Miyamoto reveals inspiration for plot of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo fame was interviewed in an issue of Famitsu (read the full thing here) about his work for the Zelda series. One interesting part of the article is where Miyamoto speaks about his inspiration for major elements of the final Wii Zelda game, Skyward Sword. Excerpts of the translated interview can be found after the break.

Writing editorials versus satirical articles

Hello there, all four of you. That might be putting it generously, since a majority of you are probably bots. Or maybe I've just viewed my own articles that many times? Surely not.

Man, I am just full of cliches.

None of you may be asking, "where are the editorials? I liked the direction of that Paper Mario one." Well, the answer is simple: I've sold out.

A picture of one of my readers. Ba-dum-tssh.

MASSIVE Plot Hole Discovered in "Final Fantasy VII"

The hit Playstation video game, Final Fantasy VII, has been revered by many to be one of the best video games of all time, receiving many amazing scores from various review sites. One of the features praised by critics is the game's story, which weaves a tale of identity, love, and environmental messages. However, one plot hole which has gone unnoticed has been recently uncovered by a fan on GameFAQs. Be warned, as this post will contain spoilers for the game.

Hojo as he appears in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Image source.

Nintendo releases "Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot" statistics

During the April 1, 2015 Nintendo Direct, the company announced they would open a voting website where fans could enter names of characters they'd like to see added to the popular crossover fighting game, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. After the first day, Nintendo let people in on some statistics regarding votes.

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How is Xenoblade Chronicles X's world so big? We have the answers!

As the designers of the game have stated that the game would be more than five times larger than the world of the original Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii, some fans are left wondering how a world that huge would fit onto a single disc.

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Nintendo lays out not-so-shocking mobile gaming plans

Earlier this year, it was announced that Nintendo was partnering with Japanese company DeNA to bring their franchises into the mobile space. Until now, fans have been wondering what a partnership such as this would bring, but some staff recently stepped forward to give excited gamers a taste of what to come.

Kingdom Hearts III development finished; musicians continue work, however

A group of developers stated on Twitter (the post has been since removed) that development for Kingdom Hearts III was finished. However, the musicians brought aboard to make the new theme are having some issues. Meanwhile, other sections of the crew are having problems putting the finishing touches on the game.

Well, if you think of it that way...

A while back, I got Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the 3DS. Going in with rather high hopes as I hadn't been disappointed by the series before, I came out feeling almost violated. "M-muh childhood," I whispered, having played the original two games whenever I was younger.

Frustrated, I quickly sold the game. That was the first game I had ever sold.

INTRODUCTION

Hello

Welcome to my blog, Rough Textures. I'd write some kind of "ironic" or funny statement that pokes fun at blogging as a whole or the state of video games and the related community, but I think all of those have been taken. So I guess I'll take the high road and write this statement that plays on those kinds of aforementioned blog slogans/jokes.