JP6693911B2 - Game device, game program, game system, and game processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device that can be operated using a plurality of operating devices, a game program, a game system, and a game processing method.

  Conventionally, there is a game device that performs a game process using an input device that detects acceleration in at least two axis directions (see, for example, Patent Document 1). For example, the game device disclosed in Patent Document 1 discloses a game in which a boxing is performed by moving a virtual object in a virtual space according to the type of acceleration generated in the input device.

JP, 2008-67865, A

  However, in the virtual boxing game, when a punch is rolled out, it is general that an operation determination for rolling out the next punch is not performed until the punch is finished. Therefore, when it takes a predetermined time to finish punching after a punch is delivered, the player may not be able to wait until the punch is finished, and as a result, the timing of delivering the next punch may be missed.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game device, a game program, a game system, and a game processing method capable of facilitating the operation in a game in which a state in which an operation instruction is possible intermittently occurs. ..

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention can employ the following configurations, for example. In interpreting the description of the claims, it is understood that the scope should be interpreted only by the description of the claims, and the description of the claims and the description of this column are inconsistent. In that case, the description in the claims takes precedence.

  One configuration example of the game device of the present invention performs a game process based on an operation using a first operating device and a second operating device each having an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor. The game device includes an operation data acquisition unit, a swing determination unit, an object movement control unit, and a game processing unit. The operation data acquisition unit acquires, from the first operation device, first operation data including first acceleration data based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor and first angular velocity data based on the detection result of the gyro sensor, and the second operation device. The second operation data including the second acceleration data based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor and the second angular velocity data based on the detection result of the gyro sensor is acquired from. The swing determination unit determines a first swing input to the first operating device based on at least the first acceleration data, and determines a second swing input to the second operating device based on at least the second acceleration data. The object movement control unit controls the movement of the first object based on the first operation data and the movement of the second object based on the second operation data in the virtual space. The game processing section performs game processing based on the first object and the second object in the virtual space. The object movement control unit includes a movement start determination unit, a movement direction setting unit, a movement start unit, a trajectory control unit, and a movement end setting unit. The movement start determination unit determines whether there is a first swing input in the first movement startable state in which the first object can start moving, and within a predetermined period after it is determined that the first swing input has been made. When the first movement startable state is reached, it is determined based on at least the first swing input that the first object starts moving in the virtual space, and the second object can start movement. When it is determined that the second movement input is made in the state, and when the second movement startable state is reached within a predetermined period after it is determined that the second movement input is made, at least the second movement input is made. Based on the input, it is determined to start moving the second object in the virtual space. The moving direction setting unit calculates the attitude of the first operating device based on at least the first angular velocity data, sets the moving direction of the first object in the virtual space based on the attitude of the first operating device, The attitude of the second operating device is calculated based on the two angular velocity data, and the moving direction of the second object in the virtual space is set based on the attitude of the second operating device. The movement start unit starts movement of the first object when the movement start determination unit determines to start moving the first object, moves the first object in the movement direction of the first object set by the movement direction setting unit, and moves the first object. When the start determination unit determines to start moving the second object, the second object starts moving, and moves in the moving direction of the second object set by the moving direction setting unit. The trajectory control unit changes the trajectory of the first object in the virtual space according to the posture change of the first operating device after the movement of the first object is started, and the posture of the second operating device after the movement of the second object is started. The trajectory of the second object in the virtual space is changed according to the change. The movement end setting unit sets the first object at the first predetermined position and sets the first movement startable state after ending the movement of the first object based on the predetermined condition, and ends the movement of the second object. After that, the second object is placed at the second predetermined position and set to the second movement startable state.

  According to the above, the trajectories of the first object and the second object are changed by the operation using the first operating device and the second operating device even while they are moving, respectively. It is conceivable that it will take some time before the second movement start state becomes possible. However, even if it is not in the first movement startable state, if the first movement startable state is reached within a predetermined period after the swing input of the first operating device, the movement of the first object based on the swing input. It becomes possible to control. Even if the second movement startable state is not reached, if the second movement startable state is reached within a predetermined period after the swing input of the second operating device, the movement of the second object based on the swing input. It becomes possible to control. Therefore, even when it takes time to reach the first movement startable state and / or the second movement startable state, the operation can be facilitated.

  Further, when it is determined that one of the first object and the second object starts to move the other within a predetermined period from the time when the first object and the second object start to move, the first object and the second object form a set. The determination to start the predetermined action may be further performed.

  According to the above, since the predetermined action is performed based on the relationship between the movement start timing of the first object and the movement start timing of the second object, a game based on an unprecedented operating environment can be performed.

  Further, the game processing section may include a collision processing section. The collision processing unit performs a collision determination between the first object and / or the second object and another object in the virtual space, and when a positive determination is made in the determination, performs a predetermined process on the other object. When the movement start determination unit determines that the predetermined action is started, the collision processing unit determines the collision between the predetermined area set between the first object and the second object in the virtual space and another object. , You may go further.

  According to the above, since the collision determination area is set not only between the first object and the second object but also between the first object and the second object, it is possible to play a game rich in strategy.

  In addition, the trajectory control unit changes the trajectory of the first object according to the posture change of the first operating device, and changes the trajectory according to the posture change of the second operating device even during a predetermined action. The trajectories of the two objects may be changed.

  According to the above, by changing the trajectory of the moving first object and / or the second object, the relationship between the pair of the first object and the second object also changes, so that a more strategic game is possible. Becomes

  The swing determination unit determines the first swing input based on whether or not the magnitude of the acceleration indicated by the first acceleration data exceeds a first threshold value, and the magnitude of the acceleration indicated by the second acceleration data is determined as the first magnitude. The second swing input may be determined based on whether or not the two thresholds are exceeded.

  Based on the above, the game operation can be performed by swinging the first operating device and the second operating device with a motion of a predetermined acceleration or more.

  The movement direction setting unit calculates the posture of the first operating device based on the inclination of the axis of the first operating device in the left-right direction with respect to the gravity direction in the real space, and determines the left-right direction of the second operating device with respect to the gravity direction. The attitude of the second operating device may be calculated based on the inclination of the axis of the direction.

  According to the above, the moving direction of the first object and / or the second object can be controlled by inclining the first operating device and / or the second operating device in the roll direction in the real space.

  Further, the trajectory control unit calculates the posture change of the first operating device based on the change in the rotation angle of the left-right axis of the first operating device about the front-rear direction, and determines the horizontal axis of the second operating device. The posture change of the second operating device may be calculated based on the change in the rotation angle around the front-back direction.

  According to the above, the trajectory of the moving first object and / or second object can be controlled by rotating the first operating device and / or the second operating device in the roll direction.

  Further, the trajectory control unit calculates the attitude change of the first operating device based on the change in the rotation angle of the longitudinal axis of the first operating device with respect to the direction of gravity in the real space, and performs the second operation in the direction of gravity. The posture change of the second operating device may be calculated based on the change in the rotation angle of the axis of the device in the front-rear direction.

  According to the above, the trajectory of the moving first object and / or the second object can be controlled by rotating the first operating device and / or the second operating device in the yaw direction in the real space.

  Further, the object movement control unit may further include a movement start position setting unit. The movement start position setting unit moves the player object based on both the attitude of the first operating device based on at least the first angular velocity data and the attitude of the second operating device based on at least the second angular velocity data, The first predetermined position and the second predetermined position that are set relative to the position of the player character are moved.

  According to the above, the movement start positions of the first object and the second object can be changed based on both the attitude of the first operating device and the attitude of the second operating device, so that the variation of the game operation is further increased. be able to.

  Further, the present invention may be implemented in the form of a game program, a game system, and a game processing method.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate the operation even when it takes time until the object can start moving.

The figure which shows the state which attached the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 to the main body apparatus 2 in an example of the information processing system 1 in this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the state which removed the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 from the main body apparatus 2, respectively. Six views showing an example of the main body device 2 Six-sided view showing an example of the left controller 3 Six-sided view showing an example of the right controller 4 The figure which shows the whole structure of the other example of the information processing system in this embodiment. The figure which shows the external appearance structure of an example of the cradle 5. Block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the main body device 2 Block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the information processing system 1. Block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the cradle 5. The figure which shows an example of a mode that one user hold | maintains the group of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, and uses the information processing system 1 in a detached state. The figure which shows an example of a mode that one user hold | maintains the group of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, and uses the information processing system 1 in a detached state. The figure which shows the example of a game image displayed in the game played by moving the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. The figure which shows the example of a game image displayed in the game played by moving the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. The figure which shows the example of a game image displayed in the game played by moving the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. The figure which shows an example of the data area set to DRAM85 of the main body apparatus 2 in this embodiment. Flowchart showing an example of a game process executed in the information processing system 1. Subroutine showing an example of details of the controller swing recognition processing performed in step S144 and step S145 in FIG. Subroutine showing an example of details of the controller swing recognition processing performed in step S144 and step S145 in FIG. Subroutine showing an example of details of the object trajectory change processing performed in step S146 and step S147 in FIG. Subroutine showing an example of details of the object trajectory change processing performed in step S146 and step S147 in FIG. Subroutine showing an example of details of the object trajectory change processing performed in step S146 and step S147 in FIG. Subroutine showing an example of details of the player object moving process performed in step S148 in FIG.

  Hereinafter, a game device, a game program, a game system, and a game processing method according to an example of the present embodiment will be described. An information processing system 1, which is an example of a game system in the present embodiment, includes a main body device (information processing device; functions as a game device main body in the present embodiment) 2, a left controller 3, and a right controller 4. Further, another aspect of the information processing system may be configured by adding the cradle 5 (see FIG. 5, FIG. 7, etc.) to the above configuration. In the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 can be attached to and detached from the main body device 2, and the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main body device 2 and integrated into each other. Also, the main body device 2 and the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 can be separately used (see FIG. 2). Further, the information processing system 1 can be used in a mode of displaying an image on the main body device 2 and a mode of displaying an image on another display device such as a television. In the former aspect, the information processing system 1 can be used as a portable device (for example, a portable game machine). In the latter aspect, the information processing system 1 can be used as a stationary device (for example, a stationary game machine).

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which a left controller 3 and a right controller 4 are attached to a main body device 2 in an example of an information processing system 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a main body device 2, a left controller 3, and a right controller 4. The left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to and integrated with the main body device 2, respectively. The main body device 2 is a device that executes various kinds of processing (for example, game processing) in the information processing system 1. The main body device 2 includes a display 12. The left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are devices including an operation unit for a user to input.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are removed from the main body device 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attachable to and detachable from the main body device 2. The left controller 3 can be attached to the left side surface (side surface on the positive side of the x-axis shown in FIG. 1) of the main body device 2, and is slid in the y-axis direction shown in FIG. 1 along the left side surface of the main body device 2. As a result, it can be attached to and detached from the main body device 2. Further, the right controller 4 can be mounted on the right side surface of the main body device 2 (side surface on the negative side of the x-axis shown in FIG. 1), and along the right side surface of the main body device 2 in the y-axis direction shown in FIG. It can be attached to and detached from the main body device 2 by sliding. In the following, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 may be collectively referred to as “controller”. In the present embodiment, the “operating device” operated by one user is one controller (for example, one of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4) or a plurality of controllers (for example, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4). , Or may further include other controllers), and the “operating device” can be configured by one or more controllers. Hereinafter, an example of a specific configuration of the main body device 2, the left controller 3, and the right controller 4 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a six-sided view showing an example of the main body device 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the main body device 2 includes a substantially plate-shaped housing 11. In the present embodiment, the main surface of the housing 11 (in other words, the front surface, that is, the surface on which the display 12 is provided) has a substantially rectangular shape. In the present embodiment, the housing 11 has a horizontally long shape. That is, in the present embodiment, the longitudinal direction of the main surface of the housing 11 (that is, the x-axis direction shown in FIG. 1) is called the lateral direction (also referred to as the left-right direction), and the lateral direction of the main surface (that is, the figure). The y-axis direction shown in 1 is referred to as the vertical direction (also referred to as the vertical direction), and the direction perpendicular to the main surface (that is, the z-axis direction shown in FIG. 1) is referred to as the depth direction (also referred to as the front-back direction). .. The main body device 2 can be used in an orientation in which the main body device 2 is horizontally long. The main body device 2 can also be used in a portrait orientation. In that case, the housing 11 may be regarded as a vertically long shape.

  The shape and size of the housing 11 are arbitrary. As an example, the housing 11 may have a portable size. Further, the main body device 2 alone or the integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main body device 2 may be a portable device. Further, the main body device 2 or the integrated device may be a handheld device. Further, the main body device 2 or the integrated device may be a portable device.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body device 2 includes a display 12 provided on the main surface of the housing 11. The display 12 displays an image (may be a still image or a moving image) acquired or generated by the main body device 2. In the present embodiment, the display 12 is a liquid crystal display device (LCD). However, the display 12 may be any type of display device.

  The main body device 2 also includes a touch panel 13 on the screen of the display 12. In the present embodiment, the touch panel 13 is of a type that allows multi-touch input (for example, a capacitance type). However, the touch panel 13 may be of any type, for example, a type capable of single touch input (for example, a resistive film type).

  The main body device 2 includes a speaker (that is, the speaker 88 shown in FIG. 8) inside the housing 11. As shown in FIG. 3, speaker holes 11 a and 11 b are formed on the main surface of the housing 11. Then, the output sound of the speaker 88 is output from these speaker holes 11a and 11b, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body device 2 includes a left rail member 15 on the left side surface of the housing 11. The left rail member 15 is a member for removably attaching the left controller 3 to the main body device 2. The left rail member 15 is provided on the left side surface of the housing 11 so as to extend in the vertical direction. The left rail member 15 has a shape that can be engaged with the slider of the left controller 3 (that is, the slider 40 shown in FIG. 4), and the left rail member 15 and the slider 40 form a slide mechanism. With this slide mechanism, the left controller 3 can be attached to the main body device 2 slidably and detachably.

  The main body device 2 also includes a left terminal 17. The left terminal 17 is a terminal for the main body device 2 to perform wired communication with the left controller 3. The left terminal 17 is provided at a position in contact with the terminal of the left controller 3 (the terminal 42 shown in FIG. 5) when the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2. The specific position of the left terminal 17 is arbitrary. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the left side terminal 17 is provided on the bottom surface of the left rail member 15. Further, in the present embodiment, the left terminal 17 is provided near the lower end of the bottom surface of the left rail member 15.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the same configuration as that provided on the left side surface is provided on the right side surface of the housing 11. That is, the main body device 2 includes the right rail member 19 on the right side surface of the housing 11. The right rail member 19 is provided on the right side surface of the housing 11 so as to extend in the vertical direction. The right rail member 19 has a shape that can be engaged with the slider of the right controller 4 (that is, the slider 62 shown in FIG. 5), and the right rail member 19 and the slider 62 form a slide mechanism. With this slide mechanism, the right controller 4 can be slidably and detachably attached to the main body device 2.

