It's once again Monday, and that can only mean one thing: more games to eat away at your Wii's tiny internal memory, yay! But first, a bit of news:

Star Soldier R tournament begins soon: Hudson's brand-new WiiWare title, Star Soldier R, might not have impressed everyone, but it will be the first WiiWare game to have an online tournament.

The Star Soldier R "Shoot Now, Win Prizes Later" kicked off May 27th and ends on June 24th. Players with certain scores in five-minute mode will get awesome prizes, like 16,000 Wii Points and "Hudson's Top 5 Wii Games" for first place. However, Husdon is being a bit creative and is awarding prizes to 1st, 10th, and 16th place, with ten users chosen at random out of the remaining players who register to win random prizes.

Want to enter? Sign up at Hudson's Web site.

100 WiiWare games already lined up: Nope, that's no typo. According to an interview posted by IGN, America's senior director of project development Tom Prata says, "Currently, there are about 100 games in development for WiiWare at various stages of completion." Of course, that means some will be coming sooner than later, and full details were not available, but we can hope that many of these are from people with new ideas on how to use the Wii remote. You know, what everyone else hasn't been doing.

This week sees three games come to the Wii Shop Channel, focusing mainly on the WiiWare side of things. One's a remake of an overlooked puzzler from a few years back, while the other WiiWare title tries to shake up a popular genre a little bit:

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Protöthea (UbiSoft, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points): Protöthea is a top-down scrolling shooter game with free movement that puts players in complete control of a last-generation spaceship. The mission is to destroy the asteroid called Maqno 01 and finish with the plans of The Core. UbiSoft's Protöthea introduces new concepts to a beloved, classic game style while mixing genres and utilizing the full capabilities of the Wii console, from graphics to controls. Players of all ages and experience levels will enjoy taking command of their ship, blasting through four different worlds in 10 challenging missions. Use your weapons arsenal and the special bonus items to help you accomplish your mission, and don't forget to slow down time and take an edge over the enemy.