Over the years, I've collected quite a few barren topics, from the 5 popular ones I was able to generate 18 dud ones.
And here they are sorted by year:
2008
Mobile Games YMHM: Darkest Fear trilogy (mobile games were no go back then, they still are)
Lost password - sometimes works, sometimes doesn't (wrong forum?)
2009
Launch of Walk with me! is delayed
Atsui 12 Game Furi Furi Party: from button-mashing to waggle master
2011 - the busy year
Shopping deals (seen a few of these come up)
Some Spanish GfK data from NoE Spain
Go Vacation - the other third-party Wii game (E3 mayhem killed this post, another topic flew with it)
Reflecting on the Wii U name (E3 mayhem victim?)
Europe's Nintendo Download 30/6 (never post Nintendo digital updates!)
Capcom & 3DSound / Nazo Waku Yakata
Play with your 3DS upside down?
Just Dance 3 overtakes Dance Central 2
2012
How many of you tried to buy a Raspberry Pi?
2013
Real World Racing Demo, race on real streets (two yearly fails, stopped me posting more in PC discussion)
You can do this on HTML5?
iDÉAME V - gameplay videos inside
2015
RIVE... Enthusiasm??? (for all home consoles)