Wii remote synced but won't talk to games.

[AnyOldName3]

That's right, if it doesn't vibrate, it won't work.

I find that the sooner I open dolphin, go into the Wiimote config, and refresh it after connecting it by Bluetooth the more likely it is to work. Sometimes if I've already linked it to glovepie then I have to disconnect it in the Bluetooth stack and reconnect it to make it work.