I think Kid Icarus Uprising should have elevated that IP at least into the B-tier of Nintendo character IP alongside Kirby, Donkey Kong, etc. It was really quite good.
I liked Pilotwings Resort quite a bit too.
The NBA Courtside (Kobe Bryant) games back in the day were pretty good too but didn't get as much love as I think they deserved.
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is flat out my favorite Nintendo DS game period. And yeah I said what I said.







