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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01); A63F 13/211 (2014.01); A63F 13/46 (2014.01); A63F 13/20 (2014.01); A63F 13/428 (2014.01); A63F 13/40 (2014.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); A63F 13/493 (2014.01); A63F 13/69 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/211 (2014.09); A63F 13/06 (2013.01); A63F 13/10 (2013.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/428 (2014.09); A63F 13/46 (2014.09); A63F 13/493 (2014.09); A63F 13/69 (2014.09); A63F 2300/105 (2013.01); A63F 2300/204 (2013.01); A63F 2300/609 (2013.01);
Abstract
A game apparatus includes a micon, and the micon measures step counts in correspondence with the magnitude of accelerations indicated by acceleration data from an acceleration sensor when a user carries the game apparatus in a sleep mode in which the apparatus is closed. The step counts are converted into earned coins. In each of a plurality of games executed by the game apparatus, by using the earned coins, a special item is purchased, playing in a special course is permitted, a hint is displayed, and a game is played in fast-forward.