The Shop selection is anaemic at the moment. You will not be missing much if you wait to get a unit later in the year.

System transfer from Switch 1 is seamless.

Some premium games that are getting a Switch 2 redux, actually have cheap upgrade packs that allow you to play the Switch 2 edition of the game, as long as you own the Switch 1 version.

I was worried the open world aspects of Mario Kart were going to ruin Grand Prix mode, but that is not the case. Grand Prix is relatively the same with some additional items and mechanics, but still a great continuation of the series.