San Diego Padres relief pitcher Heath Bell, is crediting Wii Fit for his weight loss this past offseason. According to the pitcher, he lost about 25 pounds because Nintendo’s game gave him the motivation to do so. He talked about his offseason workout with the Canadian Press;

“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.”

First, it sounds like Bell was simply went on the board, and when the game told him that he was obese, he decided to take some kind of action. It doesn’t sound like the mini-games included with Wii Fit actually was the factor for him to shed the pounds, but the initial shock of the words ‘obese’ on the TV screen did. From there, I’m assuming Bell had a real workout regimen — with a real life trainer and all.

Now, if the people of San Diego are wondering why their Padres were in last place last year — look no further than this article. If a professional athlete needs a video game to tell him that he is overweight, thats not a good sign.