Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Takao Ohara

Kiyoshi Mizuki

Takeshi Shimada

Teruyuki Yoshioka

Yutaka Takehisa

Yusuke Beppu

Takuji Hotta

Takuma Matsunada

Kuniharu Fujikawa

Shigenobu Arai

Motofumi Yoshino

Yutaka Iijima

Hisashi Koyama

Kazuichi Hirai

In an example information processing system including a server and at least one apparatus capable of communicating with the server, the apparatus includes at least an application execution unit. The application execution unit executes a predetermined application. The system includes, by either one of the apparatus and the server or by a cooperation of the apparatus and the server, an execution state determination unit and a writing management unit. The execution state determination unit determines whether or not a state of the execution performed by the application execution unit has satisfied a predetermined condition. The writing management unit, when the state has satisfied the predetermined condition, permits a user of the apparatus to write in information managed by the server.

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

In a game processor GP that enable a player to play a plurality of games interrelated to each other, flash memory stores a plurality of game programs PG interrelated to each other. SRAM readably and writably stores backup data DG representing the progress of each of games A, B, and C. The player selects one of the game programs PG through a controller to start game play. A deciding unit (CPU) decides whether there is backup data DG for any game related to the game specific to the selected game. Based on a decision as to the backup data DG, a game program changer changes part of the game program PG.

Video game apparatus and method for uniquely enabling play of multiple games

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Kyoto, Japan

Takao Ohara