Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Yusuke Shiraiwa

Kosuke Yabuki

Tetsuya Nakata

Jun Ito

Shigetoshi Kitayama

Hideaki Nishihara

Chiharu Takabayashi

Tokihiko Toyoda

Mifune Hayata

Kenta Sato

Ryutaro Takahashi

Hisashi Nogami

Katsuhisa Sato

Katsuhito Nishimura

Keisuke Iba

Akio Ikeda

Kuniaki Ito

Ichiro Suzuki

Hiroki Sotoike

Atsushi Asakura

Yasuyuki Oyagi

Ryuhei Matsuura

Haruki Tojo

Keigo Nakano

Junji Morii

Shoichi Obayashi

Takumi Masuda

Yukihiko Itoh

An information processing apparatus performs predetermined game processing based on operation inputs from a plurality of operation devices and generates a game image based on the game processing. Then, in accordance with the number of the operation devices used for the game processing, the information processing apparatus generates a game image for multiplayer play using a split screen, and performs a restriction process for, in a case where an output destination to which the game image is to be output is a display, placing a restriction so that multiplayer play is not performed by players exceeding a predetermined number of players, and in a case where the output destination to which the game image is to be output is an external display, not placing the restriction.

Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and storage medium having stored therein information processing program

An information processing apparatus displays an image on a display, directly communicates wirelessly with another information processing apparatus, and also receives a plurality of operation input data from a plurality of operation devices. Then, the information processing apparatus performs game processing for a communication game based on the plurality of operation input data and received information, and based on the game processing, generates, by screen splitting, game images including images on which operations on the plurality of respective operation devices are reflected, and causes the game images to be displayed on the display.

A game system, which is an example of a matching system, includes a game serverand a plurality of game devicesthat are connected to the game serverover a network. The game systemincludes a related player presenting sectionfor presenting, to a participating player who is attempting to join a game and for whom matchmaking is to be performed in any of matching rooms that are matching ranges, a related player related to the participating player, a matching room identification sectionfor identifying a matching room that is associated with the related player presented by the related player presenting section, and a matching processorfor performing matchmaking in the matching room identified by the matching room identification section

Matching system, information processing apparatus, server, matching method, and storage medium storing matching program

Based on data acquired from a server via a predetermined network, a predetermined content is acquired. Further, based on data acquired from an information storage medium by performing near field communication with the information storage medium, a content that can be used in the same application as an application in which a content that can be acquired from the server via the predetermined network is used, or the same content is acquired.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, and information processing method

An example system includes: a plurality of information processing devices each having a game processing unit for performing processing involved in a game, a reproduction data generating unit for generating reproduction data to be used for reproducing game play, a relevant information accepting unit for accepting input of relevant information concerning the reproduction data, and a post transmitting unit for transmitting reproduction data and relevant information; and a server machine having a post receiving unit for receiving reproduction data and relevant information transmitted from the information processing device, a storage unit for storing reproduction data and relevant information in association with each other, and a relevant information transmitting unit for transmitting relevant information stored in the storage unit to the information processing device.

Information processing system, information processing device, server machine, recording medium and information processing method

An example system includes: a reproduction processing unit for displaying reproduction of game play at a display unit on the basis of reproduction data to be used for reproducing game play; a relevant information accepting unit for accepting input of relevant information, which is relevant to game play by the reproduction processing unit, during reproduction of the game play; and a post transmitting unit for transmitting the relevant information accepted by the relevant information accepting unit to a predetermined server machine.

Information processing system, server machine, information processing device, recording medium and information processing method

In response to a predetermined input operation by a player, item object initial information is produced. The item object initial information is information used for introducing an item object into a virtual game world and controlling the item object in the virtual game world. Then, the item object is introduced into the virtual game world, and controlled in the virtual game world according to a predetermined rule. The item object initial information is transmitted to other video game devices. Each of the other video game devices receives the item object initial information, based on which the video game device introduces the item object into the virtual game world and then controls the item object in the virtual game world according to a predetermined rule.

