Patent ID: 8337312
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable game medium configured to provide a sports video game in conjunction with a video game machine, the sports video game having associated video game data comprising at least video game rules, one or more video game character parameters, and one or more video game stadium or field parameters, the computer-readable game medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors of the video game machine, cause the video game machine to perform the steps of: loading said video game data stored by the computer-readable game medium into video game machine memory for playing the sports video game, wherein the one or more video game character parameters define respective one or more video game characters, and wherein each of the one or more video game characters are associated with corresponding real-life sports athletes; loading data associated with a reality television show into the video game machine memory, the real-life athletes being participants in the reality television show; and enabling a user to control the one or more video game characters during playing of the sports video game using a video game controller connected to the video game machine; wherein, the reality television show is a martial arts reality television show where the real-life sports athletes live together in a house during a real-life competition, the real-life competition progressing as the reality television show progresses; and wherein, said data is periodically updated over the Internet as the martial arts reality show progresses through the real-life competition, thereby affecting at least one of said one or more character parameters and/or said one or more video game stadium or field parameters.