Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Nintenco Co., Ltd.

Wing S Cho

Darren C Smith

Yukimi Shimura

Yoshihito Ikebata

Akiya Sakamoto

Real time interactive networked gaming is provided with two different classes of bookmarked online game players: 'Friends' and 'Rivals.' &#x201c;Friends&#x201d; are game players that are known personally. &#x201c;Rivals&#x201d; are game players who are not known personally but whom one has played against in the past in an online gaming scenario. Game software may allow chatting or other direct communication with &#x201c;Friends&#x201d; but not with &#x201c;Rivals.&#x201d; Rivals may be tracked to a limited degree so that for example it is possible to play against the Rival when he or she is online. Rivals may for example be players who you wish to track or keep track of, but in a manner that is safe for both you and the &#x201c;rival.&#x201d; When a player goes online again, he or she can see whether his or her Rivals are online and invite them to play another game. Inviting Rivals to play may be selectable, so an online player can invite Friends, Rivals or both to play.

Systems, methods and techniques for safely and effectively coordinating video game play and other activities among multiple remote networked friends and rivals

Example systems and methods involve detecting an input to a touchscreen display of a video game apparatus; determining a video game action based on a shape of the input; and determining a timing of the video game action based on a color associated with the input.

Touch screen inputs for a video game system

A game involves establishing a Wi-Fi connection for retrieving a template used to create a level for the game. A play test is conducted to determine if the created level of the game can be played. The created game level can be shared with other players and/or submitted as a contest for play and competition judging by other players.

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