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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2010
Yoichi Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Hiramuki, Kyoto, JP;
Hiromu Takemura, Kyoto, JP;
Ryo Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Yoichi Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Hiramuki, Kyoto, JP;
Hiromu Takemura, Kyoto, JP;
Ryo Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A game apparatus displays on a screen an image of a virtual space as viewed from a predetermined viewing direction. The game apparatus displays a viewing direction map in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, such that the viewing direction is set to a predetermined direction on the screen. Furthermore, the game apparatus displays a fixed direction map in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, such that a direction preset in the virtual space is set to a predetermined direction on the screen. Note that when map images are displayed, the fixed direction map is preferably displayed after the viewing direction map.