Screw you, Virtual Console.

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by Angrist

Wrong. The sensor bar is only used to calibrate the controller. Try covering up the sensor bar after you've done that.

True. However, the sensor bar does play a role while you're playing the game. When you're swinging the Wiimote around a lot (like, say, during a frenetic bit of combat or something) the calibration for the sword's position will slowly become off. It uses the sensor bar as a point of reference to keep the sword centered. Try aiming the Wiimote away from the TV and swing the sword around for a while. You'll notice it'll go out of wack after a while. Point it back at the screen/sensor bar and your sword will go back to where it should be automatically. Its pretty neat.