Nintendo European Research & Development: History and Key Facts

Nintendo European Research & Development (NERD) is a French software company and video game developer based in Paris. A subsidiary of Nintendo since 2011, it develops software technologies and middleware for Nintendo platforms. This includes retro console emulators, patented video codecs, and digital rights management technology.

The organization originated as Actimagine () before taking the name Mobiclip. Its most notable customers included Nintendo, Sony Pictures Digital, and Fisher-Price. Nintendo licensed Mobiclip compression technology for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS video game consoles, used by popular games such as Square Enix's Final Fantasy III and Konami's Contra 4. Fisher-Price used its codec for its Pixter Multi-Media educational toy. Sony Pictures Digital and Carphone Warehouse used Mobiclip software to deliver TV-like full-length movies on MicroSD memory cards for smart phones. Nintendo purchased the company in 2011 to create NERD.

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