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Do you use a stylus, or just a finger? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by WhoRoger@lemmy.world to c/3ds@lemmy.world
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I find it curious that I've never seen a video of someone controlling their DS/3DS touchscreen with just a finger.

I've used touchscreens on mobile devices even before the DS was out, and I almost never use the stylus, just my fingernail.

Recently I've been on a binge of trying out DS shooters that control the aiming via touchscreen, and just using my thumb I can hold the handheld like a normal console controller, with aiming similar to having a right thumbstick. Can't imagine fiddling with a stylus to aim, ew.

And no I don't have long fingernails, just completely normal human ones. I'm also not worried about damaging the screen - if anything, fingernails are softer than hard plastic.

Am I really the only one?

Made a poll in the comments, please vote by upvoting, I'm curious.

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 month ago

Never got the chance to test an actual DS, but controlling the bottom screen on the Old 3DS was a miserable experience for me, and in the New 3DS XL the bottom screen was big enough for the precision to be bearable. While losing some reaction time, I much prefer the stylus.