Which Nintendo console received NBA 2K13 as a North American launch title?

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The Wii U received NBA 2K13 as a North American launch title. The game arrived for Nintendo’s new console when the Wii U launched in November 2012.

NBA 2K13 was also released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, PlayStation Portable, iOS and Android. Its Wii U version was notable because it used the console’s GamePad alongside the series’ basketball simulation, giving Nintendo players a version tailored to the new hardware.

The wording “North American launch title” is important. NBA 2K13 was not merely released on the Wii U at some later point; it was part of the system’s launch lineup in North America. It also appeared in the Wii U launch window in the PAL region, with the European release following in December.

NBA 2K13 was the only NBA 2K installment released for the Wii U. That makes the answer easy to confuse with the original Wii, which also received the game, but the North American launch-console distinction belongs to the Wii U.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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