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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2009
Yoichi Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Daiki Iwamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Shirou Mouri, Kyoto, JP;
Hiromasa Shikata, Kyoto, JP;
Yoichi Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Daiki Iwamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Shirou Mouri, Kyoto, JP;
Hiromasa Shikata, Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A game apparatus includes an input device with which it is possible to specify a position on a screen of a display device. The game apparatus displays a game image representing a virtual game space on the display device. The movement of a first object in the game image is controlled based on an input made on the game image by using the input device. The game apparatus detects a path inputted on the game image by using the input device. The game apparatus moves a second object in the game image along the path.