2012 (year)

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2012

Summary to be updated.

January

• January 18th: SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH is released to Japanese arcades.
  • It marks the BEMANI game part of the new eAMUSEMENT Participation system, where the machine has to be connected to the eAMUSEMENT network for the game to start up. If not, the game will not run.
  • All future BEMANI arcade releases from this point onward would follow this system.

February

• February 1st: BOOM BOOM DANCE / Rhythm Party is released for the Xbox Live Arcade.
  • It marks the final BEMANI game on a home console to date.
• February 15th:
  • wac's first album, 音楽, is released.
  • Dormir's first album, Petit March, is released.
• February 23rd: GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 is released to Japanese arcades.
• February 29th:
  • beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.
  • BEST HIT YCO, a best hits album featuring long-contributing commission artists Y&Co.'s various BEMANI songs, is released.
  • REFLEC BEAT ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.
  • REFLEC BEAT limelight ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.
  • Twinkle World EP released.

March

• March 7th: Sana's third and final compilation album with KONAMI, Sana Coffret, is released.
• March 14th: jubeat copious APPEND is released to Japanese arcades.
• March 21st:
  • GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 Original Soundtrack 1st season released.
  • A remastered version of Asaki's first album, 神曲, is released.
• March 27th: DanceEvolution ARCADE is released to Japanese arcades.
• March 28th: jubeat copious APPEND SOUNDTRACK is released.

June

• June 15th: Jimmy Weckl leaves KONAMI to work as a freelancer.
• June 27th: DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX ~X3 SIDE~ Original Soundtrack released.

July

• July 25th: pop'n music 20 fantasia original soundtrack released.

September

• September 19th: beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro is released to Japanese arcades. It marks the first game in the series to be in HD.
• September 25th: jubeat saucer is released to Japanese arcades.

October

• Unknown date: 乐动魔方 全国对战版 is released to Chinese arcades, marking it as the final version of the jubeat series to be imported into Mainland China.

November

• November 14th: jubeat plus (Android) is released for Xperia phones/tablets.
• November 21st:
  • REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter- is released to Japanese arcades.
  • GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 Original Soundtracks 2nd season released.
  • jubeat saucer ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -Smith- released.
  • Sota Fujimori's fourth album, SYNTHESIZED4, is released.

December

• December 5th: pop'n music Sunny Park is released to Japanese arcades.

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