The future of consoles will probably rest in the most unexpected of hands, Capcom. 
Remember, it was Code Veronica that sold alot of people on the Dreamcast.  It was Devil May Cry that made PS2's jump off of shelves.  They've pumped out many of the best and most memorable titles in history, and especially on these last 2 generations of machines.  Plus, did anyone do as much for the Gamecube as they did?  RE remake was amazing when it was released, and did anyone dispute RE4 as the best game of '05?  Its arguable that it may be the best game of this generation.  Either way, it's DMC4 that's most looked to for the PS3.  Dead Rising has been a huge hit for the 360.  Now the Wii with it's unique first person control scheme will get a unique RE?  Graphics important?  Sure.  But give me RE4 in 480p with alot more memory and I'll be just fine; and if it plays like the last one with the Wiimote?  Spectacular. 
Why am I saying this is so important?  Rumor has it that Microsoft may just buy Capcom.  May not happen, but if it does, picture all these franchises exclusive to the 360.  We've seen exclusive from them before, and how well did DMC and RE4 sell on the PS2?  After the way Rare has panned out, I'd understand if they're not sure about it.  Capcom isn't Rare, and considering how well MS's other studios are doing, this could be the telling blow of this generation, before the other 2 even get their feet under them.