  The main body device 2 also includes a right terminal 21. The right terminal 21 is a terminal for the main body device 2 to perform wired communication with the right controller 4. The right terminal 21 is provided at a position where it contacts the terminal (the terminal 64 shown in FIG. 5) of the right controller 4 when the right controller 4 is attached to the main body device 2. The specific position of the right terminal 21 is arbitrary. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the right terminal 21 is provided on the bottom surface of the right rail member 19. In the present embodiment, the right terminal 21 is provided near the lower end of the bottom surface of the right rail member 19.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body device 2 includes a first slot 23. The first slot 23 is provided on the upper side surface of the housing 11. The first slot 23 has a shape into which a first type storage medium can be mounted. The first type storage medium is, for example, a storage medium (for example, a dedicated memory card) dedicated to the information processing system 1 and the same type of information processing apparatus as the information processing system 1. The first type storage medium stores, for example, data used by the main body device 2 (for example, save data of an application) and / or a program executed by the main body device 2 (for example, a program of an application). Used to remember. The main body device 2 also includes a power button 28. As shown in FIG. 3, the power button 28 is provided on the upper side surface of the housing 11. The power button 28 is a button for switching on / off the power of the main body device 2.

  The main body device 2 includes a voice input / output terminal (specifically, an earphone jack) 25. That is, in the main body device 2, a microphone and an earphone can be attached to the audio input / output terminal 25. As shown in FIG. 3, the voice input / output terminal 25 is provided on the upper side surface of the housing 11.

  The main body device 2 includes volume buttons 26a and 26b. As shown in FIG. 3, the volume buttons 26 a and 26 b are provided on the upper side surface of the housing 11. The volume buttons 26a and 26b are buttons for instructing to adjust the volume output by the main body device 2. That is, the volume button 26a is a button for instructing to decrease the volume, and the volume button 26b is a button for instructing to increase the volume.

  Further, an exhaust hole 11c is formed in the housing 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the exhaust hole 11 c is formed on the upper side surface of the housing 11. The exhaust holes 11c are formed to exhaust (in other words, release) the heat generated inside the housing 11 to the outside of the housing 11. That is, it can be said that the exhaust hole 11c is a heat exhaust hole.

  The main body device 2 includes a lower terminal 27. The lower terminal 27 is a terminal for the main body device 2 to communicate with the cradle 5 described later. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower terminal 27 is provided on the lower side surface of the housing 11. When the main body device 2 is mounted on the cradle 5, the lower terminal 27 is connected to the terminal of the cradle 5 (main body terminal 73 shown in FIG. 7). In the present embodiment, the lower terminal 27 is a USB connector (more specifically, female connector).

  The main body device 2 also includes a second slot 24. In the present embodiment, the second slot 24 is provided on the lower side surface of the housing 11. However, in other embodiments, the second slot 24 may be provided on the same surface as the first slot 23. The second slot 24 has a shape in which a second type storage medium different from the first type can be mounted. The second type storage medium may be, for example, a general-purpose storage medium. For example, the second type storage medium may be an SD card. The second type storage medium is, for example, similar to the first type storage medium, data used in the main body device 2 (for example, save data of an application or the like) and / or executed in the main body device 2. It is used to store a program (for example, an application program or the like).

  An intake hole 11d is formed in the housing 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the intake hole 11 d is formed on the lower side surface of the housing 11. The intake hole 11d is formed to suck (in other words, introduce) the air outside the housing 11 into the housing 11. In the present embodiment, since the intake hole 11d is formed on the surface opposite to the surface on which the exhaust hole 11c is formed, it is possible to efficiently dissipate heat inside the housing 11.

  The shape, number, and installation position of each component (specifically, button, slot, terminal, etc.) provided in the housing 11 described above are arbitrary. For example, in other embodiments, the power button 28 and some of the slots 23 and 24 may be provided on another side or back of the housing 11. Further, in another embodiment, the main body device 2 may have a configuration that does not include some of the above components.

  FIG. 4 is a six-sided view showing an example of the left controller 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the left controller 3 includes a housing 31. In the present embodiment, the housing 31 has a substantially plate shape. The main surface of the housing 31 (in other words, the surface on the front side, that is, the surface on the negative side of the z-axis shown in FIG. 1) has a substantially rectangular shape. Further, in the present embodiment, the housing 31 has a vertically long shape, that is, a shape that is long in the up-down direction (that is, the y-axis direction shown in FIG. 1). The left controller 3 can also be held in a vertically long orientation when detached from the main body device 2. The housing 31 has such a shape and size that it can be held by one hand, particularly by the left hand, when it is held in a vertically long orientation. The left controller 3 can also be held in a landscape orientation. When the left controller 3 is gripped in a landscape orientation, it may be gripped by both hands. The shape of the housing 31 is arbitrary, and in other embodiments, the housing 31 does not have to be substantially plate-shaped. The housing 31 does not have to have a rectangular shape, and may have a semicircular shape, for example. Further, the housing 31 does not have to have a vertically long shape.

  The vertical length of the housing 31 is substantially the same as the vertical length of the housing 11 of the main body device 2. Further, the thickness of the housing 31 (that is, the length in the front-rear direction, in other words, the length in the z-axis direction shown in FIG. 1) is substantially the same as the thickness of the housing 11 of the main body device 2. Therefore, when the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2 (see FIG. 1), the user can grip the main body device 2 and the left controller 3 as if they were an integrated device.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the main surface of the housing 31 has a shape in which the left corner is more rounded than the right corner. That is, the connecting portion between the upper side surface and the left side surface of the housing 31 and the connecting portion between the lower side surface and the left side surface of the housing 31 are the connecting portion between the upper side surface and the right side surface, and the lower side surface and the right side surface. It is rounded (in other words, R in chamfering is large) as compared with the connecting portion with. Therefore, when the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2 (see FIG. 1), the left side of the information processing system 1 which is an integrated device has a rounded shape, which is easy for the user to hold. Become.

  The left controller 3 includes an analog stick 32. As shown in FIG. 4, the analog stick 32 is provided on the main surface of the housing 31. The analog stick 32 is an example of a direction input unit capable of inputting a direction. The analog stick 32 has a stick member that can be tilted in all directions parallel to the main surface of the housing 31 (that is, directions of 360 ° including up, down, left, right, and diagonal directions). By tilting the stick member, the user can input a direction corresponding to the tilt direction (and an input of a size corresponding to the tilt angle). The direction input unit may be a cross key, a slide stick, or the like. Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to perform an input of pressing the stick member (in the direction perpendicular to the housing 31). That is, the analog stick 32 is an input unit capable of inputting a direction and size according to the tilt direction and amount of tilt of the stick member, and pressing input to the stick member.

  The left controller 3 includes four operation buttons 33 to 36 (specifically, the right direction button 33, the down direction button 34, the up direction button 35, and the left direction button 36). As shown in FIG. 4, these four operation buttons 33 to 36 are provided below the analog stick 32 on the main surface of the housing 31. In the present embodiment, four operation buttons are provided on the main surface of the left controller 3, but the number of operation buttons is arbitrary. These operation buttons 33 to 36 are used to give instructions according to various programs (for example, OS programs and application programs) executed by the main body device 2. In addition, in the present embodiment, since the operation buttons 33 to 36 may be used to perform the direction input, the operation buttons 33 to 36 are replaced by the right button 33, the down button 34, and the up button. 35 and the left direction button 36. However, the operation buttons 33 to 36 may be used to give an instruction other than the direction input.

  The left controller 3 also includes a- (minus) button 47. As shown in FIG. 4, the-button 47 is provided on the main surface of the housing 31, and more specifically, it is provided in the upper right area on the main surface. The-button 47 is used to give an instruction according to various programs (for example, an OS program and an application program) executed by the main body device 2. The-button 47 is used, for example, as a select button (for example, a button used for switching a selection item) in a game application.

  When the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2, each operation unit (specifically, the analog stick 32 and each of the buttons 33 to 36, 47) provided on the main surface of the left controller 3 is an integrated device. It is operated by, for example, the thumb of the left hand of the user who holds the information processing system 1. When the left controller 3 is used by being laterally gripped with both hands in a state where the left controller 3 is detached from the main body device 2, each of the operation parts is operated by, for example, the thumb of the user holding the left controller 3 with the left and right hands. It Specifically, in this case, the analog stick 32 is operated by the thumb of the user's left hand, and the operation buttons 33 to 36 are operated by the thumb of the user's right hand.

  The left controller 3 includes a first L button 38. The left controller 3 also includes a ZL button 39. These operation buttons 38 and 39, like the operation buttons 33 to 36, are used to give instructions according to various programs executed by the main body device 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the first L button 38 is provided on the upper left portion of the side surface of the housing 31. The ZL button 39 is provided in the upper left portion from the side surface to the back surface of the housing 31 (strictly speaking, the upper left portion when the housing 31 is viewed from the front side). That is, the ZL button 39 is provided on the rear side of the first L button 38 (the z-axis positive direction side shown in FIG. 1). In the present embodiment, since the upper left portion of the housing 31 has a rounded shape, the first L button 38 and the ZL button 39 have a rounded shape corresponding to the roundness of the upper left portion of the housing 31. When the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2, the first L button 38 and the ZL button 39 are arranged in the upper left portion of the information processing system 1 which is an integrated device.

  The left controller 3 includes the slider 40 described above. As shown in FIG. 4, the slider 40 is provided on the right side surface of the housing 31 so as to extend in the vertical direction. The slider 40 has a shape capable of engaging with the left rail member 15 of the main body device 2 (more specifically, the groove of the left rail member 15). Therefore, the slider 40 engaged with the left rail member 15 is fixed and does not come off in the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction (in other words, the direction in which the left rail member 15 extends).

  The left controller 3 also includes a terminal 42 for the left controller 3 to perform wired communication with the main body device 2. The terminal 42 is provided at a position in contact with the left terminal 17 (FIG. 3) of the main body device 2 when the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2. The specific position of the terminal 42 is arbitrary. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the terminal 42 is provided on the mounting surface of the slider 40. Further, in the present embodiment, the terminal 42 is provided near the lower end of the mounting surface of the slider 40.

  FIG. 5 is a six-sided view showing an example of the right controller 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the right controller 4 includes a housing 51. In the present embodiment, the housing 51 has a substantially plate shape. The main surface of the housing 51 (in other words, the surface on the front side, that is, the surface on the negative side in the z-axis direction shown in FIG. 1) has a substantially rectangular shape. Further, in the present embodiment, the housing 51 has a vertically long shape, that is, a shape that is long in the vertical direction. The right controller 4 can also be held in a portrait orientation when it is detached from the main body device 2. The housing 51 has such a shape and size that it can be held by one hand, particularly by the left hand, when it is held in a vertically long orientation. The right controller 4 can also be held in a landscape orientation. When the right controller 4 is gripped in a landscape orientation, it may be gripped by both hands.

  Like the housing 31 of the left controller 3, the housing 51 of the right controller 4 has a vertical length that is substantially the same as the vertical length of the housing 11 of the main body device 2, and the thickness thereof. The thickness of the housing 11 is substantially the same as that of the housing 11. Therefore, when the right controller 4 is attached to the main body device 2 (see FIG. 1), the user can grip the main body device 2 and the right controller 4 as if they were an integrated device.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the main surface of the housing 51 has a shape in which the right corner portion is more rounded than the left corner portion. That is, the connecting portion between the upper side surface and the right side surface of the housing 51 and the connecting portion between the lower side surface and the right side surface of the housing 51 are the connecting portion between the upper side surface and the left side surface, and the lower side surface and the left side surface. It is rounded (in other words, R in chamfering is large) as compared with the connecting portion with. Therefore, when the right controller 4 is attached to the main body device 2 (see FIG. 1), the right side of the information processing system 1 which is an integrated device has a rounded shape, which is easy for the user to hold. Become.

  Like the left controller 3, the right controller 4 includes an analog stick 52 as a direction input unit. In this embodiment, the analog stick 52 has the same configuration as the analog stick 32 of the left controller 3. Further, the right controller 4 includes four operation buttons 53 to 56 (specifically, the A button 53, the B button 54, the X button 55, and the Y button 56) like the left controller 3. In the present embodiment, these four operation buttons 53 to 56 have the same mechanism as the four operation buttons 33 to 36 of the left controller 3. As shown in FIG. 5, the analog stick 52 and the operation buttons 53 to 56 are provided on the main surface of the housing 51. In this embodiment, four operation buttons are provided on the main surface of the right controller 4, but the number of operation buttons is arbitrary.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the positional relationship between the two types of operating parts (analog stick and operating button) in the right controller 4 is opposite to the positional relationship between these two types of operating parts in the left controller 3. .. That is, in the right controller 4, the analog stick 52 is arranged above each operation button 53 to 56, whereas in the left controller 3, the analog stick 32 is arranged below each operation button 33 to 36. It With such an arrangement, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 can be used with an operation feeling similar to that when the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are detached from the main body device 2 and used.

  The right controller 4 also includes a + (plus) button 57. As shown in FIG. 5, the + button 57 is provided on the main surface of the housing 51, and more specifically, is provided on the upper left area of the main surface. Like the other operation buttons 53 to 56, the + button 57 is used to give an instruction according to various programs (for example, an OS program or an application program) executed by the main body device 2. The + button 57 is used, for example, as a start button (for example, a button used for instructing a game start) in a game application.

  The right controller 4 includes a home button 58. As shown in FIG. 5, the home button 58 is provided on the main surface of the housing 51, and more specifically, is provided on the lower left region of the main surface. The home button 58 is a button for displaying a predetermined menu screen on the display 12 of the main body device 2. The menu screen is, for example, a screen on which an application designated by the user can be started from one or more applications that can be executed on the main body device 2. The menu screen may be displayed when the main body device 2 is started, for example. In the present embodiment, when the home button 58 is pressed while the application is being executed on the main body device 2 (that is, the image of the application is displayed on the display 12), a predetermined operation screen is displayed. It may be displayed on the display 12 (at this time, a menu screen may be displayed instead of the operation screen). The operation screen is, for example, a screen on which an instruction to terminate the application and display a menu screen on the display 12 and an instruction to restart the application can be performed.

  Each operation unit (specifically, the analog stick 52 and each of the buttons 53 to 58) provided on the main surface of the right controller 4 holds the information processing system 1 when the right controller 4 is attached to the main body device 2. It is operated by, for example, the thumb of the user's right hand. Further, when the right controller 4 is used by being laterally gripped with both hands in a state where the right controller 4 is detached from the main body device 2, each of the operation parts is operated by, for example, the thumb of the user's right and left hands holding the right controller 4. It Specifically, in this case, the analog stick 52 is operated by the thumb of the user's left hand, and the operation buttons 53 to 56 are operated by the thumb of the user's right hand.

