2012

The following is a list of notable events related to The D-Pad that occurred in 2012.

2012 in games

20 games released in 2012 have been played on The D-Pad.

#	Title	Platform	Start date	End date	Eps	Length	Series	Link
20	Nintendo Land	Wii U	November 11, 2013	August 7, 2020	17	10:40:18	The Legendary Let's Play	playlist
			November 28, 2024		1	02:24:24	The Ultimate Wii U	playlist
135	Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition	PC	April 13, 2016		1	02:23:56		video
191	Sonic.exe	PC	February 6, 2017		1	00:10:44	The Super Sonic Let's Play	video
263	Super Hexagon	iOS	April 3, 2018	April 7, 2018	3	03:05:48	You Do It	playlist
267	Sonic Adventure 2	PS3	May 8, 2018	June 11, 2018	25	08:03:58	The Super Sonic Let's Play	playlist
279	Sonic Adventure 2: Battle	PS3	July 20, 2018		1	00:46:14	The Super Sonic Let's Play	playlist
			June 30, 2023		1	03:37:07	Sonic Weekathon III Adventure	playlist
329	NiGHTS into Dreams...	PS3	December 26, 2018		1	00:18:04		video
357	Persona 3 FES	PS3	May 22, 2019	May 20, 2020	45	153:34:38		playlist
430	Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams...	PS3	December 20, 2019		1	00:36:32		playlist
456	DLC Quest	PC	March 1, 2020		1	00:28:21		video
502	Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition	Wii	June 25, 2020	July 7, 2020	6	02:19:57	The Dreamy Let's Play	playlist
724	Mega Man's Christmas Carol Remix	PC	December 25, 2021		1	00:55:50	The Mega Let's Play	playlist
816	Zone of the Enders: HD Edition	PS3	December 3, 2022		1	03:39:28		playlist
856	Castle Crashers	PC	March 10, 2023	April 13, 2023	3	04:59:07		playlist
930	Rabbids Land	Wii U	December 4, 2024		1	00:43:54	The Ultimate Wii U	video
936	Game Party Champions	Wii U	December 11, 2024		1	00:26:37	The Ultimate Wii U	video
939	ESPN Sports Connection	Wii U	December 16, 2024		1	01:35:52	The Ultimate Wii U	video
944	Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013	Wii U	December 21, 2024		1	00:22:21	The Ultimate Wii U	video
946	Sing Party	Wii U	December 22, 2024		1	00:30:34	The Ultimate Wii U	video
947	Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade	Wii U	December 23, 2024		1	00:37:36	The Ultimate Wii U	video

2012 in other media

#	Title	Format	Start date	End date	Eps	Length	Series	Link
67	The Amazing Spider-Man	Film	December 11, 2021		1	00:43:46	R-Rated	playlist

2012 in The D-Pad

• January 30 – February 5 – The first installment of Let's Predict the Super Bowl is released in two parts. It would go on to become an annual fixture and the channel's oldest continuously-running series.
• April 16 – Pokémon Rivals debuts with the first episode of Pokémon FireRed Version.
• April 18 – Putting Our Guests to the Test, a Top Gear-inspired Super Mario Kart series, debuts.
• April 29 – Putting Our Guests to the Test ends after only three episodes.
• May 31 – The D-Pad podcast on Podsmiths releases its forty-third and final episode.
• September 16 – The D-Pad releases a pilot episode for a new podcast.
• September 20 – The D-Pad podcast officially debuts its "second season", this time as a live web radio show airing on UNregular Radio. Each episode is re-uploaded to dpadup.com three days after its initial broadcast.