Tom Morgan investigates the fate of GameCube backwards compatibility on Switch 2 - why do games run with higher input latency on the new hardware?

We’re still firmly in the honeymoon period with the Switch 2 right now. Most of us are still exploring Mario Kart World‘s open world for secrets or wondering if Welcome Tour was worth the $10 price tag.

It’s been just over a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 launched and ushered in the next generation of Nintendo hardware. Most of us here at Kotaku own the thing and have been playing it over the past four weeks.

If you’re still on the hunt for a Nintendo Switch 2, follow these expert tips we’ve learned from years of tracking hard-to-find consoles.

Following a recent firmware update though, Viture’s Pro Mobile Dock now works with the Switch 2 in the same way that it does with the original Switch. You just plug the console into the USB-C port with the blue and red ring around it and a pair of Viture’s AR glasses into one of the other USB-C ports on the right side and you’re good to go.

Take a look at the latest arrival to the GameCube offerings to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack with Super Mario Strikers, the arcade soccer game developed by Nintendo. Players can take to the field in intense matches with white-hot speed,

Shin'en Multimedia is still hard at work on updating Fast Fusion for the Switch 2, and it's now on the cusp of releasing a new patch. Going live on Thursday, 10th July, Version 1.4 will take inspiration from Nintendo's own Mario Kart World by introducing a new photo mode.

Should you get the Nintendo Switch 2, or one of its Windows-powered competitors? We pit the Switch 2 against two key rivals from Asus and Lenovo. Ready, player one?