Game apparatus, storage medium, game controlling method and game system using step count data

摘要

A game apparatus includes a micon, and the micon measures step counts in correspondence with the magnitude of accelerations indicated by acceleration data from an acceleration sensor when a user carries the game apparatus in a sleep mode in which the apparatus is closed. The step counts are converted into earned coins. In each of a plurality of games executed by the game apparatus, by using the earned coins, a special item is purchased, playing in a special course is permitted, a hint is displayed, and a game is played in fast-forward.

主权项

1. A game apparatus comprising an input device, the apparatus configured to at least:
measure step counts using a motion detection device; advance a game on the basis of an input from said input device; utilize the measured step counts in said game by converting the measured step counts into one or more earned virtual objects; and execute processing of supplementing advancement of said game by using the one or more earned virtual objects during execution of the game, said game being advanceable independently from the measured step counts.