Look how great Nintendo's software output is

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Nintendo does need more diversity in their lineup. Too many mascot centric games. I know they love their cartoony designs, but when 80%+ of your releases could pass as a Saturday Morning Cartoon, you are going to have some issues in attracting a truly broad gamer audience.

Their publishing in the 90s even was far more balanced, look at the N64's first three years

1996:

• Super Mario 64
• Pilotwings 64
• Shadows Of The Empire
• Cruis'n USA (Co Published by Midway)
• Killer Instinct Gold
• Wave Race 64
• Mario Kart 64

1997:

• 1997
  • Mischief Makers (Published by Nintendo outside of Japan)
  • Bomberman 64
  • Blast Corps
  • Star Fox 64
  • GoldenEye 007
  • Tetrisphere
  • Diddy Kong Racing
  • Yoshi's Story

• 1998
  • 1080° Snowboarding
  • F-Zero X
  • Bomberman Hero
  • Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
  • Banjo-Kazooie
  • Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics
  • Mario Party
  • Cruis'n World
  • Pocket Monsters' Stadium
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • Hey You, Pikachu!

Yes quite a few mascot-ey games in there, but a fair number of games that weren't as well.