This article explains how to connect the Nintendo Switch to a laptop and play games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Animal Crossing New Horizons on your computer. If you don't have an HDMI capture card, you can also play the PC versions of your favorite Nintendo Switch games on your laptop.

To play with your Nintendo Switch on your laptop, you essentially use your laptop monitor as a TV screen. So you can leave your Nintendo Switch in the dock during the entire setup process.

Disconnect the Nintendo Switch's HDMI cable from your TV.

Connect the Nintendo Switch HDMI cable to the HDMI In port on your Elgato HD60 HDMI capture card.