Every Nintendo Stylus

I hope you like pens.
*covering every standard first-party stylus, as much as I would love to fit the Bimoji Training Calligraphy Stylus into the runtime
00:00 Intro
00:43 Nintendo DS
02:15 Nintendo DS Lite
03:10 Nintendo DSi
03:37 Nintendo DSi XL
05:03 Nintendo 3DS
06:09 Nintendo 3DS XL
06:40 Wii U GamePad
07:10 Nintendo 2DS
07:53 New Nintendo 3DS
08:49 New Nintendo 3DS XL
09:38 New Nintendo 2DS XL
10:14 Nintendo Switch
11:49 Epilogue
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Written and edited by Akfamilyhome
Intro animation by @ThattsCherry
Original intro theme composed and arranged by @COCONABEOFFICIAL
Original endslate theme composed by Megan Kellough @diamondthorns
#Nintendo #NintendoDS #Nintendo3DS #WiiU

[@startyournintengines]

"Hello little stylus!" *hello Mario*

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

I LOVE THIS MEME

[@SKCro.]

funnily enough this line was never in the original video At first I thought “maybe it’s a perfectly cut part of the original” or that it was in a different voice, but no, the phrase wasn’t there to begin with :P If you’re wondering, the original video’s name is something like “Mario’s 3DS Tour”

[@buttercuup02]

@@SKCro. That line is originally from a joke "sex ed" Mario video on youtube. Mario introduces himself and Luigi to the audience in his classic italian accent and luigi is just like "hello, Mario."

[@mightywaranvil2912]

'Ello, little puppy! That's-a-hoooooe! Nintendo also plays--games! ~Geibuchan

[@misiuthebear]

"Hello little stylus" *KIRYU KAZUMA DESU*

[@berrgp64]

I can't believe you ignored the limited edition preorder bonus Super Mario Maker 2 stylus. 0/10

[@Oli_Void]

I'm sorry... the WHAT??? Edit: I just looked it up and why is it so expensive?? :(

[@berrgp64]

@@Oli_Void From being limited edition, I guess.

[@kermishonok]

waaaaaaait... preorder bonus? I got this stylus along with the game just by buying it in the store... Or are we talking about different stylus?

[@Oli_Void]

@@kermishonok sometimes they give out preorder bonuses with regular purchases when they have extra in stock.

[@kermishonok]

@@Oli_Void it's make sence

[@ettorealessi2742]

i, as an 8 yo kid when the original 3ds was released, did in fact use my stylus half-extended. as my hands grew larger i kept extending it more and more. I distinctly remember the day when i started using it fully extended for the first time. I get it, it's weird, but it's a niche memory that i like to have

[@kennzfrenzy]

It shows your growing sweet story

[@tippedjoshua6802]

I lost that stylus in my dads car to never find it again, but I also sold the 3ds so I don’t care, but I had to use some other telescopic stylus that was for some reason the same size as the 3ds stylus, but was to round to fit in it

[@CosmizEve]

Nintendo using the telescoping stylus as a selling point when it's only there because of the og 3ds' jam packed internals will always be funny to me

[@SnakebitSTI]

The New 3DS line could use telescoping styluses... Wish they'd brought that back.

[@toekneemart5597]

Telescopic is the way to go, whenever I lose stylus' and need to buy replacements I make sure they're based off the original 3ds Telescope stylus

[@chobies5383]

COSMIZ???

[@octovore_shobon]

Apple level shit

[@butterfreedom5357]

This is the perfect follow up to the Scott the Woz video I just watched. I'm glad AK family knows what I'm watching so he can make the smoothest transition possible 🔥

[@LandonEmma]

Same

[@jomarcentermjm]

When collab

[@-AirKat-]

“Imagine having your job decisions turned into a WarioWare micro game” I’m dead

[@amesstarline5482]

3:36 It's funny you say that- there's a WarioWare Gold Microgame based on the inconsistent stylus slots. Probably a favorite weird game.

[@Logos729]

Yeah he shows it later in the video

[@LucaTheStar]

4:00 I wasn't entirely convinced how good this stylus was but then you drew a cute turtle so now I'm convinced :D

[@KLGB76]

Wait... That was an April Fools? That felt like a very important subject to me. Am I too obsessed with double screen consoles?

