes an inertia sensor and a vibrating portion. The controller device transmits, to the information processing device, operation data including data from the inertia sensor. The game system obtains operation data including data from the inertia sensor. The game system determines a speed of an operation of rotating the controller device based on the operation data. The game system vibrates the vibrating portion with an intensity that is determined in accordance with the speed of the rotating operation.

Game system, storage medium having stored therein game program, information processing device, and information processing method

A determination section determines whether or not contact of an object has occurred, based on an orientation, of a controller, calculated by an orientation calculation section. A first waveform generation section generates a first vibration waveform when the determination section determines that the contact of the object has occurred. An audio vibration waveform generation section generates an audio vibration waveform based on a sound signal. An output section outputs the sound signal and outputs a signal representing a combined waveform obtained by the first vibration waveform and the audio vibration waveform based on the sound signal being combined with each other, when the determination section determines that the contact of the object has occurred.

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

A movement calculation section calculates a movement of a virtual object according to an orientation and/or a motion, of a controller, calculated by an orientation/motion calculation section. A waveform generation section generates a vibration waveform based on a state, of a movement of the virtual object, obtained when the virtual object is in contact with another object, or comes into contact with another object. A waveform output section combines a plurality of vibration waveforms generated by the waveform generation section with each other, and outputs a signal representing a combined waveform obtained by the combination to a vibrator of the controller.

An example game device includes a virtual camera, a localization calculation microphone, and a volume calculation microphone in a virtual space. The localization calculation microphone is provided at the location of the virtual camera, and the volume calculation microphone is located away from the virtual camera. The game device calculates a left-right position and a front-back position of a sound source as viewed from the localization calculation microphone. The game device also calculates the volume of a sound based on a distance between the volume calculation microphone and the sound source. The game device outputs the sound based on the calculated localized position and volume.

Computer-readable storage medium storing information processing program, information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method

An example game device corrects a sound of a sound source located behind a virtual camera by applying a frequency filter to the sound. Specifically, an angle between an imaging direction of the virtual camera and a direction from the virtual camera toward the sound source is calculated. If the absolute value of the angle is 90 degrees or more, a filter value is calculated based on the angle. The game device also corrects the filter value based on a distance between the virtual camera and the sound source. The game device applies a low-pass filter corresponding to the filter value to the sound of the sound source.

Sounds are reproduced from a plurality of sound source objects at the same timing. A sound volume and a localization of each sound when the sounds are received by a virtual microphone are calculated. Any one sound source object is determined as a weight assignment target on the basis of the sound volumes. Then, when the sounds reproduced simultaneously from the sound source objects are outputted as a single sound, weight assignment is performed such that the localization of the sound of the sound source object determined as the weight assignment target is more greatly reflected, and a localization of an outputted sound on the basis of the localization of each sound source object. On the basis of this localization, an audio signal is generated and outputted.

Game system, game process control method, game apparatus, and computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored therein game program

A predetermined sound is reproduced at a position of a sound source object. The sound is received by a plurality of virtual microphones, and a sound volume of the sound received at each virtual microphone is calculated. In addition, a localization of the sound received at the virtual microphone is also calculated. Furthermore, a localization of a sound to be outputted to a sound output section is calculated on the basis of the loudness and the localization of the sound received at each virtual microphone. The sound of the sound source object is outputted to the sound output section on the basis of the localization.

In a sound output system including: an information processing apparatus; a first output device; and a second output device, the information processing apparatus generates, based on predetermined information processing, a first sound signal to be outputted to the first output device, and a second sound signal that is a sound signal to be outputted to the second output device and has a content different from that of the first sound signal. When headphones are connected to the second output device, the second sound signal is generated such that at least a part of a first sound which is not outputted as a second sound when no headphones are connected, is contained in the second sound, and the second sound is outputted from the headphones.

Sound output system, information processing apparatus, computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having information processing program stored therein, and sound output control method

In a game system, a first game screen obtained by a first virtual camera taking an operation target object in a first direction is displayed on a first display section, and a second game screen obtained by a second virtual camera taking the operation target object in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction is displayed on a second display section different from the first display section. The operation target object is controlled to move in a predetermined direction in a virtual space in accordance with an input direction detected based on input to an operation section. At a predetermined timing based on game processing, a direction in which the first virtual camera is set as seen from the operation target object and a direction in which the second virtual camera is set as seen from the operation target object are switched therebetween.

Game system, game processing method, game apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium having stored therein game program

An information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus that performs processing based on an input from an input device including an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, is provided, and the information processing program causes the computer to function to set a combined speed indicating a speed based on a movement of the input device, by using acceleration data outputted by the acceleration sensor, and angular velocity data outputted by the angular velocity sensor; and to execute a predetermined process based on the combined speed having been set.

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

An example computer of an information processing apparatus that reproduces music composed of one or more tracks is caused to function as: a reproduction section configured to reproduce the music; a meter change section configured to change the meter for reproduction of the music, while the reproduction section is reproducing the music; and a determination section configured to, based on the meter that has been changed, repeatedly determine whether or not to cause the reproduction section to reproduce the next beat supposed to be reproduced in a bar of the music that is currently being reproduced. The reproduction section reproduces the music, based on the result of the determination by the determination section.

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

A game device issues a notification that the player is prompted to input a voice. After the notification is issued, voice data representing a voice signal, having a predetermined time length, which is inputted to a voice input element, is repeatedly acquired. Furthermore, each time the voice data is acquired, it is determined whether or not the acquired voice data satisfies a predetermined selecting condition. Thereafter, only voice data, which is determined to satisfy the selecting condition, is stored as selected voice data. The game device outputs, when a game image showing a game character speaking is displayed on the display, a sound effect representing a voice of the game character by using at least a portion of the selected voice data.

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Masato Mizuta