The problem with mini-games

[Zantetsuken]

The solution: Make the rewards NOT awesome, and make the minigame fun enough to warrant playing without a reward.

If the minigame NEEDS a reward, then the minigame isn't FUN ENOUGH.

If it NEEDS a reward, don't bother implementing it.

While I'm inclined to agree, the devs apparently believe that a game without relevant rewards will quickly be abandoned - and thus will be a waste of resources.

Much like FFXI's Choco Racing was.