  The right controller 4 includes a first R button 60. The right controller 4 also includes a ZR button 61. As shown in FIG. 5, the first R button 60 is provided on the upper right portion of the side surface of the housing 51. The ZR button 61 is provided in the upper right portion from the side surface to the back surface of the housing 51 (strictly speaking, the upper right portion when the housing 51 is viewed from the front side). That is, the ZR button 61 is provided on the rear side of the first R button 60 (the z-axis positive direction side shown in FIG. 1). In the present embodiment, since the upper right portion of the housing 51 has a rounded shape, the first R button 60 and the ZR button 61 have a rounded shape corresponding to the roundness of the upper right portion of the housing 51. When the right controller 4 is attached to the main body device 2, the first R button 60 and the ZR button 61 are arranged in the upper right portion of the information processing system 1.

  The right controller 4 has a slider mechanism similar to that of the left controller 3. That is, the right controller 4 includes the slider 62 described above. As shown in FIG. 5, the slider 62 is provided on the left side surface of the housing 51 so as to extend in the vertical direction. The slider 62 has a shape capable of engaging with the right rail member 19 (more specifically, the groove of the right rail member 19) of the main body device 2. Therefore, the slider 62 engaged with the right rail member 19 is fixed and does not come off in the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction (in other words, the direction in which the right rail member 19 extends).

  The right controller 4 also includes a terminal 64 for the right controller 4 to perform wired communication with the main body device 2. The terminal 64 is provided at a position in contact with the right terminal 21 (FIG. 3) of the main body device 2 when the right controller 4 is attached to the main body device 2. The specific position of the terminal 64 is arbitrary. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the terminal 64 is provided on the mounting surface of the slider 62. In the present embodiment, the terminal 64 is provided near the lower end of the mounting surface of the slider 62.

  In the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, the shape, number, and installation position of each component (specifically, slider, stick, button, etc.) provided in the housing 31 or 51 are arbitrary. For example, in other embodiments, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 may include a direction input unit different from the analog stick. Further, the slider 40 or 62 may be arranged at a position corresponding to the position of the rail member 15 or 19 provided in the main body device 2, for example, may be arranged on the main surface or the back surface of the housing 31 or 51. Further, in another embodiment, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 may have a configuration that does not include some of the above components.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of another example of the information processing system in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, as an example, the cradle 5 can mount only the main body device 2 with the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 removed from the main body device 2. As still another example, the cradle 5 can also mount an integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main body device 2. The cradle 5 can communicate with a stationary monitor 6 (for example, a stationary TV) that is an example of an external display device that is separate from the display 12 (may be wired communication or wireless communication. May be). Although details will be described later, when the integrated device or the main body device 2 alone is placed on the cradle 5, the information processing system can display the image acquired or generated by the main body device 2 on the stationary monitor 6. Further, in the present embodiment, the cradle 5 has a function of charging the mounted integrated device or the main body device 2 alone. In addition, the cradle 5 has a function of a hub device (specifically, a USB hub).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an external configuration of an example of the cradle 5. The cradle 5 has a housing in which only the integrated device or the main body device 2 can be removably mounted (also referred to as mounting). In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the housing has a first support portion 71 in which a groove 71a is formed and a substantially flat second support portion 72.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the groove 71a formed in the first support portion 71 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the lower portion of the integrated device. Specifically, the groove 71a has a shape into which the lower part of the integrated device can be inserted, and more specifically, the groove 71a has a shape that substantially matches the lower part of the main body device 2. Therefore, the integrated device can be placed on the cradle 5 by inserting the lower portion of the integrated device into the groove 71a. Further, the second support portion 72 supports the lower surface of the surface of the integrated device (that is, the surface on which the display 12 is provided) inserted into the groove 71a. The second supporting portion 72 allows the cradle 5 to more stably support the integrated device. Note that the shape of the housing shown in FIG. 7 is an example, and in other embodiments, the housing of the cradle 5 may have any shape capable of mounting the main body device 2.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cradle 5 also includes a body terminal 73 for the cradle 5 to communicate with the integrated device. As shown in FIG. 7, the main body terminal 73 is provided on the bottom surface of the groove 71 a formed in the first support portion 71. More specifically, the main body terminal 73 is provided at a position where the lower terminal 27 of the main body device 2 comes into contact when the integrated device is mounted on the cradle 5. In the present embodiment, the main body terminal 73 is a USB connector (more specifically, a male side connector). In addition, in the present embodiment, the integrated device can be mounted on the cradle 5 regardless of whether the integrated device is face up or face down. Therefore, the lower terminal 27 of the main body device 2 and the main body terminal 73 of the cradle 5 have a symmetrical shape with respect to the depth direction (that is, the z-axis direction shown in FIG. 1), and among the two types of orientations with respect to the depth direction. Communication is possible regardless of the connection direction.

  Although not shown in FIG. 7, the cradle 5 has terminals (in the present embodiment, a plurality of terminals on the rear surface of the housing. Specifically, the cradle 5 includes the monitor terminal 132 and the power supply terminal 134 shown in FIG. , And an expansion terminal 137). Details of these terminals will be described later.

  The shape, the number, and the installation position of each component (specifically, the housing, the terminal, the button, etc.) provided in the cradle 5 described above are arbitrary. For example, in another embodiment, the housing may have another shape capable of supporting the integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main body device 2 or the main body device 2 alone. Also, some of the terminals provided on the housing may be provided on the front surface of the housing. Further, in another embodiment, the cradle 5 may be configured without some of the above-mentioned components.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the main body device 2. The main body device 2 includes the constituent elements 81 to 98 shown in FIG. 8 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. Some of these components 81 to 98 may be mounted as electronic components on an electronic circuit board and housed in the housing 11.

  The main body device 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 81. The CPU 81 is an information processing unit that executes various types of information processing executed in the main body device 2. The CPU 81 stores an information processing program (for example, a game program) stored in a storage unit (specifically, an internal storage medium such as the flash memory 84 or an external storage medium mounted in each of the slots 23 and 24). By executing, various information processing is executed.

  The main body device 2 includes a flash memory 84 and a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 85 as an example of an internal storage medium incorporated therein. The flash memory 84 and the DRAM 85 are connected to the CPU 81. The flash memory 84 is a memory mainly used for storing various data (may be a program) stored in the main body device 2. The DRAM 85 is a memory used to temporarily store various data used in information processing.

  The main body device 2 includes a first slot interface (hereinafter abbreviated as “I / F”) 91. The main body device 2 also includes a second slot I / F 92. The first slot I / F 91 and the second slot I / F 92 are connected to the CPU 81. The first slot I / F 91 is connected to the first slot 23, and reads and writes data to and from a first type storage medium (for example, an SD card) mounted in the first slot 23 according to an instruction from the CPU 81. Do it. The second slot I / F 92 is connected to the second slot 24, and instructs the CPU 81 to read and write data to and from a second type storage medium (for example, a dedicated memory card) mounted in the second slot 24. Do accordingly.

  The CPU 81 executes the above information processing by appropriately reading and writing data with the flash memory 84, the DRAM 85, and the respective storage media.

  The main body device 2 includes a network communication unit 82. The network communication unit 82 is connected to the CPU 81. The network communication unit 82 communicates with an external device (specifically, wireless communication) via a network. In the present embodiment, the network communication unit 82 connects to a wireless LAN and communicates with an external device by a method compliant with the Wi-Fi standard as a first communication mode. Further, the network communication unit 82 performs wireless communication with another main body device 2 of the same type by a predetermined communication method (for example, communication by a unique protocol or infrared communication) as a second communication mode. In the wireless communication according to the second communication mode described above, wireless communication is possible with another main body apparatus 2 arranged in the closed local network area, and direct communication is performed between a plurality of main body apparatuses 2. By doing so, a function that enables so-called "local communication" in which data is transmitted and received is realized.

  The main body device 2 includes a controller communication unit 83. The controller communication unit 83 is connected to the CPU 81. The controller communication unit 83 wirelessly communicates with the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4. The communication method between the main body device 2 and the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 is arbitrary, but in the present embodiment, the controller communication unit 83 communicates with the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 via Bluetooth ( Communication is performed according to the registered trademark) standard.

  The CPU 81 is connected to the left side terminal 17, the right side terminal 21, and the lower side terminal 27 described above. When performing wired communication with the left controller 3, the CPU 81 transmits data to the left controller 3 via the left terminal 17 and receives operation data from the left controller 3 via the left terminal 17. Further, when performing wired communication with the right controller 4, the CPU 81 transmits data to the right controller 4 via the right terminal 21 and receives operation data from the right controller 4 via the right terminal 21. Further, the CPU 81 transmits data to the cradle 5 via the lower terminal 27 when communicating with the cradle 5. Thus, in the present embodiment, the main body device 2 can perform both wired communication and wireless communication with the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, respectively. Further, when the integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main body device 2 or the main body device 2 alone is attached to the cradle 5, the main body device 2 transmits data (for example, image data) via the cradle 5. Voice data) can be output to the stationary monitor 6.

  Here, the main body device 2 can communicate with the plurality of left controllers 3 at the same time (in other words, in parallel). Further, the main body device 2 can communicate with the plurality of right controllers 4 at the same time (in other words, in parallel). Therefore, the user can perform input to the main body device 2 using the plurality of left controllers 3 and the plurality of right controllers 4.

  The main body device 2 includes a touch panel controller 86 that is a circuit that controls the touch panel 13. The touch panel controller 86 is connected between the touch panel 13 and the CPU 81. The touch panel controller 86 generates, for example, data indicating a position where a touch input is made, based on the signal from the touch panel 13, and outputs the data to the CPU 81.

  Further, the display 12 is connected to the CPU 81. The CPU 81 displays on the display 12 the image generated (for example, by executing the above information processing) and / or the image acquired from the outside.

  The main body device 2 includes a codec circuit 87 and a speaker (specifically, a left speaker and a right speaker) 88. The codec circuit 87 is connected to the speaker 88 and the audio input / output terminal 25, and is also connected to the CPU 81. The codec circuit 87 is a circuit that controls the input / output of audio data with respect to the speaker 88 and the audio input / output terminal 25. That is, when the audio data is received from the CPU 81, the codec circuit 87 outputs an audio signal obtained by D / A converting the audio data to the speaker 88 or the audio input / output terminal 25. As a result, sound is output from the audio output unit (eg, earphone) connected to the speaker 88 or the audio input / output terminal 25. Further, when receiving the audio signal from the audio input / output terminal 25, the codec circuit 87 performs A / D conversion on the audio signal and outputs audio data in a predetermined format to the CPU 81. Further, the volume button 26 is connected to the CPU 81. The CPU 81 controls the volume output from the speaker 88 or the audio output unit based on the input to the volume button 26.

  The main body device 2 includes a power control unit 97 and a battery 98. The power control unit 97 is connected to the battery 98 and the CPU 81. Although not shown, the power control unit 97 is connected to each unit of the main body device 2 (specifically, each unit that receives power supply from the battery 98, the left terminal 17, and the right terminal 21). The power control unit 97 controls the power supply from the battery 98 to each of the above units based on a command from the CPU 81. The power control unit 97 is also connected to the power button 28. The power control unit 97 controls power supply to each of the above units based on the input to the power button 28. That is, when the power-off operation is performed on the power button 28, the power control unit 97 stops the power supply to all or part of the above-described units and turns on the power button 28. When the operation is performed, the power control unit 97 starts supplying power to all or some of the above units. The power control unit 97 also outputs information indicating an input to the power button 28 (specifically, information indicating whether or not the power button 28 is pressed) to the CPU 81.

  Further, the battery 98 is connected to the lower terminal 27. When an external charging device (for example, the cradle 5) is connected to the lower terminal 27 and electric power is supplied to the main body device 2 via the lower terminal 27, the supplied electric power charges the battery 98.

  Further, the main body device 2 includes a cooling fan 96 for radiating heat inside the main body device 2. By operating the cooling fan 96, the air outside the housing 11 is introduced through the intake holes 11d, and the air inside the housing 11 is discharged through the exhaust holes 11c, so that the heat inside the housing 11 is discharged. .. The cooling fan 96 is connected to the CPU 81, and the operation of the cooling fan 96 is controlled by the CPU 81. Further, the main body device 2 includes a temperature sensor 95 that detects the temperature inside the main body device 2. The temperature sensor 95 is connected to the CPU 81, and the detection result of the temperature sensor 95 is output to the CPU 81. The CPU 81 controls the operation of the cooling fan 96 based on the detection result of the temperature sensor 95.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the information processing system 1. The details of the internal configuration of the main body device 2 of the information processing system 1 are shown in FIG. 8 and therefore omitted in FIG.

  The left controller 3 includes a communication control unit 101 that communicates with the main body device 2. As shown in FIG. 9, the communication control unit 101 is connected to each component including the terminal 42. In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 101 can communicate with the main device 2 by both wired communication via the terminal 42 and wireless communication without the terminal 42. The communication control unit 101 controls a communication method performed by the left controller 3 with respect to the main body device 2. That is, when the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2, the communication control unit 101 communicates with the main body device 2 via the terminal 42. When the left controller 3 is removed from the main body device 2, the communication control unit 101 performs wireless communication with the main body device 2 (specifically, the controller communication unit 83). The wireless communication between the controller communication unit 83 and the communication control unit 101 is performed according to, for example, the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard.

  The left controller 3 also includes a memory 102 such as a flash memory. The communication control unit 101 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer (also called a microprocessor), and executes various processes by executing firmware stored in the memory 102.

  The left controller 3 includes each button 103 (specifically, the buttons 33 to 39, 43, and 44). The left controller 3 also includes an analog stick (referred to as “stick” in FIG. 9) 32. Each of the buttons 103 and the analog stick 32 repeatedly outputs information regarding an operation performed on itself to the communication control unit 101 at appropriate timing.

  The left controller 3 includes an acceleration sensor 104. In the present embodiment, the acceleration sensor 104 detects the magnitude of linear acceleration along the directions of predetermined three axes (for example, the XYZ axes shown in FIG. 11). The acceleration sensor 104 may detect acceleration in the uniaxial direction or the biaxial direction. The left controller 3 also includes an angular velocity sensor 105. In this embodiment, the angular velocity sensor 105 detects angular velocities around predetermined three axes (for example, the XYZ axes shown in FIG. 11). The angular velocity sensor 105 may detect the angular velocity around one axis or around two axes. The acceleration sensor 104 and the angular velocity sensor 105 are connected to the communication control unit 101, respectively. Then, the detection results of the acceleration sensor 104 and the angular velocity sensor 105 are repeatedly output to the communication control unit 101 at appropriate timing.

  The communication control unit 101 uses the input units (specifically, the buttons 103, the analog stick 32, and the sensors 104 and 105) to input information (specifically, operation information or sensor detection results). ) To get. The communication control unit 101 transmits operation data including the acquired information (or information obtained by performing a predetermined process on the acquired information) to the main body device 2. The operation data is repeatedly transmitted once every predetermined time. The intervals at which the input information is transmitted to main device 2 may or may not be the same for each input unit.

