Wii tells pitcher ‘you’re fat!’
February 17, 2009 by Jin
Filed under Games, Off the Wall, Recent
During the off season, San Diego pitcher Heath Bell got a revelation…from his kid’s Wii. When trying Wii Fit, the game recognizes whether or not you’re fat by giving you an appropriate sized game avatar. If you’re fit, your avatar will be fit. If you’re corpulent, you won’t like what you see on the screen. Apparently, neither did Bell, who checked into training camp a svelte 245 pounds, 25 pounds off his playing weight of 270 pounds.
“It said I was obese,” Bell said. “If you’re obese, it makes [your character on screen] obese. I was disappointed that I was that big. I literally took the game to heart. I did the work but I kind of credit the Wii Fit.”
It’s funny that a Wii could do something that the myriad of professional sports trainers, coaches, doctors and nutritionists probably tried to do, but couldn’t. Now if only the Wii can tell him he needs to improve his command on the mound. Now that would be something.
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