Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Namco Bandai Games, Ltd.

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Takao Shimizu

Shigeru Miyamoto

Kazuaki Morita

Tsuyoshi Kihara

Takaya Imamura

Satoshi Nishiumi

Kazuo Koshima

Yoshiaki Koizumi

Toshiaki Suzuki

Hiroshi Igarashi

Junji Takamoto

Satoshi Ishii

Takeshi Hayakawa

Hirokazu Tanaka

Kuniaki Ito

Takeshi Nagareda

Koichi Hayashida

Takashi Ohno

Tomoyoshi Yamane

Hiroyuki Onoda

Hiroumi Endo

Laurent Hiriart

Noriaki Teramoto

Pacôme Danhiez

Yann Benigot

Beau Ner Chesluk

Kosei Kitamura

Toshihiko Nakago

Jean-Francois Vidal

Emeric Pascual

Kyoko Noguchi

Christopher Timothy John Stamper

Yacine Belkadi

Timothy David Joseph Stamper

Mark Alexis Edmonds

Russell William Irwin

A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a game program executed by a computer of a game device connected to a display according to one aspect, the game program causing the computer to perform game processing for performing processing of a game, operation acceptance processing for accepting an operation onto the game, operation information recording processing for recording for a predetermined period, operation information accepted in the operation acceptance processing in the processing of the game, game replay processing for replaying a status of play of a game on the display based on the operation information recorded in the operation information recording processing, and game resumption processing for resuming the processing of the game from any position during replay in the game replay processing.

Non-transitory storage medium encoded with game program readable by computer of information processing apparatus which can enhance zest, game device, method of controlling game device, and game system

An example information-processing device, when accepting a login from a user (SA), executes a first processing (SA). The first processing is, for example, execution of a game. The example information-processing device, when receiving, for example, a signal for having a chat (SA), determines whether a destination user of the signal is a logged-in user (SA). The example information-processing device, when the destination user is not a logged-in user, notifies the logged-in user of the receipt of the signal by displaying an icon (SA). When doing so, the example information-processing device displays information on the destination user, without displaying a source user of the signal.

Storage medium, information-processing device, information-processing system, and notification method

An example information-processing device includes: an acquiring unit that acquires a captured image of a first user captured by an image capture unit; a determining unit that determines a character image corresponding to the acquired captured image; and a display control unit that controls display of an image locally and remotely at a corresponding communicating information-processing device used by a second user, either as a captured image or a as a character image.

Information-processing device, communication system, storage medium, and communication method

An example non-limiting game apparatus as an information processing apparatus includes a CPU which causes the game apparatus to function as a guide apparatus. A map image of a place or area to be guided is displayed on a lower LCD. When a predetermined position on the map image is designated, a photograph image of a part of a panoramic image produced from a panoramic photograph taken at a real position in a real space that corresponds to the predetermined position is displayed on a stereoscopic LCD. Therefore, not only a planar map image but also an actual photograph at the predetermined position are presented. Furthermore, if the map image is turned, the photograph image of a part of the panoramic image is changed such that the photograph image corresponds to a turned direction.

Displaying panoramic images in relation to maps

An example system causing a computer of an information processing apparatus having a wireless communication unit to function as: an installation location designating unit for designating an installation location of a beacon transmitter; an equipment specifying unit for specifying the beacon transmitter based on a field intensity of radio waves received by the wireless communication unit; and an association unit for associating the beacon transmitter specified by the equipment specifying unit with the installation location designated by the installation location designating unit.

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

A TV game machine is connected to a portable game machine being used as a controller. If no operations have been carried out by a user to the portable game machine, the portable game machine sends a sleep request to the TV game machine, and then enters sleep mode. On receiving the sleep request, the TV game machine causes a message to be displayed on a display, and notifies a user that the portable game machine is being operated in sleep mode. This screen display continues until the portable game machine returns from the sleep mode. Thus, it is possible to prevent the user who sees the portable game machine in sleep mode from erroneously believing that the portable game machine is turned off and then operating a power button to turn it on.

Game system with enhanced low power mode-related processing

A game system is composed by connecting a game apparatus with a monitor and a percussion type controller. A game player beats a first beating operation surface or a second beating operation surface to input an operation signal from the controller to the game apparatus. In the game apparatus, in response to the operation signal, a player character in a virtual world displayed on the monitor is moved in a left or a right direction. Furthermore, when a sound, input by clapping and so on in the vicinity of a microphone of the controller, is present, the game apparatus generates a shock wave from a position of the player character. By the shock wave, a predetermined change occurs, such as returning an enemy character to its initial position, gathering fairies in a form of block, and so forth.