[@SpencerlyEverly]

Scott the Woz has a lit singing voice I wish phones had a DS-like stylus these days, drawing epic

[@Volpurr]

After owning a Galaxy Note 9 for 5 years now, I refuse to get a phone that doesn't have a built-in pen

[@DryPaperHammerBro]

@@VolpurrSounds like a Galaxy Ultra phone's in your future!

[@bland9876]

Why would you need that on a phone?

[@ItemlabelOtto]

I have a ballpoint pen with a rubber stylus on one side. I'm using it right now to type this comment!

[@CathrineMacNiel]

@@bland9876 note taking, precision input, drawing.

[@FunkyGhost37]

How the hell did they not add the Thumb Stylus for other DS systems, it would've been a godsend for later games that got crazy combining buttons and stylus controls. Also, you can add The World Ends With You as a Switch game that "needs" the stylus.

[@GavinAstraWolf]

The Fountain Pen is SO good that Nintendo was selling them standalone on their website and after finding that out I made sure to snag one. I've been using it ever since and its just so nice

[@sluminous203]

No… they sell them standalone because they wont bundle one with the system💀

[@AbnormalAbnorman]

"You've clicked on this video, there's no turning back." Time to slip on a banana peel and "accidentally" close the tab in the process... Who am I kidding, I'm watching this all the way through.

[@CYLITM]

Jokes on you this is actually interesting to me

[@springcheese3642]

Crazy how you made this video without losing any of them.

[@toekneemart5597]

He did, replacements aren't hard to come by

[@solveforthey4985]

6:11 Wiimote strap for 3DS. I guess all that straps that didn't find its use on Wiimote found their way to here I guess...?

[@aboxyguy]

i remember thinking the original 3ds stylus was the coolest thing ever, it made the system feel even more premium to me as a kid. tho i learned quickly not to extend it to the max all the time since it started to bend from all the pressure i put on it. i was one of "those" to only extend it half way after that

[@TheSalltt]

"There is probably a non-zero number of cases where people have lost their stylus because of this" I am the non-zero

[@AwesomeTMC]

Same

[@tofokyo]

I remember when I was a kid I had a dream that the DS lite stylus had a screen on it and when I woke up I was so upset that it wasn’t real 😭 looking back now though, literally what purpose would a screen on the stylus have

[@bland9876]

The wii remote is a stylus. Imagine if you could play DS games on the original Wii and you use the Wii remote to do all the pointing where the A button counts as you tapping on the screen wherever the cursor is. If you don't believe me there was a Wario Ware game that literally did that so.

[@cosmicjenny4508]

Oh boy, my favourite topic! My Number 1 has to be the Guitar Hero On Tour Guitar Grip Pick Stylus :)

[@somebonehead]

Scratched tf out of my touch screen with that thing.

[@tipsy634]

Ahh, your N3DSXL has peeling paint as well. Mine started peeling just six months after I bought the system >.> ive been using a protective shell ever since.

[@CopperYeen]

Same, had the system since ~2016 and over time, after a lot of use, the paint just kinda flaked off. Only on the backplate though wich I need to replace anyways.. because the screws broke off.

[@Chu2chompsankles]

Damn and to think I was going to replace my normal 3ds XL with the new one. I'll probably just stick to what I have

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

It's good to know that all these Styli are Luigi compatible!

[@ShortMiao]

Lmao

[@melley420]

I think the OG Nintendo 3DS looks awesome it's one of the best looking Nintendo consoles just like the Nintendo GameBoy micro.

[@Butterscotch_96]

New 3DS owner here. My stylus falls out all the time. I lost the one that came with it and used my finger for like 3 years until I bought a pack of 3rd party ones that fall out easier.

[@kingvon0125]

I took off the backplate and put some tape in where the stylus goes so mine doesn’t fall out

[@FredDoesStuff0423]

You forgot to mention the official Super Mario Maker 2 Stylus, which has different theming. This was sold as a preorder bonus for Japan and the UK. Not sure if this was sold in the US, unfortunately.

[@ameteuraspirant]

I actually love the bottom stylus location. It allows me to pull it out with one finger while the system is open.

[@arctic_angel7408]

Old 3ds telescopic stylus was peak.

