i'm not planning on spending more than $30 on any game. i bought too much stuff last year that just ended up going on sale shortly after for much better prices. i learned my lesson the hard way. i also made the mistake of getting my wife and son games they hardly ever played, including a 360 with kinect.
this year, hopefully they'll have some solid triple-a's like, ass creed, skyrim, and mass effect 3 for cheap, but mostly i'm looking for vita or 3ds bundles and maybe that new super slim ps3 that's been rumored.