Atari VCS Wireless Joystick as mouse

I bought a friend an Atari VCS Wireless Joystick as a Christmas gift thinking ( incorrectly ) it would work with an Atari 2600+ . My only defense is that, I didn&rsquo;t realize the VCS is different, the joystick looks the same and, I&rsquo;m stupid for not reading the fine print. I subsequently bought my friend the correct, CX40+ . I am intrigued to see whether I can now repurpose the joystick as…