  By transmitting the operation data to the main body device 2, the main body device 2 can obtain the input made to the left controller 3. That is, the main body device 2 can determine the operation on each button 103 and the analog stick 32 based on the operation data. Further, the main body device 2 can calculate information regarding the movement and / or posture of the left controller 3 based on the operation data (specifically, the detection results of the acceleration sensor 104 and the angular velocity sensor 105).

  The left controller 3 includes a vibrator 107 for notifying the user by vibration. In the present embodiment, the vibrator 107 is controlled by a command from the main body device 2. That is, when the communication control unit 101 receives the command from the main body device 2, the communication control unit 101 drives the vibrator 107 according to the command. Here, the left controller 3 includes an amplifier 106. Upon receiving the command, the communication control unit 101 outputs a control signal according to the command to the amplifier 106. The amplifier 106 amplifies the control signal from the communication control unit 101, generates a drive signal for driving the vibrator 107, and supplies the drive signal to the vibrator 107. This causes the vibrator 107 to operate.

  The left controller 3 includes a power supply unit 108. In the present embodiment, the power supply unit 108 has a battery and a power control circuit. Although not shown, the power control circuit is connected to the battery as well as to each unit of the left controller 3 (specifically, each unit that receives power supply from the battery). The power control circuit controls the power supply from the battery to the above units. The battery is also connected to the terminal 42. In the present embodiment, when the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2, the battery is charged by power supply from the main body device 2 via the terminal 42 under a predetermined condition.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the right controller 4 includes a communication control unit 111 that communicates with the main body device 2. The right controller 4 also includes a memory 112 connected to the communication control unit 111. The communication control unit 111 is connected to each component including the terminal 64. The communication control unit 111 and the memory 112 have the same functions as the communication control unit 101 and the memory 102 of the left controller 3. Therefore, the communication control unit 111 communicates with the main body device 2 by both wired communication via the terminal 64 and wireless communication without the terminal 64 (specifically, communication according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard). It is possible to perform communication, and the right controller 4 controls a communication method with respect to the main body device 2.

  The right controller 4 includes the same input units as those of the left controller 3 (specifically, the buttons 113, the analog stick 52, the acceleration sensor 114, and the angular velocity sensor 115). Each of these input units has the same function as each input unit of the left controller 3 and operates in the same manner.

  The right controller 4 also includes a vibrator 117 and an amplifier 116. The oscillator 117 and the amplifier 116 operate similarly to the oscillator 107 and the amplifier 106 of the left controller 3. That is, the communication control unit 111 operates the vibrator 117 using the amplifier 116 according to a command from the main body device 2.

  The right controller 4 includes a power supply unit 118. The power supply unit 118 has the same function as the power supply unit 108 of the left controller 3 and operates similarly. That is, the power supply unit 118 controls the power supply to each unit that receives power from the battery. When the right controller 4 is attached to the main body device 2, the battery is charged by the power supply from the main body device 2 via the terminal 64 under a predetermined condition.

  The right controller 4 includes a processing unit 121. The processing unit 121 is connected to the communication control unit 111 and the NFC communication unit 122. The processing unit 121 executes management processing for the NFC communication unit 122 in response to a command from the main body device 2. For example, the processing unit 121 controls the operation of the NFC communication unit 122 according to a command from the main body device 2. The processing unit 121 also controls the activation of the NFC communication unit 122 and controls the operation (specifically, reading and writing) of the NFC communication unit 122 with respect to the communication partner (for example, NFC tag). Further, the processing unit 121 receives information to be transmitted to the communication partner from the main body device 2 via the communication control unit 111 and passes the information to the NFC communication unit 122, or receives the information received from the communication partner in the NFC communication. It is acquired from the unit 122 and transmitted to the main body device 2 via the communication control unit 111. In addition, the processing unit 121 executes management processing for the infrared imaging unit 123 according to a command from the main body device 2. For example, the processing unit 121 causes the infrared imaging unit 123 to perform an imaging operation, acquires information based on the imaging result (information of a captured image, information calculated from the information, or the like), and then the communication control unit It is transmitted to the main body device 2 via 111.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the cradle 5. Note that, in FIG. 10, details of the internal configuration of the main body device 2 are omitted because they are shown in FIG. 8.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the cradle 5 includes a conversion unit 131 and a monitor terminal 132. The conversion unit 131 is connected to the main body terminal 73 and the monitor terminal 132. The conversion unit 131 converts the format of signals related to images (also referred to as video) and audio received from the main body device 2 into a format to be output to the stationary monitor 6. Here, in the present embodiment, the main body device 2 outputs an image and audio signal to the cradle 5 as a display port signal (that is, a signal according to the DisplayPort standard). Further, in the present embodiment, communication based on the HDMI (registered trademark) standard is used for communication between the cradle 5 and the stationary monitor 6. That is, the monitor terminal 132 is an HDMI terminal, and the cradle 5 and the stationary monitor 6 are connected by an HDMI cable. Then, the conversion unit 131 converts the display port signal (specifically, a signal representing video and audio) received from the main body device 2 via the main body terminal 73 into an HDMI signal. The converted HDMI signal is output to the stationary monitor 6 via the monitor terminal 132.

  The cradle 5 includes a power control unit 133 and a power supply terminal 134. The power supply terminal 134 is a terminal for connecting a charging device (not shown) (for example, an AC adapter or the like). In the present embodiment, an AC adapter is connected to the power supply terminal 134 and commercial power is supplied to the cradle 5. When the main body device 2 is attached to the cradle 5, the power control unit 133 supplies the power from the power supply terminal 134 to the main body device 2 via the main body terminal 73. As a result, the battery 98 of the main body device 2 is charged.

  The cradle 5 also includes a connection processing unit 136 and an expansion terminal 137. The expansion terminal 137 is a terminal for connecting another device. In the present embodiment, the cradle 5 includes a plurality (more specifically, three) USB terminals as the expansion terminals 137. The connection processing unit 136 is connected to the main body terminal 73 and each expansion terminal 137. The connection processing unit 136 has a function as a USB hub, and manages communication between, for example, a device connected to the expansion terminal 137 and the main body device 2 connected to the main body terminal 73 (that is, there is The signal from the device is appropriately distributed and transmitted to other devices). As described above, in the present embodiment, the information processing system 1 can communicate with other devices via the cradle 5. The connection processing unit 136 may be capable of converting the communication speed and supplying power to the device connected to the expansion terminal 137.

  As described above, in the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 can be attached to and detached from the main body device 2. Further, by mounting the integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are mounted in the main body device 2 or the main body device 2 alone in the cradle 5, it is possible to output an image (and sound) to the stationary monitor 6. Hereinafter, the information processing system in a usage mode in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are removed from the main body device 2 and the main body device 2 is attached to the cradle 5 to output an image (and a sound) to the stationary monitor 6. Will be explained.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to use the information processing system 1 in a state where the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are detached from the main body device 2 (referred to as a “disengaged state”). As a mode in which the information processing system 1 is used to operate the same application (for example, a game application) in a detached state, one user may use both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. When a plurality of users operate using the same application according to the usage mode, a plurality of sets of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are prepared, and each user uses one of the plurality of sets. Embodiments are possible.

  11 and 12 are diagrams showing an example of how one user holds the set of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 and uses the information processing system 1 in the separated state. As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, in the detached state, the user holds the left controller 3 with the left hand and the right controller 4 with the right hand, and operates the image displayed on the stationary monitor 6 while operating. You can see.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the user determines that the vertical direction is the downward direction of the left controller 3 (a downward direction (y-axis negative direction) shown in FIG. 1) which is a vertically long, substantially plate-shaped controller 3, and the main body device 2 The side surface (the side surface on which the slider 40 is provided) in contact with the main body device 2 when mounted on the front side faces forward, and the main surface of the left controller 3 (the surface on which the analog stick 32 and the like are provided) faces right. Hold the left controller 3 with the left hand. Further, when the user attaches the main controller 2 to the main unit 2 while the lower direction of the right controller 4 having a vertically long and substantially plate-like shape is the vertical direction (the vertical direction (the y-axis negative direction) shown in FIG. 1) is the vertical direction. The right controller 4 so that the side surface (the side surface on which the slider 62 is provided) in contact with the main body device 2 faces forward and the main surface of the right controller 4 (the surface on which the analog stick 52 and the like are provided) faces left. Hold with your right hand. From the state in which the left controller 3 is gripped by the left hand and the right controller 4 is gripped by the right hand in this way (hereinafter, the attitudes of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 gripped in the direction may be referred to as basic attitudes), By moving each controller up and down, left and right, front and back, rotating each controller, and swinging each controller, game play is performed according to the movement and posture of each controller.

  In order to make it easier to understand the direction of the acceleration or the angular velocity generated in the left controller 3, the front direction (the direction from the rounded side surface to the side surface in contact with the main body device 2 in the gripping state, which is the x-axis shown in FIG. 1). The negative direction is the X-axis positive direction, the right direction in the gripped state (the direction from the back surface to the main surface, the z-axis negative direction shown in FIG. 1) is the Y-axis positive direction, and the upward direction in the gripped state ( It is a direction that goes upward in the longitudinal direction, and the y-axis positive direction shown in FIG. 1) is the Z-axis positive direction. The acceleration sensor 104 of the left controller 3 can detect the accelerations in the XYZ axis directions, and the angular velocity sensor 105 can detect the angular velocities around the XYZ axes. Further, in order to make it easy to understand the direction of the acceleration and the angular velocity generated in the right controller 4, the front direction (the direction from the rounded side surface to the side surface in contact with the main body device 2 in the gripping state, which is the x-axis shown in FIG. 1). The positive direction is the X-axis positive direction, the right direction in the gripped state (the direction from the main surface to the back surface, the z-axis positive direction shown in FIG. 1) is the Y-axis positive direction, and the upward direction in the gripped state ( It is a direction that goes upward in the longitudinal direction, and the y-axis positive direction shown in FIG. 1) is the Z-axis positive direction. The acceleration sensor 114 of the right controller 4 can detect the accelerations in the XYZ axis directions, and the angular velocity sensor 115 can detect the angular velocities around the XYZ axes.

  Next, FIGS. 13 to 15 are diagrams showing game image examples displayed in a game played by moving the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. As shown in FIG. 13, in the present game example, an image of a game in which the player object PO and the enemy object EO compete (for example, a boxing game) is displayed on the stationary monitor 6. Then, the user operating the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 swings the left controller 3 main body and / or the right controller 4 main body, or changes the posture of the left controller 3 main body and / or the right controller 4 main body. The player object PO can be operated by. For example, the motion of the first object G1 imitating the left grab (left fist) of the player object PO can be controlled by shaking the left controller 3, and the right grab of the player object PO can be controlled by shaking the right controller 4. It is possible to control the motion of the second object G2 imitating (right fist). Specifically, when the user uses the left hand holding the left controller 3 to perform an operation of swinging the left punch, the left grab of the player object PO is headed toward the place where the enemy object EO is arranged. The first object G1 that imitates is moved. In addition, when the user performs an operation of swinging the right punch using the right hand holding the right controller 4, the player object PO imitates the right grab toward the place where the enemy object EO is arranged. The second object G2 moves.

  For example, when the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are both not moved (the state shown in FIG. 13), the right controller 4 is swung so as to be pushed forward (the X axis positive direction of the right controller 4). As shown in 14, the second object G2 of the player object PO moves toward the enemy object EO according to the movement of the right controller 4. As a result, a game image in which the player object PO makes a right punch with respect to the enemy object EO is displayed.

  Here, the moving direction when the first object G1 starts moving is set by the posture of the left controller 3 when the left controller 3 is swung so as to be pushed out. The moving direction when the second object G2 starts moving is set by the posture of the right controller 4 when the right controller 4 is moved so as to be pushed out. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, when the right controller 4 moves in the X-axis positive direction, the moving direction of the second object G2 is set according to the posture of the right controller 4 in the roll direction during the movement. As an example, in the present embodiment, in the period in which the right controller 4 is moving, the inclination of the right controller 4 in the Y-axis direction is calculated with reference to the direction in which the gravitational acceleration is acting in the real space, and the Y The moving direction of the second object G2 is calculated based on the tilt in the axial direction. Specifically, when the inclination in the Y-axis direction indicates that the right controller 4 is in a posture in which the right controller 4 is rolled to the right with respect to the reference posture, the second object G2 moves toward the right in the virtual space. To do. In addition, when the inclination in the Y-axis direction indicates that the right controller 4 is in a posture in which the right controller 4 is rolled to the left with respect to the reference posture, the second object G2 moves toward the left in the virtual space. Then, the angles at which the moving directions are shifted to the right or left respectively are calculated in accordance with the tilt angles in the Y-axis direction.

  Further, in the present game example, even if the distance between the player object PO and the enemy object EO is relatively large in the virtual space, it is possible to punch, and the arm of the player object PO extends, The first object G1 and the second object G2 can move a relatively long distance. Then, the first object G1 or the second object G2 collides with another object (for example, the enemy object EO) or moves for a predetermined distance and then ends the movement, and the first object G1 and the second object G2 respectively It returns to the movement start position where the movement has started (for example, the hand of the player object PO shown in FIG. 13). When the first object G1 and the second object G2 return to the movement start position, the next movement toward the enemy object EO becomes possible. In other words, you can get the next punch. Therefore, the time from when the first object G1 or the second object G2 starts moving from the movement start position to when the first object G1 or the second object G2 returns to the movement start position is relatively longer than in a general boxing game.

  In this game example, even if the first object G1 or the second object G2 is moving (typically, in the direction of the enemy object EO) by using such moving time, The trajectory to be moved can be changed according to the posture and movement of the left controller 3 or the right controller 4. For example, when the left controller 3 or the right controller 4 rotates in the roll direction or the yaw direction from the posture of the left controller 3 or the right controller 4 at the time of starting the movement of the first object G1 or the second object G2 described above, The trajectory of the first object G1 or the second object G2 is changed according to the rotation.

  As an example, in the present embodiment, the rotation speed (angular speed) of the left controller 3 or the right controller 4 around the X axis after the start of the movement of the first object G1 or the second object G2 is set as the rotation in the roll direction, and the X axis is rotated. The trajectory of the moving first object G1 or second object G2 is changed based on the rotational speed of the surroundings. Specifically, when the left controller 3 obtains a rotation speed that is rotated rightward about the X axis while the first object G1 is moving, the trajectory of the first object G1 is changed rightward in the virtual space. Then, when the left controller 3 obtains the rotational speed of the roll rotation to the left around the X axis, the trajectory of the first object G1 is changed to the left in the virtual space. Further, when the right controller 4 obtains the rotational speed of the right roll roll about the X axis while the second object G2 is moving, the trajectory of the second object G2 is changed to the right in the virtual space, and the right When the controller 4 obtains the rotational speed that is rotated leftward about the X axis, the trajectory of the second object G2 is changed leftward in the virtual space.

