Today in the Japanese press, Nintendo announced that it has shipped DS software development kits to more than 100 companies worldwide. That figure puts the DS a nose ahead of the PSP for third-party support: Sony claims 99 developers are on board for its new handheld.

　　So far, the DS game catalog is a varied bunch. First-party games are a perennial strength for Nintendo, and it's not surprising that they are the cornerstone of its new platform's catalog. So far, Nintendo has announced the following DS games:

　　Nintendo

　　Animal Crossing DS

　　Mario Kart DS

　　Metroid Prime: Hunters*

　　Nintendogs

　　PictoChat (software that lets players send instant messages and drawings using the DS's wireless capabilities.)*

　　Super Mario 64x4

　　Super Mario Bros. DS

　　WarioWare Inc. DS

　　Nintendo has a solid lineup of third-party titles as well. Here's a complete list, drawn from Japanese and American sources:

　　Activision

　　Spider-Man 2

　　Atari

　　(One title in development)

　　Bandai

　　Dragonball Z

　　One Piece

　　Mobile Suit Gundam Seed*

　　Banpresto

　　Dragonball Z

　　Capcom

　　Gyakutensaiban (aka Reversal of Judgment)

　　MegaMan Battle Network

　　Viewtiful Joe

　　Electronic Arts

　　Need for Speed

　　From Software

　　(multiple titles in development)

　　Hudson

　　Bomberman*

　　(multiple titles in development)

　　Koei

　　Dynasty Warriors

　　Konami

　　Frogger 2005

　　Yu-Gi-Oh!: Nightmare Troubador (tentative title)

　　Majesco

　　(One title in development)

　　Namco

　　Mr. Driller

　　Pac-Pix*

　　Pac 'n Roll*

　　Unnamed RPG

　　Sega

　　Project Rub

　　Sonic DS (tentative title)*

　　Square Enix

　　Dragon Quest Monsters

　　Egg Monster Heroes*

　　Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

　　THQ

　　SpongeBob SquarePants DS

　　Tecmo

　　Monster Rancher

　　Team Ninja game (name has not been released)

　　Ubisoft

　　Rayman

　　VU Games

　　(One title in development)