Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Player-actuated control structure
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-28
2011-10-11
Elisca, Pierre E (Department: 3718)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Player-actuated control structure
C463S037000, C463S031000, C463S042000, C345S632000, C345S581000, C345S619000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08033914
ABSTRACT:
A game apparatus includes an LCD and is provided a touch panel in relation to the LCD. The LCD displays a game screen for making a player character hit a ball. For example, when touch-on is performed on the LCD (touch panel), the stance and shot power of the player character are decided according to coordinates of the touch-on position. With this, the path of the ball is decided to be a straight ball, draw ball or fade ball, and the carry of the ball is decided with regard to the shot power. Following the touch-on, when a slide operation is performed, an impact is decided according to the slide operation. For example, the path of the ball is changed by the decided impact.
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Harada Takahiro
Nonaka Toyokazu
Yoshikawa Yasuo
Elisca Pierre E
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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