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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2023
Applicant:

Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;

Inventors:

Shinya Sano, Kyoto, JP;

Kodai Matsumoto, Kyoto, JP;

Takaki Abe, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

NINTENDO CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/56 (2014.01); A63F 13/525 (2014.01); A63F 13/537 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/56 (2014.09); A63F 13/525 (2014.09); A63F 13/537 (2014.09);
Abstract

A non-limiting example game system includes a main body apparatus that executes a virtual game, and a game screen is displayed on a display. In the game screen, a player character and background objects such as a floor, stairs and a door are displayed. In a normal mode during play of a normal game, if a change to a shooting mode is selected, a virtual camera is arranged in a position and a direction that are set based on a position and a direction of a virtual camera in the normal mode. Moreover, if a change to a menu mode from the normal mode is selected, the virtual camera is arranged based on a position and a direction of the player character to view a virtual space over a shoulder of the player character. If the shooting mode is selected in the menu mode, the virtual camera is arranged in a position and a direction that are set based on a position and a direction of the virtual camera in the menu mode.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Sano, Shinya. (2026). Storage medium, game system and game control method (U.S. Patent No. 12697548). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12697548

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