Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Yoji Inagaki

Koji Kondo

Hideaki Shimizu

Shigeru Miyamoto

Toshiaki Suzuki

Yoichi Yamada

Kiyoshi Mizuki

Yoshitaka Ajioka

Tsuyoshi Kihara

Kazumi Totaka

Eiji Onozuka

An information processing apparatus generates a signal of a first sound to be output to a first output device, and a signal of a second sound which is a sound to be output to a second output device and whose content is different from that of the first sound. The second output device is capable of setting a volume, and outputs a sound based on the signal of the second sound at a set volume. In addition, the second output device notifies an information processing apparatus of information about the set volume. When the set volume is small, the information processing apparatus generates the signal of the first sound so that at least a part of sounds included in the second sound is included in the first sound.

Sound output system, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having sound output program stored thereon, sound output control method, and information processing apparatus

A game apparatus includes a CPU core for creating an input envelope and a registered envelope. The input envelope has a plurality of envelope values detected from a voice waveform input in real time through a microphone. The registered envelope has a plurality of envelope values detected from a voice waveform previously input. Both of the input envelope and the registered envelope are stored in a RAM. The CPU core evaluates difference of the envelope values between the input envelope and the registered envelope. When an evaluated value satisfies a condition, the CPU core executes a process according to a command assigned to the registered envelope.

Input voice command recognition processing apparatus

A sound output control apparatus includes a controller for a user to perform a stroke operation. The controller is provided with an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations of two axes, for example. The sum of the accelerations is calculated, and the output of a sound is controlled in accordance with a change in the sum of the accelerations. More specifically, when the sum of the accelerations exceeds each of threshold values associated with strings of a string instrument such as a guitar, a sound corresponding to the threshold value is output.

Storage medium storing sound output control program and sound output control apparatus

A command processing apparatus includes an LCD. A manual trick action instruction to a dog object displayed on the LCD is accepted through a touch panel. The dog object performs a trick according to the accepted trick action instruction. An arbitrary voice command is fetched by a microphone in relation to the trick action. A voice command being coincident with the fetched voice command is retrieved from among the registered voices in a RAM through a voice verification process by a CPU core. When the verification process fails, a verification result indicates '&#x2212;1'. The fetched voice command is assigned to the current trick. On the other hand, if the voice command found by the verification process is the voice command that is assigned to the current trick, a degree of relation corresponding to the trick is incremented. The dog object performs a different action depending on the degree of relation.

Command processing apparatus and program product executed thereby

Character data including an image generation program, image data, a sound program, and sound data, which are previously determined for each of characters used in a game, is stored in a game device. A controllerhaving a built-in tilt sensoris connected to the game device, and operated by a player performing a tilt operation. The image generation program and the sound program concurrently process the image data and the sound data, respectively, using the same tilt data output from the tilt sensor. As a result, an image and sound of the character are concurrently changed in accordance with the tilt operation of the controller. Thus, it is possible to provide the game device enhancing the realism and the staging effects of the game.

Game device changing sound and an image in accordance with a tilt operation

A video game apparatus includes an external ROM. This external ROM has a sound memory area storing sound sequence data. The sound sequence data includes a plurality of block sequences for each of three status of &ldquo;move&rdquo;, &ldquo;fight&rdquo; and &ldquo;stop&rdquo; of a player object. A CPU detects a status of the player object according to a mode flag, and read a block sequence to a RAM in compliance with the status detected. It is possible to output a series of game melodies in a manner matching the status of the player object by the repetition of using the plurality of block sequences.

Video game apparatus outputting image and music and storage medium used therefor

When any of push-button switches on a handheld controller is pressed in a sound input mode, a video game machine generates and temporarily stores frequency data of a tone corresponding to the depressed switch. When a joystick on the controller is tilted to a predetermined direction, the video game machine changes the generated frequency data according to the amount of tilt of the joystick. It is therefore possible to input various sounds in tone using a limited number of switches. The frequency data stored in the video game machine is read later to be converted into audio signals, and outputted from a speaker incorporated in a CRT display. When a melody based on the inputted sound coincides with a predetermined melody set, the video game machine makes various changes in the progress of the game. For example, a hero character can be warped to a position that is different from the present position, or provided with various items.

Sound generating device and video game device using the same

A video game apparatus includes an external ROM. This external ROM has a sound memory area memorized with sound sequence data. The sound sequence data includes a plurality of block sequences for each of three status of &ldquo;move&rdquo;, &ldquo;fight&rdquo; and &ldquo;stop&rdquo; of a player object. A CPU detects a status of the player object according to a mode flag, and read to a RAM a block sequence in compliance with the status detected. It is possible to output a series of game melodies in a manner matched to the status of the player object by the repetition of using the plurality of block sequences.

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Yoji Inagaki