Patent ID: 8840478

Claim:
A game system comprising a game apparatus and an operating device different from the game apparatus, wherein, the operating device includes: an operation unit for outputting operation data representing an operation on the operating device; a receiver for receiving an image outputted by the game apparatus; and a display for displaying the received image, and the game apparatus includes: a receiver for receiving the operation data; a first operation image generation unit for generating a first operation image in an initial state after boot of the game apparatus; an operation image output unit for outputting the first operation image to the operating device; an instruction determination unit for making determinations in the initial state on the basis of the operation data, the determinations being as to whether or not a selection instruction has been provided in accordance with the first operation image displayed on the display, the selection instruction being to select an application from among one or more applications, including a game application, which are executable by the game apparatus; and an application execution unit for, when the selection instruction is determined to have been provided, executing the selected application, and outputting an image generated by the execution of the application to either the operating device or a predetermined display device different from the operating device, or both, wherein the operating device is configured to, if a control instruction for controlling the predetermined display device is provided when the first operation image is displayed on the display in the initial state, control the predetermined display device according to the control instruction.