[@cactusowo1816]

I love the colors live stylus it feels really nice and the way the cord wraps up on itself is really satisfying

[@Legend0P]

9:06 The New 2DS XL has this problem too and I ended up losing my stylus because of it

[@JamesMoney]

9:09 I've had this happen on my small new 3DS as well. I believe it has to do with the smaller nub on the side of the stylus that actually grips the system. As it gets used, the plastic gets worn down to the point where it won't grip in the system anymore

[@chibilawl]

the dsi xl fountain pen stylus my beloved

[@dabort]

I literally just watched a near 15 minute video about pieces of plastic. Great video.

[@user-vr3dt9vg9p]

Fr now💀🙏

[@JLMetak]

Alright can't wait for the Mii Maker tier list next year!

[@Poyostar]

Leave it to Akfamilyhome to do a whole video ranking each and every Nintendo stylus. Or atleast all the standard first-party ones. Also, I don't watch Scott The Woz, so forgive me for being among those late in saying that his singing voice is pretty good!

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

And... My only "switch" stylus is the one that's the pre order bonus for the Hong Kong version of Etrian Odyssey. That game is kinda designed to be played with a stylus and you got to wonder why that stylus isn't bundled in box, but rather just a pre order bonus.

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

Also that game is inconveniently priced over 400 RMB in conversion and I got taxed 9.1% to have it imported to the main land. For how much Sega Hong Kong seems to care about the mainland market got to think that's probably an oversight.

2:55 I really liked this kind of stylus as a kid! Not only was it more comfortable in the hand, it also felt like it glided smoother over the touch screen. If the new larger stylus at 4:13 is anything like it, I can understand why you put it on first place.

[@rune2O2O]

I really hope the next nintendo console has a complete touch screen with a stylus again

[@Pyraling_Extra]

I wonder if there's a list for EVERY different stylus released Like the star wars lightsaber stylus Pokémon Stylus Pokémon Pokeball Stylus etc

[@MilesTheCreator]

9:10 THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THIS! My New 3DS XL stylus holder also became loose over time. It's so annoying.

[@PeacefulAutistic]

YES! OMG! I Thought I chewed it to the point it won’t fit (I have sensory issues) so I got a new one and…. It didn’t stay in. I taped a stylus in because I HATE the way it feels without one and use my Apple Pencil.

[@batorerdyniev9805]

My non-XL NN3DS also had this issue, and I'm somewhat sure that's why it disappeared

[@DarioDAdderio]

9:22 "I'm pretty sure i'm not the only one who has this problem" I have it, except mine is even *worse*, it falls out...

[@LeoFlipnotes]

I’ve actually been on the hunt for a DSi stylus. The eBay seller sent my DSi with a DS lite stylus

[@ItsMeChair1]

Bro took that “who wants to compare pens?” seriously.

[@CathyDotUK]

7:03 i can't believe it everywhere i go i see it

[@chose8942]

i'm 99% sure the one i bought a few years ago is an official nintendo stylus that would go above the current S tier rating here. It's like a functional clicky pen with a rubber grip on the bottom, exactly like a pen. I got it for cheap

[@TanninglotionEater]

Cool! now rank every charger.

[@tippedjoshua6802]

I was not expecting Scott the woz

[@ShimmeringVapidCoal]

Hooray! Colors Live got mentioned! :D

[@huskybucky1861]

I’ve lost my 2DS stylus and been looking for the OEM from any seller, and for the life of me I CAN’T find one.

[@GDitto]

I just got telescoping styli for the DS Lite and New 3DS XL, and damn, they’re a game changer! I really want the one shaped like a pencil now

[@CarlMakesVideos]

That DS phat thumb strap stylus is actually pretty neat. I used that for Kid Icarus Uprising, and managed to dodge most of the woes that come with that game as a left-handed person (since I put it on my right thumb).

[@TPLS2]

Another thing to remember about the Stylus is that many of us first used them as children. Meaning I’m willing to bet the original DS stylus and ones after were designed around children. Although the most comfortable and best stylus by far has to be the Nerf DS foam case Stylus. Which was large and covered in foam making it super firm interior and soft outside. It was literally the only stylus I could use for super extended periods of time.

[@HeranBago]

The pack in Kirby Canvas Curse stylus scratches the crap out of my OG DS screen.

