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Two new Virtual Console games are on track for the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom) and Ninja Gaiden (Famicom) will be out on March 26. Pricing is set at 900 yen and 500 yen respectively.

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“Metroidvania” is a term that’s commonly used in the gaming industry today. Initially though, longtime Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi “was surprised by the name.”

That’s what Igarashi told USGamer while speaking about Metroidvania. He also revealed how he originally set out to make “a Legend of Zelda style game.”

He said:

“I was actually surprised by the name. In my heart, I really wanted to create a Legend of Zelda style game. But I suppose that when you turn Zelda into a 2D platformer, yes, it resembles Metroid. I thought it was because of the game’s super jump, which is very similar to Super Metroid’s.”

“When I left Konami, they told me I couldn’t use the name Castlevania when talking about my plans. So it was actually really handy that the word ‘Metroidvania’ existed!”

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A trio of Nordic titles have been discounted on the Wii U eShop. They are as follows:

Darksiders II – $19.99 (was $59.99)
Wheel of Fortune – $19.99 (was $49.99)
Jeopardy – $19.99 (was $49.99)

Each of the deals above is valid through April 1.

Thanks to PattonFiend for the tip.

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Renegade Kid’s Jools Watsham has revealed the file size for Moon Chronicles. The game’s first episode weighs in at 173MB, Watsham confirmed on Twitter.

He said:

Also on Twitter, Watsham noted that Moon Chronicles’ submission to Nintendo is imminent:

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Downloadable content for the “Hero” games is on the way out.

After March 31, users will be unable to purchase extra songs for the Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, and Band Hero games. Note that the Guitar Hero servers will be kept online and previously-purchased content will still be accessible.

In light of today’s announcement, select tracks have gone on sale. Players can save up to 50 percent on certain songs.

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