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.

the wii u was criminally underrated

I’m surprised more people didn’t know this, I thought it was common knowledge 😭

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

Toad wii remote with Wii motion plus inside

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

Me when my parents wanted to watch tv

Y’all just found this out?!?

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 🤣

…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.

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

Oh my God. It's a toad wii remote with wii motion plus inside

I remember finding out about this, was playing Wii Mode a room away from the Wii U

Wii u is easily top 5 most underrated consoles ever

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.

I’m genuinely surprised more people don’t know this.

When it asks you for a display option, you can press “+” on the Wiimote and it’ll only output to the gamepad

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

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

Loved doing that when I was a kid 😂