Actually, this year I've been thinking of checking out some older games that I missed the first time around, rather than heading straight for the new items. Of course, this year I got SSBB, but I know I finally want to get onto the vintage game store and get my own downloads of Chrono Trigger and The Secret of Mana and so on.
Also, when I made my "When did casual gaming become such a horrible thing?" thread here not too long ago, complete with lament about so many FPS's all being alike, I got several recommendations to try The Darkness, so I'll probably hunt down a copy of that too.