[@rachelnelson3765]

i have the colors live sonarpen and its very good at what its designed to do!! the pressure sensitivity is someof the best on any drawing tablet ive used, INCLUDING my surface pro pen, which was very surprising

[@saphyra_009]

Thank you, now I know the stylus that I bought with my phat DS was a new 2ds XL kind (can confirm the D tier position)

[@TheMRock888]

awesome vid!

[@MrOfflineAlways]

I deadass taped the New 2DSXL stylus slot hole with the pen inside sol I don’t looses it (I’ve lost every DS/3DS stylus included with the systems)

[@linorder22]

rhythm heaven mentioned

[@bland9876]

There's a way to use touch controlls on Picross? That's one thing I miss when playing on the Switch VS the 3DS.

[@JoDaEpicGuy]

9:23 yeah my stylus started sticking out like that as well and eventually it became so worn out that there was no way for it to stay in the system when playing it. Never lost it though lol

[@Tornado9797]

I have the exact same issue with my New 3DS XL! Contemplating getting another OEM stylus just to avoid the constant anxiety of thinking the stylus will fall out

[@CassiusZedaker-pr7kc]

I, too, have my New 3DS XL stylus sticking ever so slightly out of the unit, almost (but not quite) like it's about to fall out.

[@comicsansdog464]

i used to use the new 3ds stylus to dig the earwax out my ears

[@catherinej615]

i didn't see this coming

[@Sing_LoveWRS]

You monster

[@ssg-eggunner]

Not as bad as some guys who use thin ones for uh... Yknow

[@Sing_LoveWRS]

@@ssg-eggunner I can smell this reply

[@stinkystevesbiggestfan]

​@@Sing_LoveWRSAnd I suspect you'll really feel it too

[@Kyou5th]

9:03 this is exactly what happened to me. I had to replace my stylus with a Nintendo DS yoshi stylus with it's own wrist strap

[@AmbrosiaPoly-yolkEgg]

for the N3DSXL loose stylus issue, I recommend putting a bit of gaffer's tape in the slot when the faceplate is off to make a soft grippy padding to the slot, it's held on much better in the years since I've done that.

[@Raphe9000]

I wish I had the Phantom Hourglass feather stylus 😭 Even though it's a mid game at best, it was one of my first games, and the stylus is absolutely sick.

[@bepis_real]

I miss my Aqua Blue 3DS so much, that extendable stylus was the COOLEST

[@100MagicChickens]

yes!! a video on my favorite digital accessory of all time, thank you for fueling my hyperfixation!! i actually stopped using the new 3dsxl stylus unless i absolutely need it. casio makes some absolutely insane styluses for their electronic dictionaries that i use absolutely everywhere LMAO

[@SpookyDeerArt]

straight up have been using my yellow telescopic stylus for the last decade- lost the one that came with my original second hand 3ds, have no clue where the one that came with my galaxy 3ds went or when i lost it, and all of the original and cheap 3rd party ones i got for my original DS back in the day are probably microplastics in the dust of my house by now. i got the yellow one from a pack either i or my siblings bought around ten years ago and i've managed to keep track of it. when i lent my galaxy 3ds to my sibling for them to fix something and try out some modding, i drove home not to lose it! i'm pretty attached to it somehow lmao

[@Mat57658]

I've lost my new 3DS XL stylus in the toilet while I was sh*tting 💀👍

[@QuarioQuario54321]

“Who wants a stylus?!” -Steve Jobs

[@shawesomegaming7672]

There was also a stylus that came with Etrian Odyssey Origins! In Japan.... as a pre-order bonus. So that's two Switch Styluses that are Japan only.

[@ShortMiao]

I just love the intro. It fits so perfectly. Also... Does this count as a core video?

[@gir8244]

i got a used new 3ds for christmas and hated the stylus so much that i just taped it directly into the system and bought normal DS lite styluses to replace it. it was so beaten up it was falling out and i kept losing it anyway. i might look into the pen stylus now though

[@nizidafabie]

I remember relentlessly chewing on the end of the DSi XL larger stylus.. lol

[@starrydaze_]

About the New 3DS XL stylus, I had that happen to me too eventually and i just put a bit of tape inside of the spot the stylus goes in and it made it way more snug, it doesnt really pop out anymore as a result.

