Patent ID: 8591342

Claim:
A game system including a player portable game device and at least one other-player portable game device which, while being close to each other, are capable of automatically conducting wireless communication with each other even when no game program is running, the system comprising: an other-player data receiver configured to automatically receive other-player data from the other-player portable game device through the wireless communication; an other-player generator configured to generate an other-player character based on the other-player data; a game processor configured to execute a game with the other-player character which is automatically controlled and a player character which is an object controllable by a player; an acquisition information generator configured to generate acquisition information which enables the other-player portable game device to acquire an acquisition based on a result of the game, the acquisition being at least one of a predetermined item, a score, and a benefit; a transmitter configured to transmit the acquisition information to the other-player portable game device by automatically conducting wireless communication with the other-player portable game device after the acquisition information is generated; an acquisition information receiver configured to automatically receive the acquisition information through the wireless communication; and a first acquirer configured to acquire the acquisition based on the acquisition information received.