Game system and game program medium

With a game system, a timing fetch section fetches an input-timing for input data determined to be valid by an input-determination section, and an evaluation section compares the fetched input-timing and a reference-timing, and evaluates an operation with an operation section by a player or a sound-input action performed in answer to a first or second direction-mark. An input-reception section receives first and second input data generated based on an operation-detection of the operation section a sound-detection of the sound-detection section, respectively, and an input-determination section compares the first and second input data, determines that the first input data is valid when it is determined that the operation with the operation section by the player and the sound-input action by the player overlap within a given period, based on the first and second input data, and determines that the first and second input data are valid in other cases.

Input device, input determination method, game system, game system control method, program, and information storage medium

A game system includes a game apparatus, and the game apparatus is connected with a monitor and a percussion-type controller. When a game player beats a first beating operation surface or a second beating operation surface, first operation data is input from the controller to the game apparatus. Furthermore, when a microphone detects an operation sound generated at a time that a beating operation is performed, second operation data including volume data is input from the controller to the game apparatus. In the game apparatus, when a magnitude of the volume data is equal to or more than the predetermined threshold value, an ability value as to an action of the player object to be executed according to a command indicated by the first operation data is changed to execute the action.

Game system, storage medium storing game program, and game controlling method

A game system displaying a three-dimensional game space on a display includes a housing held by a player, a tilt sensor provided on the housing, a viewpoint coordinates determination mechanism for determining viewpoint coordinates in accordance with an output value of the tilt sensor, and a game image generation processing mechanism for generating a game image based on the viewpoint coordinates determined by the viewpoint coordinates determination mechanism. The game system allows the player to feel as if the three-dimensional game space is tilted in accordance with a tilt of a game device, etc., with a minimal processing burden.

Game system with tilt sensor and game program including viewpoint direction changing feature

A video/computer game machine maps external images onto animated game players in a game program. An image of a person's face may be mapped onto the head of an animated game player. The person may then play the game using the animated game player having a face that appears to be that of the person. Similarly, images of other persons can be mapped on other animated game players that appear in the video game program. Improved realism of video games is obtained by enabling individuals to create animated game players that have features, e.g., a facial image, of the individual or that were selected and imported by the individual.

System and method for automatically editing captured images for inclusion into 3D video game play

A video game system includes a video game machine and a controller connected thereto, wherein the game machine is further connected with a display device. A video-game memory medium, detachably attached to the game machine, generates image data for displaying a player object, a plurality of courses, and objects other than the player object. A player chooses a course of play by operating the controller. A score-giving condition is detected according to a relation of the player object to another object. Depending on the detection, a first score is counted for the course. When the player object comes under a condition satisfying a course clear, the first score is memorized in a score-register area of a RAM. If the user chooses to play a same course, an initial value is written to the score-register area.

Video game system and video game memory medium

A video game system includes a game machine and a memory medium. The game machine is connected with a controller to be operated by a player and a display device for displaying game images. The memory medium generates player object image data and influencing object image data, as well as generates message data. The message data is a message to teach the player how to operate the controller. A player object and an influencing object are displayed on the display device. Also, the display device displays a message of how to operate the controller.

A video game system including a video game machine and a controller connected thereto, wherein the game machine is further connected with a display device. A video-game memory medium, detachably attached to the game machine, generates image data for displaying a player object, a plurality of courses, and objects other than the player object. A player chooses a course of play by operating the controller. A score-giving condition is detected according to a relation of the player object to another object. Depending on the detection, a first score is counted for the course. When the player object comes under a condition satisfying a course clear, the first score is memorized in a score-register area of a RAM. If the user chooses to play a same course, an initial value is written to the score-register area.

A game system utilizes a first game machine and a second game machine. The backup data obtained through playing a first game on the first game machine is memorized in a first game cartridge. The first game cartridge is attached to an extension adapter, and the extension adapter is in turn mounted on a controller for the second game machine. Accordingly, the backup data of the first game machine is taken into the second game machine. The second game machine is attached with a second game cartridge. The second machine executes a second game by processing the backup data according to a second game program set up in the second game cartridge.

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