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The Witness is an indie puzzle game developed by Jonathan Blow,  and was announced during Sony’s conference to be released for the Playstation 4. However, when questioned about the game being for the Playstation 4 platform, he replied:

Basically, you’ll see The Witness on PS4 before you’ll see it on the next Microsoft console or on the Wii U, presuming we eventually do ports to those consoles. Ideally we want the game to be in as many places as we can get it, but since we are a small developer and it’s a complicated game, we can only do so much at once.

This means that we could possibly see the game for the Wii U, and personally I’d love that. The game looks interesting and would be a nice addition to the Wii U, possibly as a downloadable game from the eShop. Also, it appears it could make use of the GamePad with its various puzzles.

Would you like to see The Witness released for the Wii U?

A user on NeoGAF has shared a series of posts that provide a relative understanding of the Wii U hardware in relation to the Xbox 720 and PS4. Supposedly, he is a developer who has proven himself to the moderators on the forum, but as with anything, be skeptical. It’s also very early days for the other consoles, so a lot of things can change between now and then.

This apparent developer compares the Wii U to a “low specs PC” and, while the “PS4 is not final yet and can change a lot”, the next Xbox is “more or less clear right now” and “the gap is big in almost every part”.

He specifically mentions, in response to someone disagreeing there will be a major difference with graphics that, “no, it will be noticeable (technically speaking)”. Of course, “noticeable” is a relative term in itself. But will be interesting to see if these systems make the Wii U look like another Wii in terms of raw power.

Okay, so MCV reported that the Xbox 720 and PS4 will be shown at E3. But Industry Gamers is saying that one of the consoles (or perhaps both of them) will launch during Christmas 2012.

One of the biggest advantages Nintendo has with the Wii U is that it was expected to launch at least a year before the other consoles. They may have a much tougher battle to face if it turns out that Microsoft, Sony, or both of them close that gap by a matter of months (or even weeks).

MCV is reporting that “both the Xbox 360 successor AND a follow up to the PS3 will be shown at E3 2012.” If true, this means the Wii U will have a lot more to compete with in terms of grabbing the attention of the media and the gamers tracking the event online. What’s also particularly impressive is that:

It will mark the very first time in the show’s 17-year history that three fresh, rival console formats will be so directly comparable.

This might end up being one hell of a show.