Another report of these hints is here:
Mark Gatiss Drops More 'Sherlock' Season 3 Hints
Interestingly Davina, in the comments at the bottom of your posted article I find someone with a very good comment:
"The first two paragraphs of this article offer nothing from Gatiss to back up the claims made there. The quotes provided from Gatiss certainly don't say that he wants to create new villains instead of adapting ones from Conan Doyle. I wonder if this is just yet another out of many articles where the reporter created his/her own rather fanciful interpretation of what was actually said."
I agree with that comment, reading both articles (as obviously they came from the same 'speech' made by Gatiss) there is nothing to suggest Gatiss is creating any entirely new villains. I hate shoddy reporting.
Oh, and here's Bleeding Cool's article:
Steven Moffat And Mark Gatiss “Telling Different Types Of Stories” In Sherlock Series 3
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Also, please note that sentences can also end in full stops. The exclamation mark can be overused.
Sherlock Holmes 28 March 13:08
Mycroft’s popularity doesn’t surprise me at all. He is, after all, incredibly beautiful, clever and well-dressed. And beautiful. Did I mention that?
--Mark Gatiss
"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."
Robert McCloskey