Patent ID: 11938396
Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. An information processing method executed by an information processing system for providing a user with a rhythm game where a plurality of timings for evaluating a user input are set, the information processing method comprising:
acquiring, as a user input, information based on an output corresponding to deformation of an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by the user applying a force to the input apparatus;
executing the rhythm game;
during the execution of the rhythm game, evaluating the user input based on a first determination for determining whether or not the input apparatus deforms at any of the timings and a second determination based on a deformation amount of the input apparatus; and
in the first determination, giving the same evaluation to the user input in a case where the input apparatus deforms at any of the timings, and a case where the input apparatus deforms from a time before the timing to the timing.