Daily Mail, a UK-based paper, reported that Tim Eves, age 25 had died after playing a workout session of Wii Fit.

Eves was reportedly jogging on the Wii balance board when he suddenly fell over while his girlfriend Emma was watching. She and his roommate, Lewis Hickin, tried to revive the player, who was declared dead on arrival.


Paramedics who were on the scene speculated that Eves may have suffered from Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome (SADS), a rare disorder that stops the heart from pumping blood to the brain. Exercise may have been a contributing factor in the man's demise but since Eves was known to be person who did work out, his activities with Nintendo's popular exercise device may be more of a coincidence and not caused by the game.