Hoilday season gaming period starts basically at the end of the month when basically a brand new hot release is released every week starting from mid-end of august to december. So what is your big list of games you are going to buy out of all these hot releases, maybe we can see what the gamrconnect community are going to be buying day 1 on mass. 

My list of games are:

Deus Ex Human Revelution

Bodycount (Maybe, depends)

Red Orcestra 2 Heroes of Stalingrad (love ww2 online games)

Dead island

Hard Reset 

BattleField 3

Modern Warfare 3 (i wont be buying this, but sucker brothers will be wasting there money) 

Saints Row 3 

twisted metal

uncharted 3 

rage

skryim 

There will be more, like most likely 10-20 steam sales games and i am sure i am missing an array of titles. 

edit: How could i forget Uncharted 3, i have been hyped for this for 2 years and i forget :D, also as i go though the list i start remember games on my confirmed list. 

these threads pop up a lot but for some reason I never mind them. My list for the rest of the year iirc:

SotC/Ico
Disgaea 4
Atelier Totori
Xenoblade
Dead Island
Uncharted 3
Twisted Metal
Rune Factory Oceans
Dark Souls
Number of PSN games

I'm not gonna buy that much but here's the games I will buy for sure:

Modern Warfare 3 (PS3)
Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360)
Uncharted 3
Assassin's Creed Revelations (PS3)
Batman AC: (PS3)
Halo CER

Might buy if it has good reviews:
Twisted Metal
Dark Souls

Dark souls
Skyward sword
Uncharted 3
Battlefield 3
Assassin's creed revelations
Resistance 3

More I'm sure just those off the top of my head.

Here's the definite buy list.

Halo: CEA

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Forza 4

The Witcher 2 (xbox 360 version)

Maybe buy list:

Gears 3

Rage

MW3

Assassin's Creed: Revalation 

Battlefield 3

Well I guess that's what I get for not reading the OP heh.

I'll edit.

Playstation 3
- Dark Souls 
- Uncharted 3 
- Assassin's Creed Revelations (Price cut)
- Batman Arkham City (Price cut)
Xbox 360
- Gears of War 3 
- Skyrim (GOTY Edition whien it releases)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (maybe)
Wii
- Skyward Sword

Four Day one purchase: Dark Souls, Uncharted 3, Skyward Sword, & Gears of War 3
Three to get later: Revelations, Arkham City, Skyrim
Once maybe: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Deus Ex: Human Revolution
God Of War: Origins Collection
Resistance 3
WarHammer 40,000: Space Marine
Twisted Metal
Never Dead
Uncharted 3: Drake´s Deception COLLECTORS EDITION
Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
King of Fighters XIII
Shadow Of the Colossus and Ico Collection
TEKKEN HYBRID
Metal Gear Solid: HD COLLECTION
Silent Hill: Downpour
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 one
Assasins´s Creed: Revelations
Cursed Crusade (maybe)
No More Heroes: Paradise (maybe)

and also the Witcher 2.  Link: http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/01/witcher-2-360-gets-pushed-into-q1-2012/

Just got Bleach today

Uncharted 3, Batman, KOF13, AC Revelations, Zelda are day 1

NMHs paradise, Deus Ex, Sonic, Rayman, Saints Row, HOD overkill PS3 are games i will get ASAP if not day 1