Does the Wii Steering Wheel Work with Older (Non-Wii) Games? No

No. The Wii steering wheel only works with Wii games that explicitly support it.

Why

• Bluetooth protocol: The wheel communicates via Wii Remote Bluetooth; older consoles (GameCube, N64, etc.) don't recognize it
• No emulation: The Wii cannot translate wheel inputs for non-Wii software (including GameCube backward compatibility mode)

If a game doesn't list Wii Wheel support, you must use the standard Wii Remote, Classic Controller, or GameCube controller (for GC games).