You can also use two candles instead of the sensor bar because it does the same thing that the sensor bar does. The sensor bar is just two inferred lights that lets the Wii remote triangulate it’s position, thus allowing it to determine where the pointer should be on screen.

my sensor bar just was broken and i was super scared i wouldnt be able to play my old wii games i haven’t played since i was much younger!! so happy, thanks :)

Thanks this helped so much god bless you and the person who is reading this

Thank you Vince, I actually didn't know the Wii U had a built in sensor bar

Thank you so much! We had little knowledge and got a second hand Wii U for small kids. We didn’t know how to set up the Wii games correctly but your directions have helped immensely. 👍

Thanks man you really saved my life I didn’t have a sensor bar period but I had a game pad so that really relieved me.

THANK YOU SIR!!! The first tip is EXACTLY what I needed! I was wondering what I had to do in order to make this happen. 2020 and people still searchin'!

Very neat trick, never knew about the sensor bar on the wii u gamepad and the B - button bypass to the wii menu at startup... thx a lot. The Wii u still surprises me after 5 years - what an awesome console, still love it :)

This was very useful, I had no idea the gamepad had this function.

So cool. I love using the Wii mote & nunchuck w/ gun accessory for the on rail gun games.

great vid , clear and understandable thanks

Tysm I couldn’t find my sensor bar this helped me so much :)

this actually help me so much i recently got super paper mario today and i sensor bar was not working so i knew it was broken but this help me so much so i'm so glad this exist thank you so much for making this video😂

Thank you. this video helped me so much and it's the only one I understood his explanation is so good

Thank you your amazing I wanted to play my Wii today and sadly I couldn’t cuz of the sensor bar then you made this and these tutorials help me and others play video games

I love all of the controller and game compatibility Nintendo consoles have

You have saved me some troubles with this! Thanks!

2023 and i just decided to let some kid play skylanders but couldn’t find the sensor, god bless for letting this child have a great childhood 🙏

You literally made me the happiest person on the earth.

1:37 nickname minecraft lmao

Thanks! My Wii U is now connected via a Receiver in the back of the room so the sensor bar won't reach the TV, but using the wireless gamepad as sensor works!

Thank you soooo much, my sensor bar ordered is coming in late and not being able to play Glalaxy was killing me!

Thanks. (I lost my sensor lol)

nice and practical!

That's Really Cool Stuff!!!

Woz thanks so much! I lost my sensor but thank God for the built in one on the gamepad

Vince I love you

Thanks my mate vince

Thanks! It worked!

I knew about using the gamepad or classic controller but I had no idea that you could hold B on startup and go straight to Wii menu

You can also use a flashlight to add it on top of a tv to point your wiimote at it,so the icon will appear from the screen from your TV screen.

Brilliant, thanks!

thanks bro you really save me

This didnt work for me, so I looked for a stand for the gamepad and i found a sensor bar! Thanks dude

Thanks for saving us $10. We do appreciate it.

THIS HAS CURED SO MUCH OF MY FRUSTRATION THANK YOU

DUDE I LOVE U, THANKS A LOT

you're the man Vince

Very helpful!🎉

Thx for the help

thanks i never knew i can do it

Thank u so much love this video ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Earned a subscriber

Thank you SO much!!!

Thanks! We thought we bought a Wii U and couldn’t use it until the sensor bar comes in.

You are a life saver!!

You saved my life brother God bless

thank you mister, God bless you

ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!!!

Wii u continues to amaze me.

thank you so much!!

Thank you you are amazing

It worked so well thank you so much I subscribed to

SEÑOR, USTEDES TIENE MIS RESPETOS, MUCHAS GRACIAS

Thanks so much dude now I don't have to buy one of those dumb annoying sensor bars!!

Thank you so much your awesome

Thank you!

Thanks. I been trying to figure out how to play using the TV. I bought my daughter just dance 2020 for wii but she has a wikI and couldn't make it show up on the tv.hopefully this works

Thank you so much

Thank you mate

Great video works love u

Very smart tutorial :)

Man thanks soo much

Just ran across this. Didn't know you could do this. thx Vince

Thanks 🙏. My boys found the console and I was struggling to connect it and forgot it has sensor

The Wii had a few cool games on it but trying to play them with those shoehorned-in motion controls is such a pain. I love Mushroom Men for the Wii, which is one of the very few games that actually made good use of the motion controls, but setting up that bar and having wires going this way and that is a pain. This is all a drawn out way of saying “Thank you for showing me this” lol.

Hello bro, a question, can the games that require WII motion plus, such as wii sport resort or wii play motion, be played with the wii u remote? Thanks and good video 

Thank you

Thank you so much. This helped a lot.

Great Video..

Thank you so much! You just save me a few bucks and the time it would've taken for the sensor bar to ship to me. Now I can play Sakura Wars V with no issues!

WHAT A SICK GUY

It was only after seeing this, I realised I needed my wii motion+ to be fitted. All working fine now, with no sensor bar. Thanks Vince.

Wow 😮. I have the Wii U on day one, good to know in 2022 👍

You are the best!

Thank you sir

vince, you are truly my mate for this one. really helped me out

For those of you that have the quick menu on your WiiU gamepad, I found disabling it made the first fix work.

THANK YOU SM

It's 2018 and I still have a Wii U and I love it!

Thanks

This good now I can play wii easyly

You saved my life

Here's the thing this video helped me so much because i don't have a Wii sensor bar and it would only let me use the game pad but now it shows on both thanks Vince

Thanks man , your a legend

Thanks! Really helpful

Thanks, this works perfectly!

Love you thanks for upload you're a god

Nice

This seemed to work out for the most part, except that the audio only comes from the gamepad when I do this.

If you don't have a classic controller and the game is digital does this work?

Thanks Vince, youre a swell guy

If you press X when on the WiiU menu you can swap the display between the TV and the Gamepad, All the tiles will then be on the gamepad and you can then open the wii menu and select the option for TV and Gamepad using the thumbsticks or the touchscreen totally bypassing the need for the classic controller.

I have tiramisu custom firmware and it allows me to boot directly to the Wii menu without having to boot the Wii U firmware at all. Does this work as well?

Ur a lifesaver

very neat

I knew about the pro controller etc, but never ever heard of the b at the logo thing....The Wii U might just be technically the best Nintendo console ever....

I only have the console wiiu, sensor and the control wii u, i dont have the gamepad😥 its spencive $85. But thanks for the information , danke shön

Does nunchuck work as well since it has a thumb stick?

You can also use a candle, witch works for everyone