GAME MACHINE, CONTROL METHOD OF GAME MACHINE, AND PROGRAM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce new characters corresponding to reception of signals transmitted by other communication devices to realize a game with new interest to collect and enjoy characters. SOLUTION: When reception of BCN periodically transmitted by an AP existing in a present radio-communicable circle of own machine is detected, an insect character generation control part 311 first detects a MAC address of the AP transmitting the BCN. When the detected MAC address does not agree with a MAC address detected in the past, whether an insect character is to be generated or not is judged according to a rate of occurrence calculated by a generation frequency adjusting part 311a. If the insect character is to be generated, the kind of the insect character to be generated is determined by referring to insect character information 820 and control to display the insect character on an insect cage screen of a lower screen 400b is carried out. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT