Topic: Biggest waste of time playing a Nintendo video game?

I would like to know what is the Nintendo game or IP that you feel is the biggest waste of time, and I don't mean a lot of content or padding although padding is related to the question. I mean that you're not really enjoying it that much despite you playing it for some reason, and if you ever wonder why you aren't playing something else, for instance, an old favourite that really is a blast.

I'm going to choose Animal Crossing (IP).

Animal Crossing: City Folk. A barely different version of Wild World, which was already a disappointment compared to the original. Probably put 20+ hours into it before realizing "wait, what is the point of this?"

Isn't that the same as this thread?

https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/nintendo-switch/games_you...

Starfox Zero is the one I tried to like as much as I could. Star Fox is one of my favorite Nintendo franchises and I’m generally not to please but this game really rattled me as a fan. By Zoness I was basically forcing myself to play it and by the time I beat I immediately sold it. I just felt let down by what was essentially a worse and lazier retread of Star Fox 64, a game that was both already remade and is, itself, a remake. There are worse Nintendo games but this is one of those games that I hated the most. I guess I tried to beat just so I could say I beat all the Star Fox games, but I still felt really empty and sour over it. I want a new Star Fox still, but I really also really hope they let the stupid game go

Yes I used this as an excuse to rant about Zero again

@kkslider5552000 The first one I played was the original one, and I wondered many times why I was playing it, but I also find the latest Switch entry boring. The 3DS game, because the 3DS is so convenient for playing anywhere and because New Leaf is packed with fun features, was more enjoyable.

@Megas75 I also forced myself to beat it. The game is not good, it isn't anything special nor anything that older games in the series haven't done better, but the controls are atrocious and what I hated the most. When I beat the game, I only felt relief.

Mario Kart World. I did so much of the open world but I wasn't having fun.

Not really about the games themselves being a waste of time, but in 2022 and 2023 I wasted a lot of time on Shiny Hunting in both Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Pokemon Scarlet. If I recall correctly, I caught about 3 boxes worth of shinies across both games, but I only ever used 7 of those on my various teams, so most of them were caught and sent permanently to the boxes. Now I only shiny hunt Pokemon if it's a Shiny I really want to use on my team (recent examples being Gallade in Z-A and Naganadel in Ultra Moon). But yeah, I regret spending so much time on all those unnecessary shinies.

@Tasuki This is sort of different because it's more about games (or parts of games) that we stuck with, even in spite of them not being worth our time.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership is probably the best example I can think of. While I did like it at first, I ended up not liking it in the end... the game's pacing was just awful. It felt like the game was never going to end, lol... it didn't help that the game's load times were pretty lengthy, as well.

I didn't like Paper Mario: The Origami King too much either, for similar reasons. There were some parts that I just did not care for, and I really disliked the boss fights. I would say Sticker Star as well, but I gave up on that game early, after the second world. I hated that game's sticker mechanic.

I'd have to say that...Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition was. I just couldn't get into the dang combat mechanics as much as I would've liked...

Plus...call me a heretic...but also Paper Mario: TYD (Switch). I did play through most of the chapters...but then upon starting the 6th chapter...I just lost the motivation to continued onward...I had more fun with Super Mario RPG...

@UpsideDownRowlet That's one thing I liked about Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon...mostly Ultra Sun. It made getting shinies much more easier without the added frustration. The Ultra Worm Ride was the best with it. Had about 30 shinies in total in Ultra Sun. Only to not get a single Shiny Legendary or Ultra Beast...which doesn't bother me much...