[@kittipaws9999]

bro i've had my 3ds since 2013 and i didnt know the stylus could do that

[@mvxsr]

I have the new 3DS XL because I liked the pokeball design, and because of how short the stylus is, I keep spare 2DS styluses inside its case for when I wanna use one 😭

[@gio_ozz]

My New 3ds XL's stylus experienced the loosening and eventually fell out, and I lost it somewhere in my grandma's old house. I ended up using the stylus from my brother's regular 3ds xl that he snapped in half after raging at mario ds,

[@Faapu]

I remember I had to put a piece of tape inside my New 3DS to get the stylus to stay inside all the way every time, if you have that issue I recommend doing something like that

[@squidlesbian]

honestly I think the og 3DS Stylus was by far my favorite one of the lot that you would fit into their respective console. But I also happen to be a lefty, which actually makes the stylus placement LESS annoying compared to the DS lite and DSi line.

[@gamwhiz1]

Shoutout to that Theatrhythm preorder stylus, it's my personal pick. High quality texturing, no weird gimmick shape, perfect tip. I once lost mine in the bowels of the family car, and the day a year later where it finally decided to roll back into the light was one of the happiest of my life.

[@bkachu98]

9:24 that almost happened to me, I nearly lost the stylus on my new 2ds xl because of that problem before I figured out a way to wedge it in so it wouldn't fall out

[@jamesrgamesoffical]

19:15 this happened to me both on my new 3ds xl and my 2ds. This happens when a little bumb on the stylus gets worn out over time

[@johnnygames927]

hello little stylus *HELLO, MARIO.*

[@InquisitiveRavenclaw]

I'll never forgive myself for losing the Kirby pink stylus that I got from Club Nintendo for registering Kirby Canvas Curse on the Nintendo DS! Good video, though!

[@AtomicBoo]

As a left handed person, I absolutely love the position of the stylus in the original DS and 3DS, dont need to switch hands once I take it out.

[@UndeadCollector]

The funny thing is: the Video is about how big and long the Stylus are (that what she said) But for me: i was always thinking about, how well you can "write" with it, without feeling writing on "rubber" or if the tip of the stylus has a higher chance to scratch the Touch Screen easer. So for me, jumping from old NDS to old 3DS Stylus was a huge improvement, on how easy you can slide over the touch screen

[@thunderowl1710]

We can fight all we want over which stylus is the best, but my only issue is that the new 3ds systems’ styluses are fatter and don’t fit with any other systems. Sure the styluses of ds lite, dsi, 3ds, etc. may not perfectly fit each other, but at least they still slide in and more or less lock in place

[@ssestakhch]

This video is where I learned(?) about mesh-tip Nintendo Switch styluses.

[@ThatCallahan]

"that North America never got, as revenge for concentration training" 😅 valid

[@SoberSyrupBottle]

I also had the issue of the stylus becoming loose on my New 2DS XL. The cause of the looseness is because over time as you take out the stylus the nub rubs against the system and it wears it down. I just wrapped a piece of scotch tape around it to increase the thickness.

[@eye-zitt]

Putting some electrical tape in the stylus slot on the N3DS XL gives just enough extra friction that it won’t fall out anymore. It’s an easy mod and imo makes pulling the stylus out feel a bit nicer to boot

[@mckay7965]

I saw this pop up in my recommended, and immediately thought of Scott the Woz. That intro was flawless.

[@msyon.]

I would love to play a Warioware mini game where you have to find ds styluses on their respective systems, that right there sounds like PEAK fun

[@magolor-3100]

Gold has one

[@PScoopYT]

It's not like one clip from the video is taking from a Warioware gam- OH WAIT

[@argentum1738]

The DS styluses are what broke my habit of chewing on my pens because I realized it destroyed the nub that holds the stylus in the system. Unfortunately, my siblings never learned this and I usually wound up with a chewed up stylus after I let them borrow my DS.

[@ChrisBrandrick]

Yeah, I didn't mind playing Mario 64 with that thumb pad!

[@wingfeather7792]

I took a huge sip of water when he said "The tip is getting larger as well" at 3:54, and in that second of silence I almost spat out my water! XD

[@Mike_741]

“Hello little stylus”

[@Zachruff]

I have that exact N3DSXL model and can confirm ive lost the stylus