Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Naoki Koga

Yoichi Yamada

Takeshi Hayakawa

Daiki Iwamoto

Kouichi Kawamoto

Koichi Kawamoto

An example information processing system includes: a computer; an imaging device; a display device; and a first and a second feature placed in a real space. The computer includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image of the real space; a feature detecting unit that detects the first feature and the second feature from the image; a changing unit that changes an association of the first feature with a virtual objects by adding a virtual object associated with the second feature, and an generating unit that generates an image of a virtual space in which the virtual object associated with the first feature is placed at a position based on the first feature; and a display controlling unit that displays an image on the display device.

Computer-readable recording medium recording information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

An example computer includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image of a real space captured by an imaging device; a feature detecting unit that detects a feature from the image; a determining unit that determines a virtual object, or, a virtual object and an aspect of the virtual object while changing the same in accordance with a recognition condition of the detected feature; an image generating unit that generates an image of a virtual space in which the determined virtual object or the virtual object in the determined aspect is placed on a basis of the feature; and a display controlling unit that displays an image on a display device such that the image of the virtual space is visually recognized by a user while being superimposed on the real space.

A game apparatus includes, for example, a CPU, and a ROM and/or a RAM for executing and storing game programs and game program backup data. The RAM has multiple pre-allocated backup game data storage areas for use by different game programs during their respective execution including a single-player game backup data area, a multi-player game backup data area and a shared backup data storage area. The shared backup data storage area is provided for storing information that is accessible in common by a plurality of games, and separate game backup data storage areas are provided for each of the single-player version of a game and the multi-player version of a game. If a predetermined game condition is accomplished during progress of a game by an operator playing one of the plurality of stored game programs, the CPU writes information relating to the accomplished condition to the shared backup data storage area and to the backup data storage areas for both the single-player game version and the multi-player game version corresponding to the particular game in progress in which the condition was accomplished.

Game apparatus and backup writing control method

A game system with a high entertainment value, in which a plurality of player character are played by a plurality of players, and a game program for such a game system are provided. A plurality of individual displays provided to players and a common display commonly provided to all players are provided. Each player character is moved between a first game map and a second game map upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition. A player character located on the first game map and at least a part of the first game map are displayed on the common display. A player character located on the second game map and at least a part of the second game map are displayed on an individual display provided to a player operating that player character.

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Kyoto, Japan

Naoki Koga