Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Namco Bandai Games, Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai Namco Games

Hosiden Corporation

Namco Limited

Takeshi Nagareda

Hiroshi Igarashi

Junji Takamoto

Kuniaki Ito

Hiroyuki Onoda

Hiroumi Endo

Noboru Wakitani

Akio Onda

Hideo Nagata

Hitoshi Yamazaki

Masahiro Kondo

Masahiko Umekawa

Ryuji Ichikawa

Takeshi Mori

Kazuhiro Takeda

Yasuhisa Kitano

Takao Shimizu

Eizi Kawai

Sadayoshi Hattori

Koji Mitsunari

Muneaki Ozawa

An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member. A main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine.

Operating apparatus for game machine

A game controller including multiple sensors for detecting a pressure load of a user for use as an input device of a game apparatus. The game controller includes a load platform adapted to receive the pressure load of the user; a plurality of load sensors arranged in the load platform for detecting the pressure load of the user, each load sensor generating an independent detected load signal; and a connector to operationally connect the plurality of load sensors to the game apparatus for transmitting a transmission signal to the game apparatus to facilitate gameplay. The transmission signal includes the independent detected load signal of at least one load sensor such that the transmission signal includes at least one independent detected load signal corresponding to at least one load sensor of the plurality of load sensors.

Weight applying unit for calibration and weight applying method for calibration

An illumination device is capable of receiving a signal from a display control device for displaying an image on a display screen. The illumination device includes a reception portion and a lighting portion. The reception portion receives a control signal from the display control device. The lighting portion emits a plurality of rays of visible light each having an elongated cross section in accordance with the control signal received by the reception portion. For example, the rays of visible light are shed on a wall surface behind the display screen.

Illumination device

The present invention is directed to an image display system for displaying an image on a display screen. The image display system includes a light-emitting portion, a lighting portion, a display control portion, and a lighting control portion. The light-emitting portion emits infrared light. The lighting portion sheds visible light. The display control portion performs predetermined information processing based on a detection result for the infrared light, thereby controlling image display on the display screen. The lighting control portion controls lighting by the lighting portion.

Image display system and illumination device

An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member, and a main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation by a player, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and then, an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member is sure to be depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine.

A weight measuring apparatus, in which a load platform is supported by a plurality of load sensor sections and the weight of a measurement target object placed on the load platform is measured based on a load value detected by each of the plurality of load sensor sections, is supported by a support section. Thereafter, the weight applying section applies a predetermined load to each of the plurality of load sensor sections included in the supported weight measuring apparatus.

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

An electronic appliance includes a circuit board mounted with an electronic-circuit component. The circuit board is covered with a shield, and a metallic heat-dissipating member is arranged on the electronic-circuit component. The shield is grounded on the circuit board, and arranged such that at least one of the surfaces is in the vicinity of the heat-dissipating member. The heat-dissipating member is grounded on the circuit board by a ground member, and at the periphery of the ground member, magnetic members are arranged.

Electronic appliance having an electronic component and a heat-dissipating plate

A game system including: a music reproduction section which reproduces given music data stored in a storage section; a display control section which performs display control of changing a relative positional relationship among a direction mark which directs an operation to be performed by a player using an operation section, a special direction mark for the second game and a reference mark for timing judgment of the operation in association with a reproduction state of the music data to cause the direction mark and the reference mark to come closer; a timing acquisition section which acquires operation timing when the player operates the operation section for the direction mark; and a game calculation section which performs calculation processing of a first game of comparing the acquired operation timing with timing criteria and calculation processing of a second game differing from the first game based on operation information of the operation section for the special direction mark.

Game system, program, and information storage medium

A game system includes: a direction mark storage section which stores image data of a direction mark that specifies a player's maneuver; a display controller which controls display of a plurality of display objects including the direction mark; a timing fetch section which fetches a maneuver timing; and an evaluation section which evaluates player's performance, based on a result of comparison between the fetched maneuver timing and a reference timing. The display controller displays the direction mark to specify a combination of a series of consecutive maneuvers by a single mark. When the player has input a series of consecutive maneuvers in accordance with a direction of the direction mark, the evaluation section compares the timing of the series of consecutive maneuvers with a reference timing, to evaluate the performance of the player.

Program, information storage medium, game system, and control method of the game system

A game system includes: a direction mark storage section which stores image data of a direction mark which directs an operation of a player; a display control section which performs display control of a plurality of display objects including the direction mark; a timing acquisition section which acquires an operation timing; and an evaluation section which compares the acquired operation timing with a reference timing and evaluates the operation of the player. The display control section performs control of displaying the direction mark which directs the player to operate a plurality of operation regions by one mark. When the player operates the plurality of the operation regions of the operation section, the evaluation section evaluates the operation of the player by comparing the operation timing for the plurality of operation regions and the reference timing.

Program, information storage medium and game system

An image processing device which changes the way speech recognition results are processed as the program progresses. A video game machine body causes a television receiver to display given images and to output given sounds in accordance with a game program stored in a ROM cartridge . When a player enters a speech from a microphone , a speech recognition unit recognizes a word corresponding to the speech and sends the result to the video game machine body . The video game machine body causes the state of a dialogue partner object displayed on the television receiver to change on the basis of the recognized result received from the speech recognition unit . The relation between the recognition result and the control of the displayed dialogue partner object is changed as the program progresses, which gives variety to the game and makes it more amusing.

Growing community of inventors

Kyoto, Japan

Takeshi Nagareda