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First game with a D-pad - Kakariko Kid - 03-09-2015
I do not know if this has been submitted in any way, but I tried looking around trivia for a while and didn't find it. Anyways...
Donkey Kong Game and Watch is the first piece of hardware to use the cross-shaped directional pad aka the d-pad
http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/clubn/game-and-watch-ball-reward/0/4