  As another example, in the present embodiment, the rotation speed (angular speed) of the left controller 3 or the right controller 4 based on the gravity direction of the real space after the start of the movement of the first object G1 or the second object G2 is set to the yaw direction. As the rotation of, the trajectory of the moving first object G1 or second object G2 is changed based on the rotation speed around the gravity direction. Specifically, when the left controller 3 obtains the rotational speed of the yaw rotation to the right around the gravity direction while the first object G1 is moving, the trajectory of the first object G1 is changed to the right in the virtual space. Then, when the left controller 3 obtains the rotational speed of the yaw rotation to the left around the gravity direction, the trajectory of the first object G1 is changed to the left in the virtual space. In addition, when the right controller 4 obtains the rotational speed of the right yaw rotation about the gravity direction while the second object G2 is moving, the trajectory of the second object G2 is changed to the right in the virtual space, and the right is changed. When the controller 4 obtains the rotational speed of the yaw rotation to the left around the gravity direction, the trajectory of the second object G2 is changed to the left in the virtual space.

  Further, in this game example, it is determined whether or not the left controller 3 or the right controller 4 has been swung, using the magnitude of the acceleration generated in the left controller 3 or the right controller 4. When it is determined that the left controller 3 is swung in the X-axis positive direction in the state in which the first object G1 is arranged at the movement start position (hereinafter, referred to as the first movement startable state), The first object G1 starts moving from the movement start position toward the enemy object EO. Further, when it is determined that the right controller 4 is swung in the X-axis positive direction in the state in which the second object G2 is arranged at the movement start position (hereinafter, referred to as the second movement startable state), The second object G2 starts moving from the movement start position toward the enemy object EO. However, in the present embodiment, even when the first movement startable state is not set, the first movement startable state is set within a predetermined time after it is determined that the left controller 3 has been swung in the X-axis positive direction. When it becomes, the movement of the first object G1 can be started from the movement start position toward the enemy object EO in accordance with the swing operation of the left controller 3. Even if the second movement startable state is not reached, if the second movement startable state is reached within a predetermined time after it is determined that the right controller 4 has been swung in the X-axis positive direction. The movement of the second object G2 can be started from the movement start position toward the enemy object EO in response to the swing operation of the right controller 4. As described above, in the present embodiment, even when the first movement startable state and / or the second movement startable state is not set, the first object is moved by swinging the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4. Since it is possible to give an instruction to start moving the G1 and / or the second object G2, it becomes possible to facilitate the operation even in a game in which an operation instructable state occurs intermittently. That is, as described above, in the above game example, the time from when the first object G1 or the second object G2 starts moving from the movement start position to when the first object G1 or the second object G2 returns to the movement start position is more relative to a general boxing game. However, the operation of swinging the left controller 3 or the right controller 4 may precede without waiting for the first movement startable state or the second movement startable state. Even when such a preceding operation is performed, it is possible to save the preceding operation without invalidating it and utilize it for the game operation.

  Further, in the present game example, as shown in FIG. 15, a predetermined action is performed by simultaneously starting the movement of the first object G1 and the second object G2 from the movement start position. For example, when one of the first object G1 and the second object G2 starts moving within a predetermined period from the time when one of the first object G1 and the second object G2 starts moving, a “two-hand punch action” in which the first object G1 and the second object G2 form a pair is performed. Be started. Here, in the "two-handed punch action", a state in which the collision area A is formed between the first object G1 and the second object G2 moving in the virtual space is represented by a game image, and the collision area A is formed. In the state, the first object G1 and the second object G2 move toward the enemy object EO. Then, when the moving first object G1 or the second object G2 or the collision area A collides with the enemy object EO, the enemy object EO suffers more damage than when the first object G1 or the second object G2 collides alone. The predetermined action given to the EO is performed. As an example, in the “two-handed punch action”, an action of throwing away the enemy object EO when it collides with the enemy object EO or an action of immobilizing the enemy object EO may be performed. Even when the "two-hand punch action" is being executed, the trajectory of the first object G1 and / or the second object G2 is changed according to the posture and movement of the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4 described above. be able to. Therefore, by changing the trajectory of the first object G1 and / or the second object G2, the range of the collision area A can also be changed, so that a more strategic attack on the enemy object EO is possible. Become.

  Further, in this game example, the player object PO can be moved in the virtual space according to the movements and postures of both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. For example, when both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 rotate in the pitch direction of the real space or in the roll direction, the player object PO is moved according to the rotated inclination. Specifically, the inclinations of the left controller 3 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction and the right controller 4 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction are calculated with reference to the gravity direction in the real space. Then, when it is determined that both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are in the posture of leaning forward based on the tilt, the angle at which both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 lean forward ( For example, the player object PO is moved forward in the virtual space by a movement amount according to the average value of the angles. Further, when it is determined that both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are in the posture of leaning rearward based on the tilt, the angle at which both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 lean backward ( For example, the player object PO is moved backward in the virtual space by a movement amount according to the average value of the angles. Further, when it is determined that both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are in the posture of inclining to the left based on the inclination, the angle at which both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are inclined to the left ( For example, the player object PO is moved to the left in the virtual space by a movement amount according to the average value of the angles. Further, when it is determined that both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are in the posture of leaning to the right based on the tilt, the angle at which both the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are leaning to the right ( For example, the player object PO is moved to the right in the virtual space by a movement amount according to the average value of the angles.

  13 to 15, a game example in which one person is played (for example, the enemy object EO is automatically controlled by the CPU 81) using the stationary monitor 6, is used, but may be played by a plurality of users. . For example, when the game is played by two users, each user holds a pair of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 and operates another player object. Then, the display area of the stationary monitor 6 is divided into two, and an image for each user (an image of a player object operated by a user looking at a player object operated by another user) is displayed in each divided display area. indicate. In such an operating environment, each user performs an operation such as punching out to the opponent player object, whereby a game in which each user plays against the opponent player object becomes possible.

  When the game is played by a plurality of users, the game data necessary for the game play may be transmitted and received by communicating with another device (for example, another information processing system 1). For example, when communicating with another device, data may be transmitted / received to / from another device connected to the Internet (wide area network) via the network communication unit 82 described above, or may be closed. Data may be transmitted and received using so-called “local communication”, which is a direct communication with another device arranged in the local network area.

  Next, an example of specific processing executed by the information processing system 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a data area set in the DRAM 85 of the main body device 2 in this embodiment. The DRAM 85 stores not only the data shown in FIG. 16 but also data used in other processing, but detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  Various programs Pa executed by the information processing system 1 are stored in the program storage area of the DRAM 85. In the present embodiment, the various programs Pa are information based on a communication program for wirelessly communicating with the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 described above, and data obtained from the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4. An application program for performing processing (for example, game processing), a program for switching a display device for displaying an image in accordance with attachment / detachment of the main body device 2 to / from the cradle 5, and the like are stored. The various programs Pa may be stored in the flash memory 84 in advance, or may be a storage medium that is removable from the information processing system 1 (for example, a first type storage medium installed in the first slot 23, It may be acquired from the second type storage medium (installed in the two-slot 24) and stored in the DRAM 85, or acquired from another device via a network such as the Internet and stored in the DRAM 85. The CPU 81 executes various programs Pa stored in the DRAM 85.

  Further, in the data storage area of the DRAM 85, various data used in communication processing and information processing executed in the information processing system 1 are stored. In the present embodiment, the DRAM 85 has operation data Da, posture data Db, angular velocity data Dc, acceleration data Dd, threshold data De, curve value data Df, rotation velocity data Dg, swing flag data Dh, movement flag data Di, Action flag data Dj, return flag data Dk, movement startable flag data Dl, player object position data Dm, collision area data Dn, enemy object position data Do, image data Dp, etc. are stored.

  The operation data Da is operation data appropriately acquired from the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. As described above, the operation data transmitted from each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 includes information (specifically, information about inputs from each input unit (specifically, each button, analog stick, and each sensor)). , Information about the operation, or the detection result of the sensor). In the present embodiment, the operation data is transmitted from the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 by wireless communication at predetermined intervals, and the operation data Da is appropriately updated using the received operation data. The update cycle of the operation data Da may be updated for each frame, which is a cycle of processing executed by the information processing system 1 described later, or may be updated for each cycle of operation data transmitted by the wireless communication. May be done.

  The attitude data Db is data indicating the attitudes of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 with the direction of the gravitational acceleration in the real space as a reference. For example, the posture data Db includes data indicating the direction of gravity acceleration acting on each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, data indicating the XYZ axis directions with respect to the gravity acceleration direction, and the like.

  The angular velocity data Dc is data indicating the angular velocity generated in each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. For example, the angular velocity data Dc includes data indicating the angular velocities around the XYZ axes generated in the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, respectively.

  The acceleration data Dd is data indicating the acceleration occurring in each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. For example, the acceleration data Dd includes data indicating the acceleration occurring in the XYZ axis directions, etc., excluding the gravitational acceleration occurring in each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4.

  The threshold value data De is data indicating a threshold value for determining a swinging motion performed on each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. The curve value data Df is data indicating the curve value C for calculating the moving directions and trajectories of the first object G1 and the second object G2. The rotation speed data Dg is data indicating the movement (rotation speed V) of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 while the first object G1 or the second object G2 is moving.

  The swing flag data Dh is data indicating a swing flag that is set to ON when it is determined that the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 have been swung. The movement flag data Di is data indicating a movement flag that is set to ON when each of the first object G1 and the second object G2 is moving in the virtual space. The action flag data Dj is data indicating an action flag that is set to ON when the action in which the first object G1 and the second object G2 are paired is performed. The return flag data Dk is data indicating a return flag that is set to ON when each of the first object G1 and the second object G2 is moving on the return path in the virtual space returning to the movement start position. The movement startable flag data Dl is set to ON when the first object G1 is in the first movement startable state and when the second object G2 is in the second movement startable state. Is data indicating.

  The player object position data Dm is data indicating the position and direction (moving direction) of the first object G1, the second object G2, and the player object PO in the virtual space, respectively. The collision area data Dn is data indicating the position, shape, and range of the collision area A in the virtual space. The enemy object position data Do is data indicating the position and direction of the enemy object EO in the virtual space, and objects emitted from the enemy object EO (for example, an object imitating a left grab (left fist) and a right grab (right fist)). ) Is data indicating the position and direction in the virtual space.

  The image data Dp is data for displaying an image (for example, an image of a virtual object, a field image, a background image) on the display screen of the main body device 2 or the display screen of the stationary monitor 6 during a game.

  Next, a detailed example of information processing (game processing) in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of game processing executed by the information processing system 1. 18 to 19 are subroutines showing an example of details of the controller swing recognition processing performed in step S144 and step S145 in FIG. 20 to 22 are subroutines showing an example of details of the object trajectory change processing performed in step S146 and step S147 in FIG. FIG. 23 is a subroutine showing an example of details of the player object moving process performed in step S148 in FIG. In the present embodiment, the series of processes shown in FIGS. 17 to 23 is performed by the CPU 81 executing a communication program included in the various programs Pa or a predetermined application program (game program). The timing at which the game process shown in FIGS. 17 to 23 is started is arbitrary.

  It should be noted that the processing of each step in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 17 to 23 is merely an example, and the processing order of each step may be changed or the processing of each step may be changed as long as the same result is obtained. In addition (or instead) another process may be performed. Further, in the present embodiment, the processing of each step of the flowchart is described as being executed by the CPU 81, but the processing of some steps in the flowchart may be executed by a processor other than the CPU 81 or a dedicated circuit. Good. In addition, a part of the processing executed by the main body device 2 may be executed by another information processing device that can communicate with the main body device 2 (for example, a server that can communicate with the main body device 2 via a network). That is, each processing illustrated in FIGS. 17 to 23 may be executed by cooperation of a plurality of information processing devices including the main body device 2.

  In FIG. 17, the CPU 81 performs initial setting in the game processing (step S141) and advances the processing to the next step. For example, in the above initial setting, the CPU 81 initializes the parameters for performing the processing described below. Further, in the above initial setting, the CPU 81 sets a game field for performing game play, sets initial positions of the player object PO and the enemy object EO on the game field, and sets the player object position data Dm and the enemy object position. The data Do is updated. Further, the CPU 81 initializes the moving directions of the first object G1 and the second object G2 to default values (for example, the front direction) and updates the player object position data Dm. Further, the CPU 81 initializes the movement start possibility flag indicated by the movement start possibility flag data Dl to ON.

  Next, the CPU 81 acquires operation data from the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, updates the operation data Da (step S142), and advances the processing to the next step.

  Next, the CPU 81 calculates the posture, angular velocity, and acceleration of each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 (step S143), and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 acquires from the operation data Da the data indicating the accelerations occurring in the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, respectively, and calculates the direction of the gravitational acceleration acting on the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. The posture data Db is updated using the data indicating the direction. Any method may be used as the method of extracting the gravitational acceleration, and for example, the acceleration components that are generated on average in the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 may be calculated and the acceleration components may be extracted as the gravitational acceleration. .. Then, the CPU 81 calculates the XYZ axis directions of the left controller 3 based on the direction of the gravitational acceleration calculated for the left controller 3 as the attitude of the left controller 3, and uses the data indicating the attitude to calculate the attitude data Db. To update. Further, the CPU 81 calculates the XYZ axis directions of the right controller 4 based on the direction of the gravitational acceleration calculated for the right controller 4 as the attitude of the right controller 4, and uses the data indicating the attitude to calculate the attitude data Db. To update. Further, the CPU 81 acquires data indicating the angular velocities generated in the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 from the operation data Da, calculates the angular velocities around the XYZ axes of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, and then calculates the angular velocities. The angular velocity data Dc is updated using the data indicating Further, the CPU 81 acquires data indicating the acceleration generated in each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 from the operation data Da, and based on the acceleration in the XYZ axis directions generated in each of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, the gravity acceleration described above. The component is removed, and the acceleration data Dd is updated using the data indicating the acceleration after the removal.

  Note that the postures of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 may be updated according to only the angular velocities around the XYZ axes after the XYZ axis directions based on the gravitational acceleration are calculated. However, in order to prevent the relationship between the attitudes of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 and the direction of the gravitational acceleration from shifting due to the accumulation of errors, the XYZ axis directions with respect to the direction of the gravitational acceleration are calculated at predetermined intervals. The postures of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 may be corrected.

  Next, the CPU 81 performs left controller swing recognition processing (step S144), and advances the processing to the next step. The left controller swing recognition process performed in step S144 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 18 to 19.

  In FIG. 18, the CPU 81 updates the swing flag data Dh by setting the swing flag set for the processing of the left controller 3 to OFF, and advances the processing to the next step.

