According to a report in Nihon Keizai Shimbun, both Konami and Namco have confirmed their intentions to develop for the NDS, with a Namco spokesperson commenting that "we're not at the development stage yet, but we intend to support Nintendo DS."

Working with Nintendo on unusual hardware isn't a new thing for either of the companies, with Konami having recently produced the light-sensitive Game Boy Advance title Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand, while Namco created the drum controller for GameCube title Donkey Konga, which launched in Japan before Christmas.

Meanwhile, major western publisher Electronic Arts has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that it is evaluating the Nintendo DS, but has not yet reached a decision regarding whether to develop for it.