Nintendo Switch 2 Console, 7.9-inch 1080p HDR, 256GB

Most of them, both cartridges and digital purchases tied to your Nintendo Account. A short list of titles that rely on specific Switch hardware behavior is unsupported or needs a patch, and Nintendo maintains a compatibility list.

Original Joy-Con and the Switch Pro Controller pair wirelessly and work with supported games. They do not attach to the Switch 2 console, because the new rail is magnetic rather than a slide-in track.

No. The Switch 2 requires microSD Express cards, which are a different and faster standard. A standard microSD or microSDXC card from a Switch 1 will not be accepted for game storage.

Each Joy-Con 2 has an optical sensor on its inner edge, so you can stand it on a table and glide it like a mouse. Games that support it use the mode for strategy, shooter aiming and cursor-driven menus.

No, both are included. The Switch 2 dock is required for 4K output and has its own fan and LAN port, so the older Switch dock is not a substitute.