Tommy Gun Posted June 19, 2006 There have been some posts about where to get a thumb stylus (you can't buy them). Well I was at Circuit City and grabbed the new DS Lite stylus pack made by MadCatz (ew, but how can they screw up a stylus, right?). I don't have a Lite, but I really wanted the bigger styluses, they're great. It comes with all three colors. I've been using it to play Monkey Ball, and it's fine, my screen isn't scratched (I was a *little* worried). It also comes with a thumb stylus (they've sold this before with the standard styluses). This one doesn't have a lanyard, it's velcro and goes right around your thumb (I hate the cord anyway). It's a bit different though, it has a point on it, it's not flat like the real one. The only thing that might be a problem is that the point is the same plastic as the body, it doesn't have a smooth plastic tip like the pen styluses. In other words, it looks a bit rough, so it might scratch your screen. It's also just so pointy that I'm afraid I'll press too hard. I think I'm going to sand it down a little and smooth it out, and then it'll probably rock. I don't think I'm going to bother with the screen protectors, my screen is still fine and I go crazy with Ouendan. The link is here if you want to see a picture (you really can't see the thumb stylus though), it's $5 for the whole thing, not a bad deal: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Mad-Catz-Stylus-Screen-Protector-Pack-MOV-024130-/sem/rpsm/oid/152024/catOid/-13861/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted June 19, 2006 I got one of those a while ago with a pack of madcatz original DS styli. Problem was, the regular stylus scratched up my screen, so I was terrified to try out the pointy-lookin' thumb thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Gun Posted June 20, 2006 That was a big concern for me, but I really looked closely at the tips to see if they were rough, and they seem to be fine. I wonder if the Lite ones are different than the originals (tip-wise). I'm definitely going to smooth out the thumb stylus before I use it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted June 21, 2006 Yeah, I'm already on the back-up stylus that nintendo gave me with my lite, so I'm going to need another replacement sometime soon. Was hoping for first-party, but have yet to see them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erik Posted June 22, 2006 Well, I'm buying the Lite tomorrow (EU release), if it doesn't go out of stock (hopefully it should be available easily here). I never thought about asking about fragility. Didn't know about these screen/styluses problems : thanks for the info guys ! I'll be extra-careful until I find this kind of of accessories in my country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Gun Posted June 25, 2006 I stopped using the MadCatz stylus. I don't know if it was actually scratching my screen (nothing major, so it's hard to tell), but if you look closely at the tip there's a *little* rough spot, and it's making me nervous. I don't want to use a screen protector, so I'm just going back to the standard stylus. Sucks, because I really like the bigger ones. I hope Nintendo releases them soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted June 26, 2006 I'm guessing a lot of people have had scratching problems since the DS Lite manual is full of "DO NOT USE A THIRD-PARTY STYLUS" warnings, which while you'd expect to see anyway, seemed a little emphasised. They seem to stock a load of them in GAME, so fortunately I have somewhere to go should I lose both of the standards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Gun Posted June 27, 2006 I realized that Nintendo.com has all their styluses in stock in their store (including Lite and thumb styluses!), but the Lite ones are white only (honestly, I don't know if it matters, but it actually seemed harder to see when I was playing with the white MadCatz one). I went to GameStop and they had black ones there! I paid $7.99 for two, same as nintendo.com, but then I went to Circuit City and they had them for $5, argh. Oh well. Definitely better quality than MadCatz, although subtle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites