Okay, to try and clear up some confusion, I knew that you could play Wii and Wii U on the gamepad, but I seriously didn't know there was a built in sensor bar in the gamepad itself. I know that still probably makes me dumb, but I seriously didn't know about the sensor bar!!
@irenarasonja5996
Жыл бұрын
Good
@Woganog
Жыл бұрын
I've been utilising this for years lmao
@lazdahuman
Жыл бұрын
@@Woganog same lol
@Woganog
Жыл бұрын
If you read it carefully there's literally a piece of text that says "press + for gamepad only" No need to even use TV at all
@tobiasrios2503
Жыл бұрын
I already knew that, when playing the wii u back in the day
@kingdinocharge
Жыл бұрын
the wii u was criminally underrated
@Burdettedog
Жыл бұрын
The lower hardware sales really pushed Nintendo into making fantastic games for the system to try and boost sales.
@Nick_115
Жыл бұрын
It was a great family console for me, but I think the general consensus was that it wasn’t the brand new system people were hoping for, and more of an upgrade to the wii. I think for the most part that those people were wrong.
@FunKaYxxD1sCO
Жыл бұрын
The naming killed the console. People thought it was an add-on for the Wii. They learned the hard way
@DjPhantom2158
Жыл бұрын
@@Burdettedog honestly I realized something about Nintendo. Whenever they fail, they make good games for a good price. Whenever they succeed, they still make good games but they make bad decisions.
@chiangkai-shrek1575
Жыл бұрын
@@Burdettedog Now that you mention its sales, I think Nintendo might have gotten complacent with the high sales numbers of the switch, they aren't putting that many features into the switch as much as the Wii and WiiU.
@BigBrownMemes
Жыл бұрын
Oh my God. It's a toad wii remote with wii motion plus inside
@jacob6116
Жыл бұрын
Nice
@petezy8892
Жыл бұрын
Shits so fire
@darkbrightflow9406
Жыл бұрын
Poofesure hehaaa
@solgaleo3724
Жыл бұрын
Watch out poofs coming!
@averagearchuser
Жыл бұрын
I have one its the best Wii remote that has ever existed
@wafflewagon347
Жыл бұрын
The Wii U was ahead of its time in really cool and innovative ways, but behind its time where it really counted. I’ll always love it and I tell people a lot just how cool it was
@AudioHusky
Жыл бұрын
When you get to the option of selecting your tv or tv and gamepad, press + on the wii remote to only use the game pad so that you don't have to use the tv just to have it on for selecting the tv and gamepad option
@Burdettedog
Жыл бұрын
Nice! Thanks for the extra tip!
@mastermariogameryt
Жыл бұрын
I remember doing that on accident once
@ksjpapermario97
Жыл бұрын
I just read what it said on the Wii u gamepad screen and I figured that out
@x948
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that's what I do
@Terminal_Apotos
Жыл бұрын
If only I knew this when I was a kid
@xdimmortal
Жыл бұрын
I’m surprised more people didn’t know this, I thought it was common knowledge 😭
@PrinceDinoboy
Жыл бұрын
I don't even have a WiiU, and I still knew this without anyone telling me.
@vittosphonecollection4134
Жыл бұрын
@@PrinceDinoboy Same, I thought it was too obvoius even if I ever owned one
@0AThijs
Жыл бұрын
@@PrinceDinoboy It's crazy how we know (probably) more of a console that we didn't own than someone who does.
@RileyB_226
Жыл бұрын
Same
@okguy167
Жыл бұрын
It came as an update around a year into the lifespan of the WiiU. Advertised in the update and everything. There's even a mode to only use the Gamepad.
@Pixelcraftian
Жыл бұрын
I remember finding out about this, was playing Wii Mode a room away from the Wii U I miss my Wii U
@YouTubeMillionaire456
Жыл бұрын
first reply :)
@PeanutButterBean
Жыл бұрын
I have my Wii u still but no gamepad so I can't Play it
@0505121968
Жыл бұрын
I regret so much selling it…
@benfll
11 ай бұрын
How?? Our gamepad stopped working just sat at the opposite corner of the room?
@askredditstudios8055
11 ай бұрын
Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved...9
@StevenMcSteve
Жыл бұрын
I thought that was one of the main gimmicks of the Wii u
@spearmaster_
Жыл бұрын
Those aren't cameras, just led's. The sensor bar is just 2 ir lights, the remotes do all the sensing. You can substitute a sensor bar with 2 candles. edit: holy shit
@cnayluck1798
Жыл бұрын
The power of inferred
@KobeVadillo
Жыл бұрын
Candle method saved my life quite a few times
@JmKrokY
Жыл бұрын
Ye
@Sporquill
Жыл бұрын
I told my mom this a few days ago and she didn’t believe me. Had to prove we didn’t need to waste FOUR BATTERIES on a sensor bar (yes I know, it was wireless)
@robproductions2599
Жыл бұрын
🤓
@OranJexYT
Жыл бұрын
You’re telling me you never saw the commercials about the kid switching from TV to handheld because the parent wanted to watch something? Dude that was the entire gimmick of the console 🤣
@newtzrcool
Жыл бұрын
I’m genuinely surprised more people don’t know this.
@saladgreens912
11 ай бұрын
Especially considering it was a main feature they advertised.
@xJoshTVx
Жыл бұрын
When it asks you for a display option, you can press “+” on the Wiimote and it’ll only output to the gamepad
@toonlinkplays5961
Жыл бұрын
Wii u is easily top 5 most underrated consoles ever
@sTier-mn8xw
Жыл бұрын
Toad wii remote with Wii motion plus inside
@AshthePiggyPro
11 ай бұрын
Yeah. So?
@shadow.dragon2579
5 ай бұрын
poofsure
@Lemchi217
Жыл бұрын
I did this so many times when I was younger if I wanted to play Rhythm Heaven Fever in the morning when people are still sleeping
@munnymic
Жыл бұрын
I found this out while trying to play Guitar Hero without the TV. The game itself doesn’t use it, but I realized I still needed the pointer to start the game up in the first place 😂
@joetheturtle7768
Жыл бұрын
This was literally one of their selling points. It was in pretty much every commercial for them
@Hckytman
Жыл бұрын
Pretty much every Wii U commercial means 2 of the 3 commercials they produced lol. Marketing was so bad for this console, I bet there’s still people out there that don’t know the Wii U exists
@joetheturtle7768
Жыл бұрын
@@Hckytman that’s sadly true
@rotte5537
Жыл бұрын
Fr, it was constantly advertised like every 2 fkin minutes on the kid's tv channel where i live
@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943
Жыл бұрын
@@rotte5537 It convinced my parents to buy one lol
@sorrai
Жыл бұрын
This video is about the built-in sensor bar in the gamepad. I don't remember them ever selling this feature in any of the 4 commercials they made for this thing.
@psychosparten049.esquire9
Жыл бұрын
I seriously can’t believe people didn’t know this… bro I used this all the time.
@TheStreetFoolosopherMr187
3 ай бұрын
Same here😂
@LebaneseGamer-PS5
Жыл бұрын
Your content is getting better! Keep on the great work up. But the sad thing is I never had a Wii U
@Nittle69420
Жыл бұрын
Buy one not many other people did
@sartenazo8106
Жыл бұрын
Best console I used fr
@rykage149
Жыл бұрын
@@Nittle69420 My Cousin had one so he just handed it to me as he had no use for it
@ChrisPlayzBLOX
Жыл бұрын
mee too lol
@S_TripleA
Жыл бұрын
Bruh I always stayed close to my console to use the sensor bar when my parents use the tv😭😭😂 seriously this is a life changer
@Butterscotch_96
Жыл бұрын
I brought my Wii U to school this year on the last week and this is how I played Wii Sports with all my friends. In the later days some teachers let me hook it up to their projectors as I brought the HDMI cable too.
@domjams4982
Жыл бұрын
Loved doing that when I was a kid 😂
@RealmyTheMan
Жыл бұрын
maybe it flopped, but cmon, the wii u is a lot cooler than the switch in my opinion
@mering5298
Жыл бұрын
On god
@GnatWasJulian
Жыл бұрын
I miss booting the Wii U up and being met with Miis running around the central hub area, shouting art drawn with the stylus.
@mehpies512
5 ай бұрын
i actually love that the wii u is finally being recognized for how underrated it was especially during that time period for nintendo. i genuinely miss the home menu and the miis 😭
@somerandomkickball
Жыл бұрын
How did you not notice this? Like it’s one of two options. I just feel like it’s hard to miss
@Jonqen
Жыл бұрын
"Theres no way this is true" "But how did I not know this?"
@felipudding2177
Жыл бұрын
my wiiu is 10 years old and i discovered it just now
Always did this when my dad wanted to watch some sport, this probably explains why were so close
@absentcorner
Жыл бұрын
Had some good memories playing Metroid Prime Trilogy on the game pad while the TV was in use... good times
@littlemacisunderrated412
Жыл бұрын
You can hear, almost like a whisper, “OH MY GOD”
@advancedhell42069
Жыл бұрын
OH MY GAWD
@maric7558
Жыл бұрын
Nod to 1980sgamer
@advancedhell42069
Жыл бұрын
@@maric7558 indeed
@smikklesmingledingle
Жыл бұрын
Me when my parents wanted to watch tv
@flareoreos3515
Жыл бұрын
True lmao
@jackn.1120
Жыл бұрын
That’s crazy! I’ve had a Wii U since 2013 and I never knew I could do this!
@LimeLoaf
Жыл бұрын
@Wii ROCKS. bro really went "VIVA👽"
@LolEleiteye
4 ай бұрын
Same but I also didn't use the Wii version very often since I played the Wii at my friends very frequently anyway
@RobloxGuestNews
Жыл бұрын
What’s funnier is that if you have two Wii’s or Wii u’s, you don’t need to plug in a sensor bar to both. The port for it is only there to power the bar, so you can plug it into a different Wii and it’ll still work on another Wii or Wii u
@TCB-Youtube
Жыл бұрын
Finally. Something I didn’t know on KZitem Shorts.
@wisehat_yt
Жыл бұрын
i thought everybody would know this since it would say so on the tablet itself
@molgorp7199
Жыл бұрын
I only knew this because my brother did this when I was using our living room tv lol
@TheLivingOdyssey
6 ай бұрын
This was how I played the Wii U a TON when I was younger during sports games and other long periods where my parents were using the TV. Good memories.
@creativegaming42
Жыл бұрын
I used to do that as a kid because I had that crappy battery powered sensor for the Wii U, so I used my Wii U pad as a sensor
@Y18327
Жыл бұрын
Y’all just found this out?!?
@monkyats
Жыл бұрын
I'm more curious about those grouping/folder icons!
@JudgementDragon
Жыл бұрын
This is how I played Mario Galaxy under my bed
@hoagieimpact9189
Жыл бұрын
The best thing about it, Wii games not only play fantastically, they also look absolutely gorgeous on the Wii U GamePad.
@removehandlesplease
Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, that feature that you *CLEARLY* never saw because it was never pointed out to you in *ANY* way.
@ThePaperKhan
Жыл бұрын
I heard the "sensor bar" actually is the thing sending the light, not the remote
@obvfw
Жыл бұрын
Yup, just two little lights. The remote has an IR camera, and it (probably) just maps where it sees the lights with X and Y coords and sends it to the console to math out where the TV would be in relation to that. Deceptively simple, and fricken genius :D
@JPatoStar
7 ай бұрын
The WiiU was the ultimate weapon to playing games at night. If you heard your parents coming to your room you just put in sleep mode from the gamepad and once they leave just turn it back on and continue
@sonicrider321
Жыл бұрын
If the Wii U had GameCube backwards compatibility, I would be all over that, but nice to know I always have a miniature sencor I don't have to worry about
@pyrolooga3393
Жыл бұрын
This will be super helpful to the 13 people who bought a Wii u
@jackson5116
Жыл бұрын
Six! There were only 6 Wii U owners!
@LolEleiteye
4 ай бұрын
14 I bought one aswell
@billydykes1
Жыл бұрын
wait is this real my gamepad is broken 😭
@Santerim
Жыл бұрын
If im right some cameras dont show ir leds properly
@ShadowFoxInfinite
9 ай бұрын
I remember when they updated this feature. Initially you had no choice between GamePad-only and TV. You had to use the sensor bar until the firmware update was applied.
@DanielPlok
11 ай бұрын
I used this feature back then, to secretly play Super Mario Galaxy under the bedsheets Good times man!
@nicholasnobles-zygmunt5451
3 ай бұрын
Even better to secretly play cause of the volume control on the gamepad
@dukeduck2221
Жыл бұрын
That's sick, I wish I knew this when I had mine. The sensor bar seems so much more handy now.
@Burdettedog
Жыл бұрын
I swear Nintendo never really advertised it! I found out after the Switch was already out and I retired my Wii U 😢
@aianlimon506
Жыл бұрын
Another reason to buy a Wii U
@JDM4EVR
Жыл бұрын
To buy it ? And okay games designed for party play and large displays and play it on a 5 inch screen with limited range of motion as compared to a real tv ?? Like this is not a reason to buy this shit at all 😂
@Marinastlus
Жыл бұрын
Okay so I have this strange story of how I kinda noticed I could do the whole turn off the TV on a school night but I kept the tablet thing and started to play like a pokemon game for the wii I can't exactly remember what it was called but piplup is a main character. Anywho I stayed up till 1 am grinding that Flippin game and pretty much was sluggish all day the next day. Also thanks for stopping by to read this tale
@Grantypoo
Жыл бұрын
I like that so many people on KZitem are looking back fondly on the Wii U
@Aiden-xr1se
Жыл бұрын
I'm honestly really shocked I didn't find out about this before. I remember I used to use that mode but when I needed to use the sensor bar I would just point at the actual sensor bar in a completely different direction. This would have come in handy had I known about it.
@gooolixx
Жыл бұрын
wait.... what?????? this is insane dude i didnt even know this
@Randkaz
Жыл бұрын
"I wish I had read the Wii U's manual" is a more accurate title.
@juicy_berger
Жыл бұрын
who tf reads manuals??
@emiliomurkmere
Жыл бұрын
having the built in sensor bar is SO helpful. i was devastated i couldnt play wii games anymore because i lost by sensor bar but when i learned the gamepad had a censor bar i was ecstatic! if you go straight to the wii menu when you boot up the console (pressing + holding "B") you go straight to it and dont have to point your remote at the tv. thank you nintendo, for letting me play mario party 8 :)
@kellokabana2399
Күн бұрын
Wii U had a “table top mode” but Nintendo never advertised it. Years ago I lost my sensor bar and wound up playing Skyward Sword entirely on the Wii U GamePad. Because the GamePad was close to me, I found it more responsive than a regular sensor bar. If you have a computer desk or a tablemate next to your chair, it’s very comfortable to prop up your Wii U GamePad in its holder and just play Wii games that way.
@fear-the-nightmare813
2 ай бұрын
i genuinely gotta thank you for this discovery, i never knew the rays were seeable with the camera. i needed this because ive seen that my sensor bar isnt working. 🙏 thank you
@Monado_Blaze
Жыл бұрын
I remember when I was little I played skyward sword on this when my parents were using the tv… it was a very unique experience
@tinymosesofficial
Жыл бұрын
I've made use of this before when I was too lazy to set up my sensor bar. Just set the gamepad in front of the TV and used that instead. Worked really well
@reallymentalpig1173
Жыл бұрын
You can get a backpack, and get a Milwaukee battery with an AC adapter and connect the console to the battery inside the backpack and boom portable Wii.
@dngr_4209
4 ай бұрын
This help me a lot back then when other people had the TV
@haz2734
Жыл бұрын
With the wii remote, you can also press plus in the screen where you choose where to display wii, to display gamepad only
@BMW-sd6nn
Жыл бұрын
Such a criminally underrated system
@Axarch
Жыл бұрын
Found this out a while back, I wanna say six to eight years ago. I was stuck at my Grandpa's house for a week and REALLY wanted to play Smash Brawl, but he didn't have a working TV at the time. Very cool surprise.
@badatthings5793
Жыл бұрын
Me and my sister tried to play Lego Star Wars like this when my parents were using the TV and now I get how very low quality things cause nostalgia
@brendancorey7831
Жыл бұрын
I used this to play skylanders all the time when I was younger. Actually saved me from having to ask constantly, because I was allowed if I could find a way to play without the TV
@gatst7680
Жыл бұрын
You know it's funny, I used to play Wii games on the Gamepad all the time, but I never knew it had it's own sensor lmao, I just always played in the living room and aimed at the TV! Funny how that turned out lol
@knot_videos7890
6 ай бұрын
The Wii U is like the ancestor of the Switch. It might not at detachable joy-cons, but it was a hybrid
@DaPumpkinHead
3 ай бұрын
I never understood why you would want it to show on the gamepad, i had no idea that was a sensor bar. That's actually really awesome
@nicholasnobles-zygmunt5451
3 ай бұрын
The gimmick of using it on the gamepad is if someone else wants to use the tv to watch something
@SplatKid7
Жыл бұрын
I use to do this. When I was waiting to get Wii U hooked up to my TV, I would play wii games just like this.
@NOPO29
Жыл бұрын
I used to do this all the time when my parents wanted to watch TV but I wanted to play Wii games.
