Pin demanded despite Bluez module ; xwiishow list not working

[Crysambrosia]

Running Arch Linux : I'm attempting to pair either an original Wii Remote (RVL-003) or a Wii Remote Plus (RVL-036), but both bluetoothctl and Gnome keep demanding a PIN. The controllers are both official, xwiimote is installed, and specifically recompiled bluez myself with --enable-wiimote, which I verified using the method listed on Arch Wiki (grep wiimote /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd).

When connecting without a PIN, running xwiishow list produces the output

Listing connected Wii Remote devices:
End of device list

The Wiimote is generally unresponsive until disconnected.

If you need me to run any commands and link their output, please tell me. I'm unsure what other information may help.