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.

  • timo_timboo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Its just unprecise and annoying. For 1, 2 taps yeah maybe, but for more I don’t know why you wouldn’t use the stylus

    • WhoRoger@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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      1 year ago

      🤷‍♂️ what can I say… If it offends you that much, use a stylus, I can be just as precise with my finger. I see no reason to fiddle with the stylus and hold the 3ds in some weird way instead of like a gaming device.