The Develop 100 has listed Nintendo as the top games developer in the world.

The publishers behind Develop magazine have been working in association with Metacritic to compile a list of the top 100 games developers in the world, with 19 countries represented in total. The list was created through using Metacritic's global review score data for the calendar year 2010.

Nintendo topped the list, thanks to titles such as Super Mario Galaxy 2, ahead of 2D Boy and ZeptoLab who developed World of Goo and Cut the Rope (iPhone) respectively. The complete list can be found over at Develop 100.

"This is the seventh edition of the Develop 100, a must-read annual full of insight into which games developers are shaping the industry. Metacritic's input has helped us put together a list of not only the 100 best developers of recent times, but the 100 best games too."

Develop editor-in-chief Michael French.