I don't see the rush. Content is still being made for Switch, there is still room for improvement in the online infrastructure, etc. The lack of power is clear by this point but games can still look good and as long as they are fun I don't really mind.
Also, the longer it takes to release, the longer Nintendo and Nvidia can develop superior hardware. A hybrid console is not a traditional console. You can't just put a strong GPU and call it a day. You need an adequate balance between power, battery efficiency, cooling, etc; which puts harsher restraints on the engineering team. This leads me to believe that, given that a console on its sixth year is still outselling its competitors entering their third year while having virtually no price cuts, they are taking their sweet time to develop things like DLSS and the like on top of powerful but efficient modern mobile hardware so the Switch 2 can boast formidable power to stand its ground and receive acceptable third party support with reasonable ease.
Remember that Switch came after a terrible sales era. Nvidia took only a small risk by using the already existing Tegra with minor modifications. After the monstrous sales of the Switch and the newly reinforced strength of the brand, there's no reason for Nintendo and Nvidia not taking bigger risks focusing resources on any sort of R&D that benefits the Switch's gaming model. Time is on their favor. If sales begin to slow down, a price cut here and some bundles there can give some more legs to a console that triumphs while doing hardly any effort to sustain these sales.
Also I'd argue that a lenghty lifespan would be good for the confidence in the brand. You would be able to buy a Switch 2 with absolute confidence that it will have 7 or so years of genuine quality support.
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