  Next, the CPU 81 determines whether to exclude the swing determination for the left controller 3 (step S162). For example, the CPU 81 excludes the swing determination when the left controller 3 is in the swing-back state. Then, when the swing determination of the left controller 3 is excluded, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S163. On the other hand, when the left controller 3 makes a swing determination, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S164.

  As a first example of the method for determining that the left controller 3 is in the state of being swung back, the CPU 81 acquires the angular velocity around the Y axis of the left controller 3 by referring to the posture data Db, and the left controller 3 When the rotation is made to the front side (for example, the Z-axis positive direction is turned to the front side), the affirmative determination is made in step S162. As a second example of the method for determining that the left controller 3 is in the state of being swung back, the CPU 81 acquires the posture of the left controller 3 by referring to the posture data Db, and the left controller 3 detects the gravity acceleration. In the case where the CPU 81 is tilted backward with respect to the direction (for example, the X-axis positive direction of the left controller 3 is above the horizontal direction in the real space), the CPU 81 causes the step S162 to be performed. In the affirmative judgment. As a third example of the method for determining that the left controller 3 is in the state of being swung back, the CPU 81 refers to the acceleration data Dd to acquire the acceleration occurring in the left controller 3, and the left controller 3 concerned When moving toward the player (for example, the acceleration occurring in the left controller 3 includes the X-axis negative direction component of the left controller 3), the CPU 81 makes an affirmative decision in step S162.

  In step S163, when the magnitude of acceleration currently occurring in the left controller 3 is larger than the threshold value for making a swing determination of the left controller 3, the CPU 81 determines the magnitude of acceleration currently occurring in the left controller 3. It is set as the threshold and the threshold data De is updated, and the process proceeds to step S164. Here, as will be described later, in the present embodiment, the magnitude of the acceleration (hereinafter, referred to as XZ acceleration) excluding the Y-axis direction component of the acceleration occurring in the left controller 3 exceeds the threshold value. When it is determined that the left controller 3 has been shaken. In step S163, if the magnitude of the acceleration currently occurring in the left controller 3 (that is, the magnitude obtained by subtracting the acceleration in the Y-axis direction component from the acceleration currently occurring in the left controller 3) is larger than the threshold value. Further, by setting the magnitude of the acceleration as a threshold value used in the swing determination, a negative determination is made in the swing determination. That is, the step S163 is a process executed when the left controller 3 is in the state of being swung back, and when the left controller 3 is swung before and after the punch feeding operation. It is possible to prevent the left controller 3 from erroneously determining that the left controller 3 is swung so as to feed the punch.

  In step S164, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the magnitude of the XZ acceleration occurring in the left controller 3 is larger than the above threshold value. Then, when the magnitude of the XZ acceleration occurring in the left controller 3 is larger than the threshold value, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S165. On the other hand, if the magnitude of the XZ acceleration occurring in the left controller 3 is equal to or less than the threshold value, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S168. Here, in the present embodiment, in order to determine whether or not the left controller 3 has been swung so as to feed the punch, that is, the left controller 3 is moved so as to move in the positive direction of the X-axis, the left controller 3 is generated. Among the accelerations, the magnitude of the XZ acceleration excluding the Y-axis direction component is compared with a predetermined value (a threshold value set in the above step S163 or step S167 or step S168 described later). Therefore, in step S164, the CPU 81 refers to the acceleration data Dd to obtain the accelerations generated in the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction of the left controller 3, and uses the accelerations to generate the accelerations in the left controller 3. The magnitude of the XZ acceleration present is calculated. Then, when the left controller 3 is not in the state of being swung back, if the magnitude of the XZ acceleration exceeds the predetermined value or the threshold value approaching the predetermined value, the left controller 3 is swung so as to extend the punch. judge.

  In step S165, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the temporary variable B is 0. Then, when the temporary variable B is 0, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S166. On the other hand, if the temporary variable B is not 0, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S167.

  In step S166, the CPU 81 sets the swing flag set for the processing of the left controller 3 to ON, updates the swing flag data Dh, sets a predetermined number of frames as the temporary variable B, and proceeds to step S167. Proceed with processing. As described above, the swing flag set for the processing of the left controller 3 is set to ON when it is determined that the left controller 3 is swung to extend the punch and the temporary variable B is 0. .

  Here, in step S166, the predetermined number of frames to be set as the temporary variable B is the period during which the next swing determination is excluded immediately after it is determined that the left controller 3 is swung so as to perform punching (the swing flag is turned on. The period (which cannot be set) is temporarily set, and in this embodiment, it is set to 12 frames as an example. For example, the acceleration of the left controller 3 may continue to increase even after it is determined that the left controller 3 is being swung. In such a case, the positive determination is continuous in the swing determination in step S164, but the determination of the punch intended to regard all such positive determination as being swung so that the left controller 3 delivers the punch is performed. Can not be. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the determination is excluded for a predetermined period (for example, 12 frames) after it is determined that the left controller 3 has been shaken so as to perform punching. As another example, since it is determined that the left controller 3 has been swung to extend the punch and the swing flag is set to ON, an increase in the acceleration occurring in the left controller 3 (specifically, the XZ acceleration). May be set as a period during which the swing flag cannot be set to ON again.

  In step S167, the CPU 81 sets the magnitude of acceleration currently occurring in the left controller 3 as a threshold value for determining the swing of the left controller 3, updates the threshold data De, and advances the processing to step S169. .

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S164 that the magnitude of the XZ acceleration occurring in the left controller 3 is less than or equal to the threshold value, the CPU 81 sets a threshold value for determining the swing of the left controller 3 to a predetermined value. The threshold value De is updated to be closer to the value, and the process proceeds to step S169. As an example, the CPU 81 sets a new threshold value by bringing the threshold value indicated by the threshold value data De close to the predetermined value by a predetermined amount, and updates the threshold value data De using the threshold value. As another example, the CPU 81 sets a new threshold value by bringing the threshold value indicated by the threshold value data De close to the predetermined value by a predetermined rate, and updates the threshold value data De using the threshold value. By thus approaching the threshold value for the swing determination of the left controller 3 to a predetermined value set in advance, even if the threshold value rises due to execution of steps S163 and S167, after a predetermined time has elapsed Can perform the swing determination of the controller using an intended predetermined value.

  In step S169, the CPU 81 determines whether the temporary variable B is larger than 0. Then, if the temporary variable B is larger than 0, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S170. On the other hand, when the temporary variable B is 0, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S171 (see FIG. 19).

  In step S170, the CPU 81 subtracts 1 from the temporary variable B to set a new temporary variable B, and advances the process to step S171 (see FIG. 19).

  Proceeding to FIG. 19, in step S171, the CPU 81 refers to the swing flag data Dh and determines whether or not the swing flag set for the processing of the left controller 3 is set to ON. Then, when the swing flag set for the processing of the left controller 3 is set to ON, the CPU 81 advances the processing to step S172. On the other hand, when the swing flag set for the process of the left controller 3 is set to OFF, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S173.

  In step S172, the CPU 81 sets a predetermined number of frames as a temporary variable S for counting the number of processing frames after it is determined that the left controller 3 has been shaken to move the punch, and the process proceeds to step S175. Here, the predetermined number of frames set as the temporary variable S is the first object G1 when the first controller G1 is in the first movement startable state within a predetermined time after it is determined that the left controller 3 has been swung to move the punch. It is a parameter corresponding to the predetermined time for performing the process for starting the movement, and is set to 15 frames as an example in the present embodiment. Therefore, even if it is not in the first movement startable state, if the first movement startable state is reached within 15 frames after it is determined that the left controller 3 has been swung to extend the punch, Processing for starting the movement of the one object G1 is performed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S171 that the swing flag is set to OFF, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the temporary variable S is greater than 0. Then, if the temporary variable S is larger than 0, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S174. On the other hand, when the temporary variable S is 0, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S175.

  In step S174, the CPU 81 subtracts 1 from the temporary variable S to set a new temporary variable S, and advances the processing to step S175.

  In step S175, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the temporary variable S is larger than 0. Then, if the temporary variable S is greater than 0, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S176. On the other hand, when the temporary variable S is 0, the CPU 81 ends the process of this subroutine.

  In step S176, the CPU 81 refers to the movement start possibility flag data Dl and determines whether the movement start possibility flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to ON. Then, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S177 when the movement startable flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to ON. On the other hand, when the movement start enable flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to OFF, the CPU 81 ends the process using the subroutine.

  In step S177, the CPU 81 sets the movement flag set for the processing of the first object G1 to ON to update the movement flag data Di, and advances the processing to the next step. Thus, not only when it is determined that the left controller 3 is swung to extend the punch, but also after the determination, before the predetermined number of frames (for example, 15 frames) has elapsed, the movement start possible flag is set. Is turned on (that is, the first movement startable state), the movement flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to on.

  Next, the CPU 81 sets the movement start possibility flag set for the processing of the first object G1 to off, updates the movement start possibility flag data D1, and sets the temporary variable S to 0 (step (S178), the process proceeds to the next step. As described above, when the movement flag indicating that the first object G1 moves in the virtual space is set to ON, the movement start enable flag of the first object G1 is set to OFF because the first movement start enable state is lost. At the same time, the predetermined number of frames is also set to zero. If the player object PO is in a state in which it cannot attack the enemy object EO (for example, the player object PO is damaged and is temporarily down), the movement startable flag is appropriately set to OFF. The movement startable flag data Dl may be set. In this case, when the player object PO recovers from the state where it cannot attack, the movement startable flag is set to ON.

  Next, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the current time point is within a predetermined number of frames (for example, four frames) after the movement of the second object G2 is started (step S179). For example, the CPU 81 performs the same process as the left controller swing recognition process on the right controller 4 in step S145 described later, and the movement currently set for the process of the right controller 4 in step S145. If it is within the predetermined number of frames after the flag is turned on, an affirmative decision is made in step S179. Then, if the current time point is within the predetermined number of frames after the movement of the second object G2 is started, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S180. On the other hand, when the current time point is not within the predetermined number of frames after the movement of the second object G2 is started, the CPU 81 ends the process using the subroutine.

  In step S180, the CPU 81 sets the action flag to ON, updates the action flag data Dj, and ends the process using the subroutine. In this way, when one of the first object G1 and the second object G2 starts moving, and the other object starts moving within a predetermined number of frames, the action flag is set to ON.

  Returning to FIG. 17, after the left controller swing recognition processing in step S144, the CPU 81 performs the right controller swing recognition processing (step S145) and advances the processing to the next step. The controller swing recognition processing described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19 is a subroutine used also in the right controller swing recognition processing in step S145. That is, the same processing can be performed by using the same subroutine by changing the left controller 3 and the first object G1 which are the processing targets in the left controller swing recognition processing to the right controller 4 and the second object G2. Therefore, a detailed description of the right controller swing recognition processing in step S145 is omitted.

  Next, the CPU 81 performs a first object trajectory change process (step S146), and advances the process to the next step. Hereinafter, the first object trajectory change process performed in step S146 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 20, the CPU 81 refers to the movement flag data Di and determines whether or not the movement flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to ON (step S191). Then, when the movement flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to ON, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S192. On the other hand, when the movement flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to OFF, the CPU 81 ends the process using the subroutine.

  In step S192, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the temporary variable S is a predetermined number or more. Then, when the temporary variable S is equal to or larger than the predetermined number, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S193. On the other hand, when the temporary variable S is less than the predetermined number, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S211 (see FIG. 21). Here, in step S192, it is determined whether or not it is a period from when it is determined that the left controller 3 has been shaken so as to feed the punch to when the punch operation is completed, and it is determined that the punch operation is being performed. Different trajectory settings are made depending on whether the punch operation is completed or the punch operation is determined to be completed. Therefore, the predetermined number used in step S192 may be set to the number of frames in which the period can be discriminated. For example, the predetermined number = 7.

  In step S193, the CPU 81 calculates the inclination of the left controller 3 in the Y-axis direction with respect to the direction of gravitational acceleration, and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 acquires the attitude of the left controller 3 with reference to the attitude data Db, and calculates the tilt of the left controller 3 in the Y-axis direction with respect to the direction of gravitational acceleration.

  Next, the CPU 81 calculates the curve value C of the first object G1 and updates the curve value data Df according to the tilt angle of the left controller 3 in the Y-axis direction (step S194), and advances the process to step S195. . Here, the curve value C of the first object G1 is a coefficient for changing the trajectory of the first object G1 to the left and right, and is set to be, for example, −1 ≦ C ≦ 1. Then, in step S194, the curve value C is set to a positive value when the Y-axis direction of the left controller 3 is tilted rightward toward the X-axis positive direction, and the Y-axis direction is set to the horizontal direction. When tilted to the right by 40 °, C = 1 is set, and even when the Y-axis direction is tilted to the right by 40 ° or more with respect to the horizontal direction, C is set to 1 which is the upper limit value. Further, when the Y-axis direction of the left controller 3 is tilted leftward in the X-axis positive direction, the curve value C is set to a negative value, and the Y-axis direction is tilted 40 ° to the left with respect to the horizontal direction. Is set to C = −1, and C is set to the lower limit value of −1 even if the Y-axis direction inclines to the left by 40 ° or more with respect to the horizontal direction.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21, when the temporary variable S is less than the predetermined number, the CPU 81 calculates the rotation speed V of the left controller 3 around the gravitational acceleration direction (step S211) and advances the processing to the next step. . For example, the CPU 81 acquires the direction of the gravitational acceleration acting on the left controller 3 with reference to the posture data Db. Further, the CPU 81 refers to the angular velocity data Dc to acquire the angular velocity around the XYZ axes generated in the left controller 3. Then, the CPU 81 calculates the angular velocity of the left controller 3 around the gravitational acceleration direction by using the angular velocity around each of the XYZ axes and the direction of the gravitational acceleration, and calculates the rotational speed V of the left controller 3 corresponding to the angular velocity to calculate the rotational speed. The data Dg is updated.

  Next, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the magnitude of the rotation speed V is larger than the magnitude of the component obtained by subtracting the angular velocity corresponding to the rotation speed V from the angular velocity generated in the left controller 3 (step S212). ). Then, when the magnitude of the rotation speed V is higher, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S213. On the other hand, when the magnitude of the rotation speed V is smaller or the same, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S216. Here, the processing of step S212 is for determining in which direction the angular velocity occurring in the left controller 3 mainly occurs, and the movement of the left controller 3 in the real space is around the gravitational acceleration. It is determined whether the main movement is the rotation in the yaw direction or the rotation around the other direction.

