He said WHAT?!!

[PAOerfulone]

Maybe HIS last one. But there's no way Nintendo is just going to let these games stop. They likely have had discussions with Sakurai about a potential successor who can take over his role as Director and Game Designer to ensure the series continues without missing a beat. When he left HAL Laboratory, they didn't suddenly stop making Kirby games. The puffball kept going on without missing a step.