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.

  • dinckel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    I’ve played games on the DS family of consoles since the launch of the fat DS, and there are 3 distinct cases where I find the stylus necessary:

    • SM64DS
    • Tiny icons in a crowded UI
    • Keyboard

    Everywhere else, it’s easier to just tap something with your finger

    • WhoRoger@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I can use the keyboard with my fingers too. I used to have a Sony Ericsson P900 smartphone waaaay back which had a much narrower screen than my 2DSXL, so I guess I have the training.

      • dinckel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Honestly, that’s fair hahaha! I used to have one too but depending on the amount of typing it may have just been faster to switch to a stylus