  In step S213, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the left controller 3 is rotating in the left yaw direction around the direction of gravity acceleration based on the angular velocity of the left controller 3 around the direction of gravity acceleration. Then, when the left controller 3 is rotating in the left yaw direction around the direction of gravity acceleration, the CPU 81 multiplies the rotation speed V of the left controller 3 by 1.15 to update the rotation speed data Dg (step S215). ), The process proceeds to step S217. On the other hand, when the left controller 3 is not rotating in the left yaw direction around the direction of gravitational acceleration, the CPU 81 advances the process directly to step S217. In general, when considering the direction in which a human wrist bends, the operation of rotating the left controller 3 held by the left hand in the left yaw direction is more difficult than the operation of rotating the left controller 3 in the right yaw direction. The processes of steps S213 and S215 take into consideration such difficulty of operation, and even if the operation is to move the controller in a difficult direction, the object can be controlled in the same manner as other operations.

  When the subroutine is used to perform the trajectory change process of the second object G2, it is determined in step S213 whether the right controller 4 is rotating in the right yaw direction around the direction of gravity acceleration. Then, when the right controller 4 is rotating in the right yaw direction around the direction of gravity acceleration, the rotation speed V of the right controller 4 is multiplied by 1.15 to update the rotation speed data Dg.

  On the other hand, when the angular velocity corresponding to the rotational velocity V is smaller or the same, the CPU 81 calculates the rotational velocity V according to the angular velocity of the left controller 3 around the X-axis direction (step S216), and the process proceeds to step S217. Proceed. For example, the CPU 81 refers to the angular velocity data Dc to obtain the angular velocity of the left controller 3 around the X-axis direction, calculates the rotational velocity V of the left controller 3 according to the angular velocity, and updates the rotational velocity data Dg.

  In step S217, the CPU 81 adds the rotation speed V of the left controller 3 to the curve value C of the first object G1 to calculate a new curve value C, and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 acquires the curve value C of the first object G1 and the rotation speed V of the left controller 3 by referring to the curve value data Df and the rotation speed data Dg, and adds the rotation speed V to the curve value C. The curve value data Df is updated using the obtained new curve value C of the first object G1.

  Next, the CPU 81 determines whether the curve value C of the first object G1 exceeds a predetermined upper limit value Cmax (for example, Cmax = 1) (step S218). Then, when the curve value C of the first object G1 exceeds the upper limit value Cmax, the CPU 81 sets the upper limit value Cmax as the curve value C of the first object G1 and updates the curve value data Df (step S219). , And advances the processing to step S220. On the other hand, when the curve value C of the first object G1 does not exceed the upper limit value Cmax, the CPU 81 advances the process directly to step S220.

  In step S220, the CPU 81 determines whether the curve value C of the first object G1 is smaller than a predetermined lower limit value Cmin (for example, Cmin = -1). Then, when the curve value C of the first object G1 is smaller than the lower limit value Cmin, the CPU 81 sets the lower limit value Cmin as the curve value C of the first object G1 and updates the curve value data Df (step S221). The process proceeds to S195 (see FIG. 20). On the other hand, when the curve value C of the first object G1 is equal to or more than the lower limit value Cmin, the CPU 81 advances the process directly to step S195.

  Returning to FIG. 20, in step S195, the CPU 81 calculates the moving direction of the first object G1 using the curve value C of the first object G1, and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 refers to the curve value data Df to obtain the curve value C of the first object G1, and refers to the player object position data Dm to obtain the moving direction of the first object G1. Then, when the acquired curve value C of the first object G1 is a positive value, the CPU 81 changes the moving direction of the acquired first object G1 to the right according to the magnitude of the curve value, and after the change, The player object position data Dm is updated using the moving direction of the one object G1. In addition, when the acquired curve value C of the first object G1 is a negative value, the CPU 81 changes the moving direction of the acquired first object G1 to the left according to the magnitude of the curve value, and after the change, The player object position data Dm is updated using the moving direction of the one object G1.

  In addition, when the first object G1 is moving on the return path in the virtual space that returns to the movement start position, the moving direction is changed from the current position of the first object G1 without changing the moving direction by the curve value C of the first object G1. The movement direction may be fixed and set in the direction of returning to the movement start position. Whether or not the first object G1 is moving on the return path can be determined by whether or not a return flag, which will be described later, is set to ON.

  Next, the CPU 81 moves the first object G1 based on the moving direction of the first object G1 (step S196), and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 acquires the position and the moving direction of the first object G1 by referring to the player object position data Dm, moves the first object G1 from the position of the first object G1 based on the moving direction, and The player object position data Dm is updated using the position of the first object G1 after the movement.

  Next, the CPU 81 refers to the action flag data Dj and determines whether or not the action flag is set to ON (step S197). Then, when the action flag is set to ON, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S198. On the other hand, when the action flag is set to OFF, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S231 (see FIG. 22).

  In step S198, the CPU 81 sets the collision area A between the first object G1 and the second object G2, and advances the processing to step S231 (see FIG. 22). For example, the CPU 81 acquires the position of the first object G1 and the position of the second object G2 by referring to the player object position data Dm, and based on the position, determines the position, shape, and range of the collision area A in the virtual space. Set and update the collision area data Dn. In this way, when the movement direction and the position after movement of the first object G1 (and the second object G2) are set with the action flag set to ON, the first object G1 and the second object G2 are The collision area A is set during the period.

  22, the CPU 81 performs a collision determination process (step S231) and advances the process to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 refers to the player object position data Dm, the collision area data Dn, and the enemy object position data Do to refer to the first object G1 and the collision area A and other objects in the virtual space (for example, the enemy object EO). And determine a collision in the virtual space.

  Next, the CPU 81 determines whether or not at least one of the first object G1 and the collision area A has collided with another object in the virtual space (step S232). Then, when at least one of the first object G1 and the collision area A collides with another object, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S233. On the other hand, if neither the first object G1 nor the collision area A has collided with another object, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S235.

  In step S233, the CPU 81 performs a collision action process for another object, and advances the process to the next step. For example, when the first object G1 and the enemy object EO collide with each other, the CPU 81 gives damage to the enemy object EO according to the collision and sets a predetermined action according to the damage. Further, when the collision area A collides with the enemy object EO, the CPU 81 damages the enemy object EO in accordance with the collision, and the first object G1 and the second object G2 form a “two-handed punch action”. Is set.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the first object G1 is not the only one in which the first object G1 is moving toward the enemy object EO, and also during the period in which the first object G1 returns toward the player object PO. Collision action processing is performed when the object collides with. However, when the collision action process for another object is performed only during the period when the first object G1 is moving toward the enemy object EO, the period when the first object G1 returns to the player object PO (the return flag is In the ON state), it is not always necessary to perform the collision action process by always determining in step S232 that the first object G1 does not collide with another object.

  Next, the CPU 81 sets the action flag to OFF and updates the action flag data Dj, sets the collision area data Dn to no collision area (for example, Null), and advances the process to step S235. As described above, when an action in which any of the first object G1, the second object G2, or the collision area A collides with another object is set, the action flag is set to OFF and the setting data regarding the collision area is set. Is erased.

  In step S235, the CPU 81 refers to the return flag data Dk and determines whether or not the return flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to ON. Then, when the return flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to OFF, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S236. On the other hand, when the return flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to ON, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S239.

  In step S236, the CPU 81 determines whether or not to perform an operation of moving the first object G1 on the return path in the virtual space returning to the movement start position. For example, when the first object G1 reaches a position away from the movement start position by a predetermined distance, when the first object G1 passes a position of the enemy object EO and a predetermined time elapses, the CPU 81 causes the first object G1 or the collision. When the condition such as a case where a predetermined time has elapsed after the area A collides with another object is satisfied, it is determined that the first object G1 performs an operation of moving on the return path. Then, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S237 when the first object G1 performs the operation of moving on the return path. On the other hand, if the first object G1 does not move on the return path, the CPU 81 ends the process of the subroutine.

  In step S237, the CPU 81 sets the return flag set for the processing of the first object G1 to ON, updates the return flag data Dk, and advances the processing to the next step. In this way, when the operation of moving the first object G1 on the return path is set, the return flag set for the process of the first object G1 is set to ON.

  Next, the CPU 81 sets the direction toward the movement start position as the movement direction of the first object G1 (step S238), and ends the processing by the subroutine. For example, the CPU 81 refers to the player object position data Dm, calculates the direction from the current position of the first object G1 to the movement start position as the movement direction of the first object G1, and uses the movement direction to calculate the player object position data. Update Dm. The moving direction of the first object G1 set in step S238 may be set along the object to which the first object G1 is connected (for example, the extended arm object of the player object PO). , The trajectory when the first object G1 moves from the movement start position may be set to be reversed.

  On the other hand, when the return flag is set to ON, the CPU 81 determines whether the first object G1 has returned to the movement start position (step S239). For example, the CPU 81 refers to the player object position data Dm, and when the position of the first object G1 is set as the movement start position, makes a positive determination in step S239. Then, when the first object G1 returns to the movement start position, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S240. On the other hand, when the first object G1 has not returned to the movement start position, the CPU 81 ends the processing of this subroutine.

  In step S240, the CPU 81 sets the movement start possibility flag set for the processing of the first object G1 to ON to update the movement start possibility flag data Dl, and advances the processing to the next step. As described above, when the first object G1 is in the state in which it can move again in the virtual space, the first movement startable state is set, and thus the movement startable flag of the first object G1 is set to ON. In step S240, when the first object G1 returns to the movement start position, the movement start enable flag of the first object G1 is immediately set to ON to set the first movement start possible state, but at another timing. The first movement startable state may be started at. For example, the first movement startable state may be started at a timing when a predetermined time (for example, 8 frames) has elapsed after the first object G1 returned to the movement start position.

  Next, the CPU 81 sets the movement flag and the return flag, which are set for the processing of the first object G1, to OFF, sets the action flag to OFF, and sets the collision area and the data regarding the moving direction of the first object G1. Is set to the default value (step S241), and the processing by the subroutine is completed. For example, the CPU 81 sets the movement flag and the return flag set for the processing of the first object G1 to off, respectively, and updates the movement flag data Di and the return flag data Dk, respectively. Further, the CPU 81 sets the action flag to off and updates the action flag data Dj. Further, the CPU 81 sets the setting data regarding the collision area to no collision area (for example, Null), and updates the collision area data Dn. Further, the CPU 81 sets the moving direction of the first object G1 to a default value (for example, the front direction) and updates the player object position data Dm.

  Returning to FIG. 17, after the first object trajectory change processing in step S146, the CPU 81 performs the second object trajectory change processing (step S147), and advances the processing to the next step. Note that the object trajectory change processing described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 22 is a subroutine used also in the second object trajectory change processing in step S147. That is, the same processing can be performed by using the same subroutine by changing the left controller 3 and the first object G1 that were the processing targets in the first object trajectory change processing to the right controller 4 and the second object G2. Therefore, the detailed description of the second object trajectory change processing in step S147 is omitted.

  Next, the CPU 81 performs player object movement processing (step S148) and advances the processing to the next step. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 23, the player object moving process performed in step S148 will be described.

  In FIG. 23, the CPU 81 determines whether or not the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 have the same inclination with respect to the pitch direction in the real space (step S251). For example, the CPU 81 refers to the posture data Db, and the X-axis positive direction of the left controller 3 and the X-axis positive direction of the right controller 4 are both in the elevation direction with respect to the horizontal direction of the real space, or both in the depression direction. If there is, a positive determination is made in step S251. Then, when the inclinations of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 with respect to the pitch direction in the real space are the same, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S252. On the other hand, if the inclinations of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 with respect to the pitch direction in the real space are not in the same direction, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S253.

  In step S252, the CPU 81 calculates the average value P of the tilt angles of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 in the real space with respect to the pitch direction, and advances the processing to step S254. For example, the CPU 81 refers to the posture data Db and refers to the difference angle between the X-axis positive direction of the left controller 3 and the horizontal direction of the real space, and the difference angle between the X-axis positive direction of the right controller 4 and the horizontal direction of the real space. Is calculated, and the average value P of the difference angles is calculated. For example, the difference angle is calculated to have a positive value when the X-axis positive direction is the depression direction and a negative value when the X-axis positive direction is the elevation angle direction.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step 251 that the inclinations of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 with respect to the pitch direction in the real space are not in the same direction, the CPU 81 sets the average value P to 0 (step S253), and step S254. Proceed to.

  In step S254, the CPU 81 determines whether the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 have the same inclination with respect to the roll direction in the real space. For example, the CPU 81 refers to the posture data Db, and the Y-axis positive direction of the left controller 3 and the Y-axis positive direction of the right controller 4 are both in the elevation direction with respect to the horizontal direction of the real space, or both are in the depression direction. If there is, a positive determination is made in step S254. Then, when the inclinations of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 with respect to the roll direction in the real space are the same, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S255. On the other hand, when the inclinations of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 with respect to the roll direction in the real space are not in the same direction, the CPU 81 advances the process to step S256.

  In step S255, the CPU 81 calculates the average value R of the tilt angles of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 in the real space with respect to the roll direction, and advances the processing to step S257. For example, the CPU 81 refers to the posture data Db and refers to the difference angle between the Y-axis positive direction of the left controller 3 and the horizontal direction of the real space, and the difference angle between the Y-axis positive direction of the right controller 4 and the horizontal direction of the real space. Is calculated, and the average value R of the difference angles is calculated. For example, the difference angle is calculated to have a positive value when the Y-axis positive direction is the depression direction and a negative value when the Y-axis positive direction is the elevation direction.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 254 that the inclinations of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 with respect to the roll direction in the real space are not the same, the CPU 81 sets the average value R to 0 (step S256), and step S257. Proceed to.

  In step S257, the CPU 81 combines the front-back movement amount according to the average value P and the left-right movement amount according to the average value R to calculate the movement amount M, and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 moves the forward / backward movement amount that moves forward in the virtual space when the average value P is a positive value and moves backward in the virtual space when the average value P is a negative value, to the average value. It is calculated according to the value of P. In addition, the CPU 81 calculates the horizontal movement amount that moves to the right in the virtual space when the average value R is a positive value and moves to the left in the virtual space when the average value R is a negative value. It is calculated according to the value of R. Then, the movement amount M with respect to the virtual space is calculated by combining the forward and backward movement amounts and the left and right movement amounts.

  Next, the CPU 81 scales the movement amount M according to the setting state of the movement flag (step S258), and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 refers to the movement flag data Di, and when both movement flags set for the processing of the first object G1 and the second object G2 are both set to OFF, the movement amount M remains unchanged. The value. When only one of the movement flags set for the processing of the first object G1 and the second object G2 is turned on, the CPU 81 reduces the movement amount M by a predetermined magnification (for example, 0.9). Double and reduce). Further, the CPU 81 sets the movement amount M to 0 when both the movement flags set for the processing of the first object G1 and the second object G2 are both set to ON.

  Next, the CPU 81 moves the player object PO in the virtual space according to the amount of movement M scaled in step S258 (step S259), and ends the process of the subroutine. For example, the CPU 81 moves the position of the player object PO in the virtual space indicated by the player object position data Dm according to the moving amount M, and updates the player object position data Dm using the position of the player object PO after the movement.

