Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Toshiki Oizumi

Shumpei Yasuda

Shinji Takenaka

Ryo Fukasawa

Yuki Tamaki

Takanori Okamura

Kouichi Kawamoto

Yasuyuki Shimohata

Yoshihisa Kondo

Janos Boudet

François-Xavier Pasquier

Gilles Pouliquen

Hideto Matoba

Tomofumi Ikeda

Fumisato Naruse

An example of a controller calculates the orientation of the controller based on an output from an inertial sensor, and when a value representing the calculated orientation satisfies a first condition, compresses data in a mode 2, and when the first condition is not satisfied, but a second condition is satisfied, compresses the data in a mode 1, and when the second condition is not satisfied, compresses the data in a mode 0. Then, the controller transmits the compressed data to another apparatus.

Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing system, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus includes a radio module which wirelessly transmits and receives a packet through synchronous communication to and from another apparatus and a first controller. The first controller determines whether or not the packet transmitted from the radio module has been received by another apparatus, and selects, when reception of a previously transmitted packet by the another apparatus is not confirmed, between retransmission processing for retransmitting the previously transmitted packet and non-retransmission processing for transmitting another packet instead of the previously transmitted packet depending on a content of the previously transmitted packet.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and storage medium with control program stored thereon

An example peripheral apparatus is configured to communicate with a game controller configured to control a game apparatus. The peripheral apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect a user input, a processor and a transmitter. The peripheral apparatus is configured to operate in one of a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode while a communication connection between the peripheral apparatus and the game controller is established. In the first mode, the processor generates a command configured to cause the game controller to execute an operation based on peripheral apparatus data in accordance with a user input detected by the sensor, and the transmitter transmits the command to the game controller. In the second mode, the transmitter transmits the peripheral apparatus data to the game controller.

Peripheral apparatus, game controller, information processing system, and information processing method

An example of a controller calculates the orientation of the controller based on an output from an inertial sensor, and when a value representing the calculated orientation satisfies a first condition, compresses data in a modeand when the first condition is not satisfied, but a second condition is satisfied, compresses the data in a modeand when the second condition is not satisfied, compresses the data in a modeThen, the controller transmits the compressed data to another apparatus.

An example game system includes a main body apparatus and a game controller. The game controller has an analog stick, a memory storing correction parameter information including a first manufacturing process correction parameter value determined in a manufacturing process in connection with the analog stick, a first user correction parameter value determined in accordance with an operation by a user onto the analog stick, and a first model adjustment value corresponding to a model of the game controller, and a first control circuit transmitting the correction parameter information to the main body apparatus. The main body apparatus has a second control circuit which selects any of the first manufacturing process correction parameter value and the first user correction parameter value and performs game processing based on the selected correction parameter value, the first model adjustment value, and input data from the analog stick.

Game controller calibration and game system using game controller

An example information processing system includes a main device, and an operation device attachable to the main device. The operation device includes a first control circuit, a first battery, and a first power supply circuit. The main device includes a second control circuit, a second battery, and a second power supply circuit. The second power supply circuit supplies power from the second battery to the operation device in response to satisfaction of a condition about the amount of remaining charge indicated by the remaining charge amount information transmitted from the operation device. When power is supplied from the main device to the operation device, the first power supply circuit supplies power supplied from the main device to the first control circuit, instead of power from the first battery.

Information processing system, information processing device, operation device, and power supply method

An example remote control device includes an inertial sensor; one or more manipulable input devices; wireless communication circuitry; and control circuitry for controlling the wireless communication circuitry to communicate information about the inertial sensor and the input devices to an electronic device. The information is communicated at one or more communication intervals using a data format which permits a value associated with the inertial sensor and sampled at a given sampling time to be communicated in at least first and second different communications.

Communication system, apparatus and method

An example connected device includes a first battery for supplying electric power to a game controller, a first terminal electrically connected to the game controller, and a resistor connected to the first terminal. The game controller includes a controlled component, a second battery for supplying electric power to the controlled component, a second terminal electrically connected to the connected device, a voltage detecting circuit detecting a voltage value in accordance with a current which flows through the resistor when the first terminal and the second terminal are connected to each other, and a control circuit. The control circuit discriminates a device connected to the game controller based on the detected voltage value, and switches from the second battery to the first battery when the discriminated device is the connected device while electric power is supplied from the second battery to the controlled component.

Operation system, game system, and game controller capable of identifying connected device with simplified scheme

An example game controller has a memory storing first and second operation times at which the operations onto the first and second operation members have been performed, and a first control circuit. The first control circuit transmits to a main body apparatus, a connection signal. The main body apparatus has a second control circuit. The second control circuit performs processing for establishing connection with the game controller in response to the connection signal, and transmits to the game controller, a request signal when the processing for establishing connection is completed. The first control circuit transmits the information on the operation time stored in the memory to the main body apparatus in response to the request signal. The second control circuit determines whether or not the operations satisfy a predetermined condition based on the operation time, and registers a first operation scheme when a result of determination is affirmative.

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Toshiki Oizumi