Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Game Freak Inc.

Mikihiro Ishikawa

Hiroki Sotoike

Takaki Takayama

Taketoshi Akimaru

Masahiko Ota

Yoshinori Matsuda

Masaru Shimomura

Ryo Fukasawa

Katsumi Ohno

Shigeru Ohmori

Shigeki Morimoto

Hirotaka Uemura

An information processing system including a device capable of transmitting sensing information in accordance with a result of sensing of motion and receiving data for performing various types of processing in accordance with the sensing information is provided. In a character selection screen, in addition to a 'course' and a 'course', additionally obtained &#x201c;course&#x201d; and &#x201c;course&#x201d; are displayed in a selectable manner. Namely, the number of steps or the like sensed as a user walks while wearing a pedometer in advance is returned from the pedometer to a game device, so that a new course in addition to a course determined depending on a stage in a get and growth game in the game device can be selected.

Information processing system including device having motion sensing function, storage medium storing program directed thereto, and information processing device

Each game apparatus participating in a network system has a wireless communication module for performing a one-to-many wireless communication with reference to identifying information and a local communication module for performing a one-to-one infrared communication without referring to it. In a case that the one-to-many wireless communication is performed, pairing processing is executed in a tournament method such that a master and a slave are first decided between its own game apparatus and any one of the game apparatuses over the local communication module, and identifying information stored on the slave side is collected into the master side. In a case that its own game apparatus becomes the only master game apparatus as a result of a series of pairing processing, it transmits a signal including identifying information of all the game apparatuses over the wireless communication module whereas in a case that its own game apparatus becomes the slave apparatus, it receives the signal.

Video game using short range communications to establish pairing and alternate communications during multiplayer gameplay

A WEP key is generated from predetermined binary data and stored in an access point. The binary data is converted into an SSID using a predetermined conversion algorithm. The access point transmits the SSID in a beacon. A mobile game apparatus receives the SSID and recovers the binary data from the SSID using the predetermined conversion algorithm. Using the same algorithm as used for generating the WEP key, a WEP key is generated from the recovered binary data. Encrypted communication is performed between the access point and the mobile game apparatus using the WEP key.

Communication system, storage medium having communication program stored thereon, and communication terminal

A linear array of red LEDsR is provided so as to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction in which a swing-type display device is swung, and a linear array of green LEDsG is further provided, the red LEDsR and green LEDsG being arranged in pairs of two. A CPU activates each of the red LEDsR and green LEDsG for a predetermined period to emit light in a luminance level in accordance with image data. As a result, an image corresponding to the image data is displayed in the trajectory of the swing due to persistence of vision. Thus, an image can be displayed in various colors.

Swing-type display device

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Kyoto, Japan

Mikihiro Ishikawa