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Do you use a stylus, or just a finger? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

One thing I'd love is a magnetic solution for the stylus. I play on a 3DS XL attached to the Monster Hunter 3DS grip. The downside of this grip is that it blocks access to the stylus. I wish there was an easy way to have a magnetic stlyus that could attach to a grip so it's easily plug and play.

Since the 3DS shop closure, I'm revisiting the 3DS and playing games in my spare time and finding that I need that stlyus for the input precision compared to my finger. It gets a bit annoying when I'm on the go and trying to get a quick game in, to the point where I may have to fabricate my own solution.