IMO, I do get Sakurai's point and he definitly wants to take a break from the series. It's not really the end of the world though. Sakurai did mention if there's a huge problem (Diddy Kong Dthrow to Uair being too good for instance), he will fix that. However, there's some problems about Sakurai's interview:



1. Why not let Namco Bandai handle the balance changes? After all, they have experience with the game and know most of the balance and mechanics. This will allow Sakurai to relax even more and Namco Bandai will handle the problems.



2. This seems like a wasted opportunity IMO. Don't get me wrong, this still could all change in the future, but this game could be the most balanced in the series, but due to little to no patches in the future, that seems very unlikely to happen for a long time.



P.S. I don't think Diddy is as OP as Metaknight. I like the changes they made to him, but that ridiculous knockback on Uair and low knockback on Dthrow really makes him top tier. You compare his Uair to Captain Falcons Uair; Captain Falcon's Uair doesn't even kill as early as Diddy's Uair, even with rage, and Falcon's Uair combos into itself and deal more damage.