Gran Turismo 5? Isn't that 2010 more likely? Especially since most of us don't live in Japan (only region I can see 09 happening).
I'm confused though, what do you mean by better year? Are you talking about sales, or for our (gamers) enjoyment? If it's sales, you missed the biggest selling game of next year (hint: it starts with "Wii").
One of the best selling handheld games will be Dragon Quest IX. Haven't looked at the DS all that much.
I'll just list Wii games people are looking forward to here: Arc Rise Fantasia, Spyborgs, Muramasa: Demon Blade, The Conduit, Monster Hunter 3, Little King's Story... also the slew of games Nintendo announced at TGS (not sure which are coming to the west). Nintendo may have more coming later in the year.
@coolestguyever: Again, the best selling game of next year is coming around springtime, and it's on the Wii. Nintendo is hard at work with their own games, while third parties have quite a lot coming. They don't need to price drop to make sales, and just forget about the HD model idea.
edit: I'm a slow poster, sorry 
