Sorry for the confusion, that wasn't my point. The issue isn't that there would be a ton of research to wade through, the issue is that scientists whose research didn't pan now have a track record of failure. I can easily imagine a academic position hiring conversation going like "This guy has a higher failure to success ratio than average, and his successful projects aren't above average."

EDIT: But perhaps I'm being too cynical (must be the New Year). Such a journal has been constructed.

http://www.jnrbm.com/

With luck, it will be wildly (un)successful :).