Super Mario 3D World is awesome! My wife and I played through it and had a blast. I can't imagine what 4-player co-op would be like.
I enjoyed playing Other M too. I think the moment-to-moment gameplay is a lot of fun. It's too linear for a Metroid game though (I think) and I'm not a big fan of the forced arena combat (at least the combat is fun). And of course, there is the terrible characterization of Samus...
I certainly can't help you. I've started too many games in the last two months and now I'm having trouble just finding time for them lol.
It's a real standout game. I hope you get to experience it sometime!
I thought of you when I got it. I remember you singing its praises a year or whatever ago.
You gotta play it, man. Just set aside two hours when you won't be interrupted. I would suggest using headphones too. And yeah, I think it's length is perfect.
I wouldn't mind if Nintendo's Tokyo EAD team took a break from Mario to make Jungle Beat 2. Of course, since there is no way to use the bongo controller on any of Nintendo's current systems, it's just a pipe dream 
I had listened to the soundtrack well before playing the game and wasn't sure what the big deal was but it fits the game so very perfectly. It's quite astounding, really.
Normally I do a pretty good job of sticking with a console game and a portable game, maybe three games tops, but things just got out of control this time lol
Jungle Beat is more of a hassle because of needing the bongo controller (don't bother with the Wii port) but it's definitely worth it. Of course, for Journey you need a PS3...
Good picks. I liked how Kirby's Pinball Land incorporated aspects of the platforming games. I definitely still felt like a Kirby game. I liked Air Ride as well. I was so bummed when it didn't come out on the N64! It was briefly shown in one of those Nintendo promotional VHS tapes but then disappeared, so I was excited when it finally came out on the GameCube. I liked the topdown races best.
I'd love to see a new Canvas Curse.
