You do the same thing using the touch screen. On the 3DS game, there’s a secondary control method. Sometimes you hold a button, sometimes you press both the D-Pad and a face button simultaneously, and sometimes you don’t. While controlling the game with buttons, you press the correct face button or direction on the D-Pad at the right time (in ways reminiscent of Dance Dance Revolution). Hatsune Miku games, in general, are rhythm games with simple controls.