Video game system and storage medium storing video game program

Ghost data used for reproducing a game process executed by user operations are transmitted from game apparatuses to a data management apparatus. The data management apparatus stores the received ghost data, according to a definition of a database in which score sections are defined based on a value represented by score data, and a maximum registration allowable number of users for which the ghost data are registered is defined for each of the score sections, or is defined so as to be the same among the score sections. The data management apparatus transmits, when a ghost data distribution request is received, the ghost data for at least one user for which the ghost data is registered so as to be associated with one of the score sections, the scores section being associated with the score data included in the ghost data distribution request, to the one of the game apparatuses.

Data management apparatus and data distribution system

A free direction input area, a lateral direction input area, and a longitudinal direction input area are provided on an input surface of a touch panel. When a user performs a slide operation whose starting point is within the free direction input area, movement of a virtual camera is controlled based on a change amount of a touch position with respect to X- and Y-axis directions. When the user performs a slide operation whose starting point is within the lateral direction input area, movement of the virtual camera is controlled based on a change amount of a touch position only with respect to the X-axis direction. When the user performs a slide operation whose starting point is within the longitudinal direction input area, movement of the virtual camera is controlled based on a change amount of a touch position only with respect to the Y-axis direction.

Computer-readable storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing system, and information processing method

An input device comprises a first storage section for storing game data, a first communication section for communicating with a game apparatus, a first reception control section for receiving game data from the game apparatus, a first write control section for storing the game data received from the first reception control section into the first storage section, and a first transmission control section for transmitting the game data stored in the first storage section to the game apparatus. The game apparatus comprises a second storage section for storing game data, a second communication section for communicating with the input device, a second transmission control section for transmitting the game data stored in the second storage section, a second reception control section for receiving game data from the input device, and a game process control section for executing a predetermined game process using the game data received by the second reception control section.

Game system

A distribution chart representing a distribution of accomplishment times included in a plurality of pieces of result data is generated based on the plurality of pieces of result data including the accomplishment times of a racing game. Icons for identifying the plurality of pieces of result data are displayed on the distribution chart. When one of the icons displayed on the distribution chart is selected by a user, a process associated with the result data represented by the one of the icons having been selected is executed. Therefore, the distribution chart which includes a plurality of pieces of data as elements and is based on a predetermined index is displayed, and an interactive operation using the distribution chart can be realized.

Computer-readable storage medium having distribution chart display program stored therein, information processing apparatus, and distribution chart display system

Ghost data used for reproducing a game process having been executed in accordance with operations performed by users are transmitted, as necessary, from a plurality of game apparatuses to a data management apparatus. The data management apparatus stores the ghost data received from the plurality of game apparatuses, in accordance with a definition of a database in which a plurality of score sections are defined based on a value represented by score data, and a maximum registration allowable number of users for which the ghost data are registered is defined for each of the plurality of score sections, or is defined so as to be the same among the plurality of score sections. The data management apparatus transmits, when a ghost data distribution request is received from a one of the plurality of game apparatuses, the ghost data for at least one user for which the ghost data is registered so as to be associated with one of the plurality of score sections, the one of the plurality of scores sections being associated with the score data included in the ghost data distribution request, to the one of the plurality of game apparatuses. Thus, it is possible to limit the total capacity for storing the ghost data in a server to a predetermined range of capacity, and allow each player to obtain the ghost data in accordance with a skill of the player.

After a star peer-to-peer network is constructed, a network game is started. While the network game is executed, a mesh peer-to-peer network is gradually constructed by establishing connections between client terminals which have been connected to the star peer-to-peer network. After the network game is started, while the mesh peer-to-peer network is constructed, client terminals which have established connections therebetween transmit and receive game data to and from each other without passing via a host terminal, and client terminals which have not established connections therebetween yet transmit and receive game data to and from each other via the host terminal. Thus, a game network system can be realized, in which a time during which players wait for the network game to start is short and in which processing burdens are not concentrated on a specific user terminal.

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Kyoto, Japan

Yusuke Shiraiwa