Patent ID: 8246460

Claim:
A game system configured to execute a game, the system comprising: a plurality of hand-held game apparatuses, each one of the hand-held game apparatuses comprising: a user input device configured to accept user input; a display configured to display a plurality of directional signs that correspond to the accepted user input; and a stationary game apparatus comprising: a storage medium configured to store a plurality of operation sound data pieces; at least one processor configured to: load, from the storage medium, at least one of the plurality of operation sound data pieces that corresponds to accepted user input from at least one of the plurality of hand-held game apparatuses; and output a sound signal based at least in part on the loaded at least one of the plurality of operation sound data pieces, wherein each one of the plurality of hand-held game apparatuses are further configured to communicate data with the stationary game apparatus, the communicated data including data related to the accepted user input, wherein the user input device includes a touch panel.