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It launched with a fairly hefty price tag for a portable console--$250 in the United States, ￥25,000 in Japan, about £220 in the UK, and similar prices elsewhere. No previous iteration of the DS had launched for more than $200, and the Wii launched at the same price. The system generally did not sell out at release in most locations. However, Nintendo stated this was due to their learning from the Wii shortage and having produced a higher supply to satisfy initial demand. The first several months of the console's lifespan did not meet expectations sales-wise, widely attributed to the steep asking price and the poor launch line-up.
A price drop occurred worldwide on August 12, cutting about a third off the launch price; the US price dropped from $250 to $170, for example. Early adopters who had bought the system before this were given access to the 3DS Ambassador Programme, an initiative which allows free early access to 10 [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] titles that Nintendo plans to make available for other 3DS owners as well as an additional 10 exclusive [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] titles that Nintendo currently does not plan to make available for other 3DS owners. Sales began to increase significantly after this, and by the end of November 2011 total hardware sales in the US had [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120023119/http://blogs.ft.com/fttechhub/2011/11/new-nintendo-wii-3ds-sales-records/ surpassed that of the original DS's first-year sales.]
In September 2011, Nintendo announced the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130718234111/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/31085/slider-pad-is-official-name-for-circle-pad-attachment/ Circle Pad Pro (Slider Pad in Japan)], an accessory which adds another slider pad (plus LZ and RZ, 2 additional shoulder triggers) to the device when attached. It launched in Japan in December 2011 along with ''Monster Hunter Tri G'', the first title to officially support the accessory. It would later become available in the West in February 2012, aligning roughly with the launch of the second compatible title, ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]''.
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