Game system including third party input

A method for controlling a network game hosted by a game system in accordance with an input of game spectator, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a network interface, player input information from a game player;
• receiving, by the network interface, spectator input information from the game spectator and personal information of the game spectator in association with the spectator input information;
• controlling, by a processor, a progress of the network game in accordance with the player input information received by the network interface from the game player;
• transmitting an option for accepting the spectator input information to the game player based on the spectator input information received by the network interface;
• controlling, by the processor, an aspect of the network game of the game player in accordance with the spectator input information received by the network interface in response to verifying the personal information of the game spectator and the game player accepting the option;
• and
• penalizing the game player for accepting the option,
• wherein the spectator input information specifies the game player and the aspect of the network game to be controlled.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program for controlling a network game hosted by a game system in accordance with an input of a game spectator, the program, when executed by at least one processor of the game system, causing the game system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a network interface, player input information from a game player;
• receiving, by the network interface, spectator input information from the game spectator and personal information of the game spectator in association with the spectator input information;
• controlling, by a processor, a progress of the network game in accordance with the player input information received by the network interface from the game player;
• transmitting an option for accepting the spectator input information to the game player based on the spectator input information received by the network interface;
• controlling, by the processor, an aspect of the network game of the game player in accordance with the spectator input information received by the network interface in response to verifying the personal information of the game spectator and the game player accepting the option;
• and
• penalizing the game player for accepting the option,
• wherein the spectator input information specifies the game player and the aspect of the network game to be controlled.