Commenting on the IGN link posted last night.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/122/1223770p1.html
I still think that since we aren't going to see more of the same (and thank God), we're looking at a different direction for the series as Sakurai said. To me,
on hit canceling and character strings are the next big things for the series. It would be away of expanding on the game in a different way. Instead of increasing the quantity of the content, it'd be making the current content more dense.
BTW, I've talked to a couple of people of the idea of OHCs, chains, and other cancelings, and they're rather fond of the idea. Of course, these people play other fighting games as well so take that as you will.
@John
Did you enjoy Kimber's Farewell to **** Tour?