The WiiWare platform will surely give rise to weird party games such as the Beer Pong title that has been announced by JV Games. Set for release this June, the game will feature traditional tournament-style beer pong for up to four players, and Speed Pong, which has players throwing as fast as they can.

Apparently the game will make use of a “very accurate and realistic throw system”, enabling players to toss and bounce balls into cups placed across the table. It will make use of the motion-sensitive Wii controllers.

Don’t believe me? Check out the trailer below.

With the WiiWare service up and running, Nintendo today added two new original games to the service along with a lonely retro game to Wii’s Shop Channel.

Priced at 1000 Wii points, Konami’s Critter Round-up has players trying to herd farm animals and keep them from escaping (or whatever it is they are trying to do) from the player’s grasp. The second title is the latest entry in the popular top-down shooting series - Star Soldier R. Released by Hudson Soft, the game has players test their skills in 2 or 5 minute increments. It can be bought for 800 Wii points.

This week’s lonely retro release is Namco’s Skykid. Purchasable for 500 Wii points, the NES game has players enjoying the rivalry between Red Baron and Blue Max as they drop bombs on one another.

A new functionality is heading to the Wii pretty soon: gift giving. Gamers will be able to purchase and send games bought within the Virtual Console and upcoming WiiWare channels to their friends, who can then accept it and begin downloading the software. It is unknown whether current titles can be loaned out, or gifts have to be bought separately. No release date for the feature was mentioned.

“We think this will be a breakthrough in encouraging customers to spread news of fun games word of mouth,” said Satoru Iwata, president of the company. “We also hope to spur more users to connect their Wiis to the Internet.”

He also reiterated that Nintendo has no plans on dropping the price of the Wii anytime soon. However, they plan on bringing the Wii to China sometime next year.