Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Yuya Sato

Haruki Sato

Naoki Fukada

Corey Michael Bunnell

Katsuhisa Sato

Yosuke Sakooka

Takuma Deguchi

Takahiro Takayama

Atsushi Asakura

Takuhiro Dohta

Minoru Hamaura

Sosuke Takada

Yuya Tokaji

Mahito Idehara

An example of an information processing system performs a control for moving a non-player character so as to accompany a player character, and a control for stopping movement of the non-player character within a first range according to stop of movement of the player character. The information processing system executes a control corresponding to the non-player character according to a second operation input performed in a state where a predetermined positional relationship indicating that the player character and the non-player character are near to each other is satisfied. In a case where the player character resumes moving after having been stopped, if the player character is positioned within a second range including the first range, the non-player character does not resume moving along with the player character, and the non-player character resumes moving according to the player character moving out of the second range.

Storage medium, information processing system, and game processing method

An example of an information processing system selects a first object among a plurality of virtual objects by a selection operation of a user and generates a bonding object indicating respective bonding positions on the selected first object and a second object among the plurality of virtual objects. In accordance with a bonding instruction from the user, the first object and the second object are bonded to each other at the respective bonding positions.

Information processing system for bonding objects in a game space

An example of an information processing system, when a player character is positioned at least on the ground, moves a non-player character being an ally of the player character in a virtual space. When the player character is positioned on the ground, the information processing system executes a first control associated with a predetermined character being the non-player character, according to an operation input including an input that is performed in a state where a predetermined positional relationship, indicating that the predetermined character and the player character are near to each other, is satisfied. When the player character is positioned in the air, the information processing system executes a second control associated with the predetermined character, according to a third operation input of the user, regardless of the positional relationship between the predetermined character and the player character.

An example of an information processing system controls motions of a plurality of non-player characters in a virtual space. The information processing system, based on a predetermined condition, sets each of the plurality of non-player characters in a fightable state for fighting against another non-player character or a player character operated according to an operation input performed by a user. A fighting group in which a plurality of characters including a non-player character in the fightable state participate, is set. For the non-player character participating in the fighting group, another character participating in the fighting group is set as a fight target. Based on the fight target set for the non-player character, a motion, regarding a fight, of the non-player character is controlled.

A first character disposed is controlled based on an operation input, and a second character is controlled automatically, in a first mode. The second character is controlled based on an operation input in a second mode. The control of the first character includes at least performing an attack action using a combination weapon object generated by combining a weapon object with an item object. The control of the second character includes at least performing an attack action using an item object attached to a part of the second character.

Storage medium, game system, game apparatus, and game processing method

An example of an information processing apparatus performs, in a virtual space including at least a player character and a terrain object, a control of moving the player character on the terrain object, based on an operation input performed by a player. If it is at least satisfied that the terrain object serving as a ceiling is present above the player character and that a destination, on the terrain object, at which the player character is placeable is present above the ceiling located above the player character, the information processing apparatus moves the player character to the destination, based on an operation input performed by the player.

Storage medium, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and game processing method

An example of an information processing system moves a plurality of non-player characters in a virtual space according to movement of a player character. The non-player characters are allies of the player character. The information processing system performs a first control corresponding to a non-player character, according to a second operation input performed by a user in a state where a predetermined positional relationship indicating that the non-player character and the player character are near to each other is satisfied. The non-player character on which the first control is performed is set as a designated non-player character. The information processing system performs a movement control for the plurality of non-player characters so that a distance between the player character and the designated non-player character among the plurality of non-player characters becomes shorter than a distance between the player character and any normal non-player character.

Movem+ent-related parameters used in virtual physical calculation are changed such that a designated object selected based on an operation input is caused to perform return movement to return to previously recorded positions and orientations, sequentially backward from the time of giving a start instruction based on the operation input. A state in a virtual space including a player character, the designated object, and other objects is updated based on the virtual physical calculation.

Storage medium storing game program, game apparatus, game system, and game processing method

In a special operation mode which receives an operation input for causing a player character that is falling, to perform a special action including a shooting action of shooting a predetermined object, an example of an information processing apparatus changes the posture of the player character that is falling, according to a component, regarding at least a pitch direction, of the direction of a virtual camera based on a camera operation input. In the special operation mode, the information processing apparatus sets a shooting direction of the predetermined object during the shooting action, according to the direction of the virtual camera based on the camera operation input. Moreover, the information processing apparatus controls the player character to perform the shooting action and control the predetermined object to move to the shooting direction, based on a shooting operation input performed by the player.

Movement-related parameters used in virtual physical calculation are changed such that a designated object selected based on an operation input is caused to perform return movement to return to previously recorded positions and orientations, sequentially backward from the time of giving a start instruction based on the operation input. A state in a virtual space including a player character, the designated object, and other objects is updated based on the virtual physical calculation.

A non-limiting example game apparatus includes a display device, and a game screen is displayed on the display device. For example, a player character, a non-player character, a background object, etc. are displayed in the game screen. When finishing the drawing of a game image corresponding to the game screen, the smallest value of a Z value is acquired from a Z buffer. If the smallest value is less than a predetermined threshold value, when drawing a game image of a next frame, a target object that is near to a virtual camera is detected, and transparency of the target object that is nearer than a predetermined criterion is made to be increased.

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Yuya Sato