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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2006
Takao Nakano, Kyoto, JP;
Toru Hoga, Fukuoka, JP;
Takao Nakano, Kyoto, JP;
Toru Hoga, Fukuoka, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Ganbarion Co., Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
An operation panel for arranging a character piece is displayed in a display device, and, based on a player instruction, a plurality of character pieces are sequentially arranged to a position which is in the operation panel and designated by the player. The operation panel accordingly generated is displayed together with a game world, a character associated with a character piece selected by the player is caused to appear in the game world, and an action of the character is controlled based on the player instruction. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a new game which allows the player to arrange one or more character images, from among a plurality of character images, in the operation panel area and to select a character to appear in the game world by using the operation panel generated as above.