  Returning to FIG. 17, after the player object moving process in step S148, the CPU 81 performs the display control process (step S149) and advances the process to the next step. For example, the CPU 81 uses the player object position data Dm and the enemy object position data Do to arrange the player object PO, the first object G1, the second object G2, and the enemy object EO on the game field. Further, when the action flag indicated by the action flag data Dj is set to ON and the setting data regarding the collision area A is set in the collision area data Dn, the CPU 81 sets the first object G1 and the second object G2 to An object corresponding to the collision area A is arranged in between. Furthermore, when the collision action is set in step S233, the CPU 81 operates each virtual object according to the setting content. Then, the CPU 81 generates a virtual space image of the game field viewed from a virtual camera arranged at a predetermined position (for example, behind the player object PO), and displays the virtual space image on a display device (for example, the stationary monitor 6). ) Is displayed on the display screen.

  Next, the CPU 81 determines whether or not to end the game (step S150). The conditions for ending the game in step S150 are, for example, that the result of the game is confirmed, that the user has performed an operation to end the game, and the like. When the game is not ended, the CPU 81 returns to step S142 to repeat the process, and when the game is ended, the process according to the flowchart is ended. After that, a series of processes of steps S142 to S150 is repeatedly executed until it is determined in step S150 that the game is to be ended.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the first movement startable state in which the first object G1 can start moving and the second movement startable state in which the second object G2 can start moving arrive intermittently, When the first movement startable state is achieved, the left controller 3 is shaken to control the operation of the first object G1, and when the second movement startable state is obtained, the right controller 4 is shaken to cause the second object. It becomes possible to control the operation of G2. However, in the present embodiment, even if the first movement startable state is not reached, if the first movement startable state is reached within a predetermined period after the left controller 3 is swung, the swing determination result of the left controller 3 is determined. The motion control of the first object G1 becomes possible based on the above. Even if the second movement startable state is not reached, if the second movement startable state is reached within a predetermined period after the right controller 4 is swung, the second movement is determined based on the swing determination result of the right controller 4. The motion control of the object G2 becomes possible. Therefore, as described above, even in a game in which the first movement startable state and / or the second movement startable state arrives intermittently, the operation can be facilitated.

  In the game example described above, the trajectories of the first object G1 and the second object G2 are changed by the operation using the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 even when they are moving, respectively. The time from the end of the startable state to the next first movement startable state or the time from the end of the second movement startable state to the next second movement startable state is long. Is assumed. In this way, in a game in which the time until the next movement can be started becomes long, a game specification that accepts an operation (swing operation) to start the movement in advance is effective, but other specifications may It goes without saying that the game may take a long time before the movement can be started. For example, in the game example described above, the movement of the player object PO can be controlled while the arm of the player object PO is stretched. The present invention may be applied to a game in which an existing object (whistle object, bellows object, etc.) extends. Further, the present invention is applied to a game in which a player object operates a remotely controllable object (for example, a radio-controlled object, a robot, a rocket punch, etc.) while moving, and when the player object returns to the player object, the player can move next. You may apply.

  Further, the present invention can be applied even to a game in which a further trajectory change cannot be controlled while moving. As an example, in a game of shooting or bombarding an enemy, it may be a game in which the time until the next shooting or bombardment becomes possible is long because the time for filling the next bullet is long. In this case, if the shooting operation or the shooting operation precedes a predetermined time before the shooting or the shooting is possible, the next bullet is fired by the shooting operation or the shooting operation. As another example, the present invention may be applied to a game in which once released objects (birds, boomerangs, bowling balls, etc.) return.

  Further, the above-mentioned “two-handed punch action” is described as an example in which the first object G1 and the second object G2 are combined to perform a predetermined action, but the first object G1 and the second object G2 are simply combined. It may be one that moves. In this case, the movement mode of the first object G1 and the second object G2 represented as a game image is such that the first object G1 and the second object G2 simply move as a group, but the first object G1 and the second object G2 move together. When at least one of the second objects G2 collides with the enemy object EO, the damage to be given may be larger than that when the second object G2 collides with itself.

  Further, in the above-mentioned game example, an example in which the left and right positions of the virtual space in the first object G1 and the second object G2 can be controlled according to the operation using the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 is used. The position of the first object G1 and the second object G2 in the vertical direction and / or the position in the front-back direction of the virtual space may be controllable. In this case, the vertical position of the first object G1 and / or the second object G2 in the virtual space in accordance with the vertical motion and / or the pitch attitude of the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4 in the real space. May be configured to be controllable. In addition, the position of the first object G1 and / or the second object G2 in the front-rear direction of the virtual space is determined according to the movement of the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4 in the front-rear direction in the real space and / or the attitude in the pitch direction. It may be configured to be controllable. In addition, the postures of the first object G1 and the second object G2 in the virtual space may be configured to be controllable according to an operation using the left controller 3 or the right controller 4. In this case, depending on the posture of the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4 in the roll direction in the real space, the posture of the first object G1 and / or the second object G2 in the roll direction of the virtual space can be controlled. Good. Further, depending on the posture of the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4 in the pitch direction in the real space, the posture of the first object G1 and / or the second object G2 in the pitch direction of the virtual space can be controlled. Good. Further, depending on the posture of the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4 in the yaw direction in the real space, the posture of the first object G1 and / or the second object G2 in the yaw direction of the virtual space may be controllable. Good.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the method of detecting the movement and the posture of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 is merely an example, and other methods and other data may be used to detect the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. You may detect a movement and a posture. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the game image corresponding to the operation using the left controller 3 or the right controller 4 is displayed on the stationary monitor 6, but it may be displayed on the display 12 of the main body device 2. Further, the controller for controlling the operation of the first object G1 and / or the second object G2 is not limited to the set of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, but other controllers may be combined, or other controllers may be combined with each other. You may be killed.

  Further, in another embodiment, the main body device 2 may be capable of directly communicating with the stationary monitor 6. For example, the main body device 2 and the stationary monitor 6 may be capable of performing direct wired communication or direct wireless communication. In this case, the main body device 2 may determine the display destination of the image based on whether the main body device 2 and the stationary monitor 6 can directly communicate with each other.

  Further, the additional device (for example, the cradle) may be any additional device to which the main body device 2 can be attached and detached. The additional device may or may not have the function of charging the main body device 2 as in the present embodiment.

  The information processing system 1 may be any device, such as a portable game device, any portable electronic device (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phone, personal computer, camera, tablet, etc.). May be

  In the above description, an example in which information processing (game processing) is performed by the information processing system 1 is used, but at least part of the processing steps may be performed by another device. For example, when the information processing system 1 is configured to be communicable with another device (for example, another server, another image display device, another game device, another mobile terminal), the above processing steps further include It may be performed by the cooperation of the other device. In this way, by performing at least a part of the above-mentioned processing steps by another device, the same processing as the above-described processing becomes possible. Further, the above-described information processing (game processing) can be executed by one processor included in an information processing system including at least one information processing device or by cooperation between a plurality of processors. Further, in the above embodiment, the information processing can be performed by the CPU 81 of the information processing system 1 executing a predetermined program, but a part or all of the above processing is performed by a dedicated circuit included in the information processing system 1. May be performed.

  Here, according to the modified example described above, the present invention can be realized in a so-called cloud computing system form or a distributed wide area network and local network system form. For example, in a distributed local network system configuration, the above-described processing is executed in cooperation between a stationary information processing device (stationary game device) and a portable information processing device (mobile game device). It is also possible to do. In these system configurations, it is needless to say that the device that performs the above-described processing is not particularly limited, and the present invention can be realized even if any processing is shared.

  Further, needless to say, the present embodiment can be realized even if the processing order, the set value, the condition used for the determination, and the like used in the above-described information processing are merely examples and other orders, values, and conditions are used.

  The program may be supplied not only to the information processing system 1 through an external storage medium such as an external memory, but also to the device through a wired or wireless communication line. Further, the program may be recorded in advance in a non-volatile storage device inside the device. As the information storage medium for storing the above-mentioned program, in addition to the non-volatile memory, a CD-ROM, a DVD, or similar optical disc-shaped storage medium, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic tape, etc. But it's okay. The information storage medium that stores the program may be a volatile memory that stores the program. Such a storage medium can be referred to as a computer-readable recording medium. For example, the various functions described above can be provided by causing a computer or the like to read and execute the programs of these recording media.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the above description is merely an example of the present invention in all respects, and is not intended to limit the scope thereof. It goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is understood that the scope of the present invention should be construed only by the scope of the claims. Further, it is understood that those skilled in the art can implement equivalent ranges based on the description of the present invention and common general knowledge from the description of specific examples of the present invention. Further, it should be understood that the terms used in the present specification have meanings commonly used in the art, unless otherwise specified. Therefore, unless defined otherwise, all technical and technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention can be used as a game device, a game program, a game system, a game processing method, and the like that can facilitate operations in a game in which a state in which an operation instruction is possible occurs intermittently. You can

1 ... Information processing system 2 ... Main unit 3 ... Left controller 4 ... Right controller 5 ... Cradle 6 ... Stationary monitor 11 ... Housing 12 ... Display 27 ... Lower terminals 42, 64 ... Terminal 73 ... Main body terminal 81 ... CPU
82 ... Network communication unit 83 ... Controller communication unit 85 ... DRAM

Claims (17)

An information processing program executed by a computer included in an information processing apparatus that performs information processing based on an operation using an operation device,
The computer,
Based on a predetermined condition, a swing operation determination unit that determines whether a swing operation is performed on the operating device,
When it is determined that the swing operation is performed , based on the first operation data including data indicating the position movement of the swing operation with respect to the operating device, the object moves in the first movement direction in the virtual space. A movement start determination unit for starting the movement of
When it is determined that the swing operation has been completed , the movement is started based on second operation data including data indicating a rotation operation on the operation device or an operation of changing the posture of the operation device. An information processing program that functions as a trajectory control unit that controls the movement direction of the object to bend and move from the first movement direction. The trajectory control unit starts the movement in a direction of rotation of the operating device performed after it is determined that the swinging operation of the operating device is completed based on the second operation data. The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the movement direction of the object is controlled so as to bend and move from the first movement direction. Said track control unit, as data indicating a rotational operation of the operating device, to control the movement direction of the object using the data indicative of the rotational operation around the gravity direction in the real space, information according to claim 1 or 2 Processing program. The trajectory control unit uses the data indicating the rotation of the operating device around the direction in which the position is moved in the swinging operation with respect to the operating device in the real space as the data indicating the rotating operation of the operating device to determine the moving direction of the object. The information processing program according to claim 1, which is controlled. 5. The trajectory control unit controls the moving direction of the object by using, as the data indicating the operation of changing the attitude of the operating device, the data indicating the inclination based on the gravity direction in the real space. The information processing program described in any one of 1. The first operation data is based on a detection result of an acceleration sensor provided in the operation device,
The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second operation data is based on a detection result of a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor provided in the operation device. The first operation data includes data indicating a rotation operation with respect to the operation device or an operation for changing the posture of the operation device ,
The movement start determination unit determines the first movement direction based on data that is included in the first operation data and that indicates a rotation operation for the operation device or an operation that changes a posture of the operation device. Item 6. The information processing program according to any one of items 1 to 5. The data indicating the rotational operation with respect to the operating device included in the first operating data is data indicating an angular velocity generated in the operating device,
The movement start determination unit,
When the magnitude of the component of the angular velocity around the gravity direction in the real space is larger than the size of the angular velocity excluding the component around the gravity direction, the first movement direction is calculated using the component around the gravity direction of the angular velocity. Decide
When the magnitude of the component of the angular velocity around the gravity direction in the real space is equal to or smaller than the magnitude of the angular velocity excluding the component around the gravity direction, the angular velocity around the direction in which the operating device moves in the real space. The information processing program according to claim 7 , wherein the first movement direction is determined using the component of. When the movement start determination unit determines the first movement direction using the angular velocity component around the position moved direction, when the angular velocity component around the direction is positive and when the angular velocity component is negative, The information processing program according to claim 8 , wherein the first movement direction is determined by changing a degree of bending with respect to a size of data indicating rotation of the operating device. The first moving direction is a front-back direction when viewed from a virtual camera that generates a virtual image including the object,
Said track control unit, based on the second operation data, said controlling the moving direction of the object bending from said vertically and horizontally as viewed from the virtual camera first direction of travel, of claims 1 to 9 The information processing program described in any one. Said track control unit, when the in the virtual space object is moving back toward the movement start position, without changing the moving direction of the object based on the second operation data, according to claim 1 1 0 The information processing program described in any one of 1. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the object is a fist of a player character in a virtual space. The information processing device performs information processing based on an operation using the two operation devices,
2. The movement start determination unit and the trajectory control unit perform a process of starting the movement of each of the two objects and a process of bending the movement direction of each of the two objects based on an operation of each of the two operating devices. the information processing program according to any one of 1 2. Based on the two operating devices both operations, as the player character movement control unit for moving the player character having the object in the virtual space, to further function the computer storage medium according to claim 1 3. An information processing device that performs information processing based on an operation using an operation device,
Based on a predetermined condition, a swing operation determination unit that determines whether a swing operation is performed on the operating device,
When it is determined that the swing operation is performed , based on the first operation data including data indicating the position movement of the swing operation with respect to the operating device, the object moves in the first movement direction in the virtual space. A movement start determination unit for starting the movement of
When it is determined that the swing operation has been completed , the movement is started based on second operation data including data indicating a rotation operation on the operation device or an operation of changing the posture of the operation device. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a trajectory control unit that controls the moving direction of the object so as to bend the object from the first moving direction. An information processing system including an operating device and an information processing device that performs information processing based on an operation using the operating device,
The information processing device,
Based on a predetermined condition, a swing operation determination unit that determines whether a swing operation is performed on the operating device,
When it is determined that the swing operation is being performed , based on the first operation data including the data indicating the position movement of the swing operation with respect to the operating device, in the first movement direction of the object in the virtual space. A movement start determination unit for starting the movement of
When it is determined that the swing operation has been completed , the movement is started based on second operation data including data indicating a rotation operation on the operation device or an operation for changing the posture of the operation device. An information processing system, comprising: a trajectory control unit that controls the moving direction of the object so as to bend the object from the first moving direction. An information processing method for performing information processing based on an operation using an operation device,
A swinging operation determination step of determining whether or not a swinging operation is performed on the operating device based on a predetermined condition,
When it is determined that the swing operation is being performed , based on the first operation data including the data indicating the position movement of the swing operation with respect to the operating device, in the first movement direction of the object in the virtual space. A movement start determination step for starting the movement of
When it is determined that the swing operation has been completed , the movement is started based on second operation data including data indicating a rotation operation on the operation device or an operation for changing the posture of the operation device. And a trajectory control step of controlling the moving direction of the object so as to bend and move the object from the first moving direction.

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