I'm kind of sad to see Nintendo bucking to the trend, but at least its one more sign its getting on with the times.
I do hate it when DLC is used by publishers as a means to nickel n' dime the fanbases, and few are as guilty of that as Bandai/Namco and Capcom. Considering half my 3DS library consists of their titles, I do hope they show some restraint in applying the existing console models to the 3DS in the future.
Looking over at Ridge Racer Vita, that doesn't much look like a likely scenario.