pper ▁Jay - Z , ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁cur ated ▁its ▁sound track . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁NBA ▁ 2 K ▁game ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁W ii ▁and ▁Play Station ▁Port able , ▁the ▁only ▁install ment ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁W ii ▁U ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁be ▁available ▁on ▁pure ▁hand h eld ▁systems . ▁ ▁Development ▁Ar ound ▁mid - J une ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 K ▁Sports ▁announced ▁a ▁' Un cover ▁the ▁Cover ' ▁where ▁the ▁more ▁twe ets ▁# N BA 2 K 1 3 ▁got ▁the ▁more ▁cl ues ▁would ▁be ▁revealed ▁about ▁the ▁cover ▁athlet es . ▁ 2 K ▁also ▁announced ▁NBA ▁ 2 K 1 3 ' s ▁compatibility ▁with ▁K ine ct ▁for ▁the ▁X box ▁ 3 6 0 . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁leg ends ▁from ▁NBA ▁ 2 K 1 2 ▁have ▁been ▁removed : ▁Julius ▁Er ving ▁and ▁K are em ▁Abd ul - J ab bar . ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 K ▁Sports ▁announced ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁bonus ▁for ▁pre - order ing ▁the ▁game , ▁buy ers ▁would ▁receive ▁download able ▁content ▁for ▁an ▁All ▁Star ▁Week end , ▁which ▁would ▁feature ▁the ▁S lam ▁D unk ▁Cont est , ▁Three ▁Point ▁Cont est , ▁R ising ▁Stars ▁Challenge , ▁and ▁the ▁NBA ▁All ▁Star ▁Game . ▁Also ▁a ▁sh oe ▁cre ator ▁was ▁developed , ▁with ▁N ike