NBA 2K12 Wii Game

The game is expected to retain staples of the series such as Association Mode, My Player, the Shot Stick and Isomotion control.

On March 11th, Pastapadre.com reported that TNT commentator and voice of NBA 2K Kevin Harlan revealed in an interview on Damon Bruce's radio show that Steve Kerr would be joining him on commentary in NBA 2K12. Kerr previously provided commentary alongside Marv Albert for the NBA Live series from NBA Live 06 through NBA Live 10.

On May 17th, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game were confirmed to be on display at E3 2011.

On May 31st, a teaser trailer was released, containing NBA 2K11 footage. It confirmed the release date as October 4th 2011.

In an interview at E3 2011, producer Erick Boenisch touched upon improvements to the presentation in NBA 2K12. The game will feature dynamic game introductions with different clips and highlights rather than standard introduction cutscenes and further efforts have been made to imitate a TV-style broadcast, with improvements to the overlays and commentary track. Boenisch also confirmed a change that the game features a new system for shooting free throws. In a video interview, Rob Jones mentioned that enhancements would be made to the dribbling and post game, as well as a continued effort to move away from canned animations.

The PlayStation 3 version of NBA 2K12 will support PlayStation Move controls, with a control scheme dubbed NBA on the Move.

On August 3rd 2011, 2K Sports announced the inclusion of a new mode: NBA's Greatest. Building on the success and popularity of the Jordan Challenge, NBA's Greatest will allow players to recreate a historic game for fifteen NBA legends, complete with authentic broadcast presentation from their respective eras. Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were the first five legends confirmed upon the announcement of the mode, with Wilt Chamberlain, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, Oscar Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Isiah Thomas, Bill Russell, John Stockton and Jerry West being confirmed on August 18th. Full team rosters, along with a list of bonus teams, were revealed on August 19th.