what about that Link crossbow nonsense?

I'd say that this was pretty cruddy as well:

That damn thing sold more than most mainline Zelda titles.

For it's intended purposes (being a simple lightgun shooter) it's actually quite good.  Got my money's worth out of it easily ($3 used)

Banging pots and pans or turned over garbage pails is much more enjoyable.

That's sad? To be fair i avoided it, i bought that zapper thing used from gamestop

Almost forgot this one:

Everything about it felt half-assed.  Graphics, story, gameplay.  All sub-par.   Much better 3rd party kids titles out.

Pokepark 2 (how it got a sequel is beyond me) is better but actually rated lower.

im assuming sales, never underestimate the power of Pokemon and kids who dont know better

Are all shovelware titles Nintendo released for the Wii?
I know the Wii is infamous for shovelware, but it's sad to remember that Nintendo was also releasing a bunch of crap themselves. Truly sad.

It's a surprisingly fun game, to the point that I have often thought I would pay for a more fleshed out campaign.... chasing down moblins was fun!