@rajgus7638
Жыл бұрын
Wii games also look quite nice while playing on the gamepad because it's its native resolution!
@ObjectSociety
11 ай бұрын
You uploaded this video right before my replay of galaxy 2 on the wii! Perfect timing
@PKspectre
Жыл бұрын
I always used this to play Prime Trilogy back in the day. It was awesome
@HisPanicRoom
Жыл бұрын
…that was obvious info tho, like you really can’t miss that if you put in a Wii disc. I used that feature all the time when I was 10.
@cumradej
Жыл бұрын
That’s why I loved the Wii U I barely had a TV available so I can just plug the console to any outlet and technically play portably. Yeah, it’s such a hassle that you have to be near an outlet to play “portably” but it was the best feeling to have that you don’t need a TV at all to play the Wii U AND the Wii
@zazamaster6987
Жыл бұрын
That’s really sad. And also there is also a reason they put instructions.
@jasonmcy1
Жыл бұрын
the wii u was amazing
@gaklimited
Жыл бұрын
As someone who never owned a Wii U, but watch a lot of Scott The Woz, this was cool to hear
@rws91942
Жыл бұрын
I never knew there was a sensor bar on top of that tablet.... I wish I still had that Wii U
@nickyg222
Жыл бұрын
You can also hit the “+” button on the wii remote and it will only display on the gamepad, not the tv and gamepad
@nickyg222
Ай бұрын
Nice comment big boy
@AshrielBackup
Жыл бұрын
The fact that the WII U was able to do this much, and it was still hated mind blows me.
@robsackettXTR
Жыл бұрын
And because of the features you just talk about, the Wii U is awesome to take on a plane and play games. I can play anything from NES, Super NES, Sega Genesis, N64, Wii and Wii U games, as long as the plane has a 110V plug available you will have hundreds of games available to play on those long flights. Enjoy, RobS
@SuperBeans77
Жыл бұрын
I knew about it years ago, but i forgot about it until now.
@PhirePhlame
Жыл бұрын
You can press + on the wiimote while on that TV/TV&Gamepad window for a third option: Gamepad only! It says as much on the Gamepad's version of that menu, but the letters were grey and hard to notice. In this mode, the AV out and sensor bar ports go cold altogether!
@elidickson3655
Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the times when I would sit in the living room playing Lego star wars the clones wars 3
@bagelcubed
Жыл бұрын
For a while I had my Wii U hooked up to the living room TV, and my gamepad on the charging stand in my bedroom directly above it on the second floor. Made it so convenient for Wii Fit. I also didn’t know about the built in sensor bar until recently. I wish the Switch had that.
@TheGlitchyMario
Жыл бұрын
You can also press + of the Wiimote on that screen for game pad only
@sweetramo7723
Жыл бұрын
I wish someday someone can make the Gamepad work in vWii Mode with Homebrew or something.
@HeavenlyFloopThe2nd
Жыл бұрын
I remember figuring that out when I was like 7 and I was like “WHAAAAT” lmfao. Good times
@amesstarline5482
Жыл бұрын
I remember playing some Wii games using the gamepad as the screen/monitor- it looked like I was controlling a game I wasn't nearby. Very fun.
@Poodle666
Жыл бұрын
I had to rewatch this because I was freaking out on why Hank Green was reviewing a wii u
@Burdettedog
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha I will take this as my biggest compliment yet 😂
@Al___
6 ай бұрын
Just Dance 4 on Wii U did a similar thing where you can use the Wii U Gamepad to play and use it as a sensor bar
@Swiftly-13
Күн бұрын
This is life changing!
@aratof18
5 ай бұрын
it's never too late! this reminds me of doing this on the dinner table when I was younger
@johnathanfresco1867
Жыл бұрын
That’s why the week is one of the greatest Nintendo cartoons of all time
@mistyeyes204
Жыл бұрын
Yeah when i found out about this, i was so proud. I also didnt want my sis hovering over and seeing what i was doing
@adrianhernandez3955
Жыл бұрын
This was my favorite feature, especially since the time when I pulled out my Wii U again and lost the sensor bar.
@PrinceMarco
Жыл бұрын
Played using both TV / GamePad. Sound reverberated when I had GamePad volume and TV volume playing at the same time
@JsYTA
Жыл бұрын
Yes, this was actually how I played Pikmin 3 when not using the TV, as the game would still let you use the wii remote when playing on the gamepad
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