For anyone with money/points to spend I have two recent releases that I strongly recommend:
Little King's Story Wii. It's like Pikmin and Harvest Moon, but better than both put together. Too bad they didn't advertise it more. There is a lot to do in the game, and don't let the colorful graphics fool you. This is a hardcore gamers game. There are a few mature concepts in the dialogue, but little kids won't get them anyway.
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits WiiWare. It's like LostWinds, but with better play control. It has a little lease in the graphics department, but that is more than made up for in the cool controls. You have direct control over the main character (unlike LostWinds), and use the pointer to interact with objects as you play.
There not much recently that I'd highly recommend for PS3, but if you haven't got Flower PSN yet... Buy it today!