Nintendo of America's George Harrison, a man we can only assume threw his toys out of the pram recently after playing second fiddle to generic lifestyle marketing guru Reggie Fils-Aime, has announced that the glorious DS online service has reached a phat two million users.

The Wi-Fi service, recently confirmed as free for all Wii adopters too (albeit for basic gaming - Premium content will be purchased) has proven a smash hit amongst DS users and Nintendo's roll-out of hotspot support and high-profile agreements with major retail outlets ensured that it is possible to play Mario Kart online anywhere within the bounds of civilisation.

We joke about the fact Harrison makes another high-profile comment, as we had been hearing the Nintendo stalwart felt somewhat overshadowed by Reggie 'One Speech, No Tailor' Fils-Aime. Remember, this is the second big news to come from Harrison of late and follows recent Zelda revelations.

As for cheating, we have to date - just like Nintendo's online service - managed to walk the difficult line separating security and interactivity. Although problems have cropped up in certain games - snaking in Mario Kart, unusual speed amongst Japanese users of Tetris, the ability to buy bells and golden objects in Animal Crossing - Nintendo has done a brilliant job (especially for an online n00b with the world's l337 picking at every possible weak spot) of keeping problems at bay.