He never said anything at all NEGATIVE towards new characters, nor did he imply that new IPs have no value. Some people will read anything into anything if it suits their personal beliefs/agenda.
What he WAS saying in that quote, is that he personally feels providing new gameplay experiences is more important than simply pumping out new games with brand new characters all the time. And that should come as a surprise to NO ONE, if you stop to consider that is pretty much backed up by anything the man has ever worked on or been involved with. He has always put gameplay first.







