Actimagine

	Actimagine Nintendo European Research & Development (NERD) is a French subsidiary for Nintendo, located in Paris, which 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 Mobiclip and Actimagine () with notable customers including 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 them for its Pixter Multi-Media educational toy. Sony Pictures Digital and The Carphone Warehouse used Mobiclip software to deliver TV-like full-length movies on MicroSD memory cards for smart phones. Nintendo purchased the company, to create NERD. History Actimagine was established in March 2003 by a team of engineers (Eric Bécourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Video Codecs The following is a list of compression formats and related codecs. Audio compression formats Non-compression * Linear pulse-code modulation (LPCM, generally only described as PCM) is the format for uncompressed audio in media files and it is also the standard for CD-DA; note that in computers, LPCM is usually stored in container formats such as WAV, AIFF, or AU, or as raw audio format, although not technically necessary. ** FFmpeg * Pulse-density modulation (PDM) Direct Stream Digital (DSD) is standard for Super Audio CD * foobar2000 Super Audio CD Decoder (based on MPEG-4 DST reference decoder) *** FFmpeg (based on dsd2pcm) * Pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM) Lossless compression * Actively used Most popular * Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) ** libFLAC FFmpeg * Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) ** Apple QuickTime libalac FFmpeg Apple Music * Monkey's Audio (APE) ** Monkey's Audio SDK FFmpeg (decoder only) * OptimFROG (OFR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Subsidiary A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each other. Subsidiaries are a common feature of modern business, and most multinational corporations organize their operations via the creation and purchase of subsidiary companies. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Citigroup, which have subsidiaries involved in many different Industry (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nintendo Channel The Wii system software is a set of updatable firmware versions and a software frontend on the Wii, a home video game console. Updates, which could be downloaded over the Internet or read from a Nintendo optical discs#Wii Optical Disc, game disc, allowed Nintendo to add additional features and software, as well as to patch Vulnerability (computing), security vulnerabilities used by users to load Homebrew (video games)#Wii, homebrew software. When a new update became available, Nintendo sent a message to the Wii Menu#Wii Message Board, Wii Message Board of Internet-connected systems notifying them of the available update. Most game discs, including Video game developer#First-party developer, first-party and Video game developer#Third-party developer, third-party games, include system software updates so that systems that are not connected to the Internet can still receive updates. The system menu will not start such games if their updates have not been installed, so this has the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wii No Ma was a Wii channel that featured a video-on-demand, film rental and shopping service operated by Nintendo and Dentsu. ''Wii no Ma'' was released on 1 May 2009, exclusively in Japan, and it could be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel for free, although paid videos could be purchased with Wii Points. The service was shut down on 30 April 2012. Overview The channel allowed the user to add a family of up to eight Mii characters, which would place them on the ''Wii Room'', a Japanese living room with a tea table and a television. The tea table was what inspired the service, becoming the channel's icon. The characters would do everyday things on the room, like vacuuming, reading manga, eating lunch or playing on their Nintendo DSi. Pointing at different parts of the room with the Wii Remote would take the user to different menus and services. The room would change depending on the season and time of the day. The service delivered plenty of original shows, also including sponsored co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fire Emblem Awakening ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' is a 2012 tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is an installment of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, and the first to be developed for the Nintendo 3DS. The gameplay, like previous ''Fire Emblem'' games, focuses on the tactical movement of characters across a grid-based battlefield and fighting enemy units. Other features include the ability to build and foster relationships between characters to improve their abilities and multiple camera perspectives in battle. The story is set 2000 years after the events of the Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, original ''Fire Emblem'' and ''Fire Emblem Gaiden'' and focuses on Chrom, the prince of Ylisse, and his personal army, the "Shepherds". They rescue Robin (Fire Emblem), Robin, an Avatar whose name, gender, and appearance can be customized by the player, who has amnesia and takes on the role of their tactician. Over the course ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]