Splatoon won my Game of the Year award last year. It's a new Nintendo IP and it has legs to stand on, and even non-gamers can play and enjoy it. That's why it won on my list.
You should get Shovel Knight, it's a great game.
My favorite was when my brother Jeff made a rocket powered donut in LBP.
Oh yeah I forgot about Pokemon PInball. Great game on GBC and GBA!
I loved the GBA. Even though Puzzle Fighter is one of my favoirte puzzlers, I didn't like it on the GBA because the screen was so small. I can't recall any really good pinball games on the GBA (Sonic's Pinball Party was kind of decent), but Metroid Prime Pinball on the DS was very good.
If you liked Link to the Past, you'll love Link Between Worlds.
Yes, Kirby's Epic Yarn has one of the better soundtracks on the Wii. And it's a really fun game, too. It has a lot in common with Yoshi's Woolly World.
I just remembered another song in Woolly World that I liked: "Fluffin Puffin Babysitting."
The two-screen battles and mini-games in Bowser's Inside Story were handled much the same way as Dream Team, but I found Bowser's game much more fun. You should try it if you haven't already.
Yeah I like adult humor every now and then, but anything on the Family Guy/South Park level isn't my cup of tea.
The music in Yoshi's Woolly World is great. But then, it was made by the same folks (Good Feel) who did Kirby's Epic Yarn, which also had a great soundtrack. My favorite songs in Woolly World are the second stage theme (the one where you are bouncing on springy trees, catchy as hell). And I also like the lava stage becuase the music is all rock metal and totally unfitting for Yoshi. So it's funny.
