Pro Evolution Soccer 2012

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
Cover featuring Cristiano Ronaldo
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami ARG MicroByte
Producer(s)	Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka (executive)
Series	Pro Evolution Soccer
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 Wii Nintendo 3DS iOS Android Windows Phone 7 Xperia Play Cloud (OnLive)
Release	September 27, 2011 PlayStation 3, Windows & Xbox 360 NA: September 27, 2011 (PS3, X360) KOR: October 6, 2011 (PS3, X360) JP: October 6, 2011 (PS3) AU: October 13, 2011 EU: October 14, 2011 iOS NA: September 29, 2011 PlayStation 2 & PlayStation Portable KOR: October 3, 2011 (PSP) EU: October 28, 2011 KOR: November 3, 2011 (PS2) JP: November 3, 2011 NA: November 8, 2011 AU: November 10, 2011 (PS2) AU: November 17, 2011 (PSP) Wii JP: November 3, 2011 EU: November 4, 2011 NA: November 15, 2011 AU: November 24, 2011 3DS EU: December 1, 2011 JP: December 8, 2011 NA: February 1, 2012 Windows Mobile NA: February 23, 2012
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (officially abbreviated as PES 2012 and known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2012 in Asia) is a video game which is the eleventh edition in the Pro Evolution Soccer series developed and published by Konami (and MicroByte in Argentina) with production assistance from the Blue Sky Team. Lionel Messi, who was the cover star for the series since PES 2009, was replaced by PES 2008 cover star Cristiano Ronaldo, while Shinji Kagawa replaces Messi as the cover star for the Japanese version. The US and Latin American cover features Santos player Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Like previous versions of the game, it will be exclusively licensed by UEFA to contain the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup competitions along with a license from CONMEBOL to feature the Copa Santander Libertadores. Referees' governing UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup matches will wear the official UEFA Champions League uniforms, which is a first for the series.Primeira Liga were included for the first time in series with three licensed teams.

On July 28, 2011, Konami confirmed that PES 2012 was going to be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows on October 14, 2011 in Europe and October 6, 2011 in Japan. At Gamescom 2011 it was announced that the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 versions would follow on October 28, 2011 and the Wii on November 4, 2011. The publisher has also confirmed that versions for Nintendo 3DS and iOS formats are also in development, with firm dates to follow.