Storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11865454-B2
Application number	US-202117350530-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2021
Priority date	Jul 5, 2019
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

An example of an information processing apparatus acquires action data based on an output of a sensor according to a fitness action performed by a player, and executes a game event. In the game event, the information processing apparatus designates at least one type of fitness event from among a plurality of types of fitness events. Each fitness event causes the player to perform a fitness action. During the game event, the information processing apparatus executes a fitness event that causes the player to perform a fitness action corresponding to the designated fitness event until an ending condition is satisfied. The information processing apparatus determines whether or not the achievement condition has been satisfied, based on the action data acquired during the fitness event. The information processing apparatus repeats designation and execution of the fitness event until it is determined that the achievement condition has been satisfied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an information processing program executable by one or more processors of an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing program, when executed, is configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
progressing a game according to achievement of a battle event of fighting a battle with an enemy character, wherein progressing the game includes:
during the battle event, executing a fitness event that prompts a player to perform a fitness action, aspects of the fitness action being acquirable from a sensor as action data, the fitness action being one of a plurality of different fitness actions, at least one of the plurality of different fitness actions involving a player taking and holding a target posture; and
decreasing a vitality value of the enemy character when the action data acquired during the fitness event satisfies a condition according to the fitness event,
wherein when the vitality value of the enemy character has satisfied a predetermined condition, the game is progressed upon determining that the battle event has been achieved, and
wherein an amount of decrease in the vitality value of the enemy character varies depending on evaluation regarding the action data acquired during the battle event.

2. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an information processing program executable by one or more processors of an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing program, when executed, is configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
progressing a game according to achievement of a battle event of fighting a battle with an enemy character, wherein progressing the game includes:
during the battle event, executing a fitness event that prompts a player to perform a fitness action, aspects of the fitness action being acquirable from a sensor as action data, the fitness action being one of a plurality of different fitness actions, at least one of the plurality of different fitness actions involving a player taking and holding a target posture; and
decreasing a vitality value of the enemy character when the action data acquired during the fitness event satisfies a condition according to the fitness event,
wherein when the vitality value of the enemy character has satisfied a predetermined condition, the game is progressed upon determining that the battle event has been achieved,
wherein a plurality of types of fitness events that prompt the player to perform different types of fitness actions are executed, and
wherein an amount of decrease in the vitality value of the enemy character varies depending on the type of a fitness event that prompts the player to perform a fitness action.

3. The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein:
decreasing the vitality value of the enemy character includes updating the vitality value of the enemy character, based on the action data and on a player parameter associated with the player and/or a player character corresponding to the player; and
the player parameter is updated such that the amount of decrease in the vitality value of the enemy character increases as the game progresses in a case where the action data acquired during the battle event is the same.

4. The storage medium according to claim 3 , wherein after a battle event in which a first enemy character appears has been achieved, a battle event in which a second enemy character having a vitality value larger than that of the first enemy character appears is executed.

5. The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein progressing the game further includes ending the battle event upon determining that the player has been defeated in the battle event, in a case where the vitality value of the player character has satisfied a predetermined condition.

6. The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein:
the information processing program, when executed, is configured to cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising storing physical information of the player in a storage medium, which is accessible by the information processing apparatus, before execution of the battle event, and
the vitality value of the enemy character is decreased based on the action data acquired during the fitness event and on the physical information.

7. The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein in the fitness event in which the player is prompted to perform the fitness action of taking the target posture, when the state where the action data acquired during the fitness event has not reached a value corresponding to the target posture has been continued for a predetermined time, a threshold value regarding the target posture is updated so that the value corresponding to the target posture is more easily reachable.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an information processing program executable by one or more processors of an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing program, when executed, is configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
progressing a game according to achievement of a battle event of fighting a battle with an enemy character, wherein progressing the game includes:
during the battle event, executing a fitness event that prompts a player to perform a fitness action, aspects of the fitness action being acquirable from a sensor as action data, the fitness action being one of a plurality of different fitness actions, at least one of the plurality of different fitness actions involving a player taking and holding a target posture; and
decreasing a vitality value of the enemy character when the action data acquired during the fitness event satisfies a condition according to the fitness event,
wherein when the vitality value of the enemy character has satisfied a predetermined condition, the game is progressed upon determining that the battle event has been achieved, and
wherein an amount of decrease in the vitality value of the enemy character is larger in a case where a load is great compared to a case where the load is small, wherein the load is on a fitness action corresponding to the fitness event and is set with respect to the fitness event, or is calculated based on a fitness action performed by the player during the fitness event.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an information processing program executable by one or more processors of an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing program, when executed, is configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
acquiring action data based on an output of a sensor according to a fitness action performed by a player;
executing a plurality of types of fitness events that prompt the player to perform different types of fitness actions; and
progressing a game according to achievement of a battle event of fighting a battle with an enemy character, wherein progressing the game includes:
designating at least one type of fitness action from among the plurality of types of fitness events during the battle event;
during the battle event, executing the designated fitness event; and
decreasing a vitality value of the enemy character when the action data acquired during the designated fitness event satisfies a condition according to the designated fitness event,
wherein when the vitality value of the enemy character has satisfied a predetermined condition, the game is progressed upon determining that the battle event has been achi

Assignees

• Nintendo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suzuki Ryosuke
• Wada Masaki

Classifications

• A63F2300/1012

  involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity · CPC title

• A63F2300/8029

  Fighting without shooting · CPC title

• A63F13/65 Primary

  automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition · CPC title

• A63F13/211

  using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes · CPC title

• A63F13/428

  involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes · CPC title