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Nintendo Switch Online Service lets the console owners enjoy online multiplayer gaming as well as a dedicated smartphone app that connects to the Nintendo Switch system and helps connect with friends for co-op and competitive games online.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Nintendo Switch Online Outage Chart 01/23/2026 07:20

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Nintendo Switch Online users through our website.

  1. Online Play (62%)

    Online Play (62%)

  2. Sign in (31%)

    Sign in (31%)

  3. Matchmaking (8%)

    Matchmaking (8%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Nintendo Switch Online outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomPreston Online Play
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
United StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
United StatesValencia Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • larissaboyack Lulu🎠 (@larissaboyack) reported

    I know every single one of my problems could be solved by Super Nintendo World

  • CoffeeAndAle27 Alejandro Guerrero (@CoffeeAndAle27) reported

    @JonComms Nintendo should improve their online servers so we can actually play with others instead of seeing error messages.

  • Taylor02661531 Taylor (@Taylor02661531) reported

    @IGN Every controller has a drift problem, Nintendo, Xbox, literally everybody, this nothing new

  • HoshiAria Aria Hoshi 🌟Vtuber (@HoshiAria) reported

    @Arthur_A_Vtuber Sure do! 3DO is a nice little niche system with some great game titles and better ports than PS1/Saturn. Thankfully CiB isn't that terrible for 3DO unlike any Nintendo title because those prices are just crazy. If you ever get a 3DO I suggest getting FZ-10 because less problems.

  • DawidPatryk666 Dawid aka Bonus Bob (@DawidPatryk666) reported

    @HypeVoiceActing @Canadianguyehh I think that by ,,a lot of Crash stuff coming in 2021'' Acti mostly meant Crash PVP/Wumpa League. But ofc it doesn't mean that they and Nintendo can't add Crash to the Smash roster. Time will tell.

  • ImColtPogue Colt (@ImColtPogue) reported

    @AskPayPal Do you know why I keep getting an error message when I try to buy something from the Nintendo eShop?

  • PSYCHOV3N0M WRV (@PSYCHOV3N0M) reported

    @LillacTyanu @cleveru16605923 @IGN Weird. I've never ever had any stick drift on any original Xbox, 360, Xbox One, Gamecube, PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 controllers. Nintendo 64 I did have some stick drift. I cancelled my PS5 pre-order because I knew it's smarter to wait for these problems to be fixed.

  • lukinspire ZacharyKO (@lukinspire) reported

    @kaua0f0m @KirbyEarthbound @NintendoAmerica Uh-Oh! It seems you've posted a meme without context towards the user who didn't mean any harm to anyone; consider one of the following options to try and fix this problem. - Delete - Delete, but more politely

  • patricknotirl patrick (@patricknotirl) reported

    nintendo wii broken

  • ZabuzaneKurta John Albaugh (@ZabuzaneKurta) reported

    @rayforcegame Nintendo doesn't need to change the Zelda cast's skins. If anything, the Gerudo's could have bigger roles in a game to show that people of color can do great things. Problem solved.

  • Check8813 Check#8813 (@Check8813) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Stop wasting time developing merch when you could be developing your online service.

  • actuallyalice Alice Jane (@actuallyalice) reported

    So convenient that Nintendo put a link to Switch online on the home screen so I can look at all the special offers that they aren’t having and see how long I’ve been paying for this service that I barely use.

  • AndraxxusGames Andraxxus (@AndraxxusGames) reported

    @BlackDGamer1 "If you only play Nintendo games, then you're not a gamer. Stay ******** out of gaming normie." If that sounds ok to you, then you have a problem. Disgusting.

  • BestmomNA Cool Mom (@BestmomNA) reported

    @kitestarKL Uh, I think you are asking why fix this? I dunno, Nintendo has a history of removing things like this.

  • baronj67 The RPG Gamer - LV1🗡🕑 (@baronj67) reported

    @sampson3121 @Lv1Gaming I doubt it this is picked up by the same folks running the Nintendo joycon this is not only due to inconvenience its because of the controller being labeled as defective and its a widespread issue But hey hopefully it's quickly resolved I dealt with the joycon issue n it suckd

  • fvckwxfe lele ✧ (@fvckwxfe) reported

    smokin' broken windows playing my nintendo

  • PSword777 lawfulwarrior23 (@PSword777) reported

    Crash might have a good chance in smash since I heard crash 4 is coming to the Nintendo switch 🧐

  • jefftheone9 jeff the one (@jefftheone9) reported

    @mltjan @spieltimes Didn't nintendo get a lawsuit for the same problem? I think so I'm asking.

  • RavenPhaed Raven Garza (@RavenPhaed) reported

    @delvin_cox If they knew about it, Shame on them, if they didn’t and it was something that popped up after deployment, then as long as they are working to fix it. Hopefully they don’t try to pull a Nintendo and try to hide the problem...oh wait...

  • Sakirae_ Alixia | catgirl but not actually (@Sakirae_) reported

    Has nintendo learned we like harmless glitches? Basically every harmless glitch from 3DWorld wasn't patched in the port. Cat momentum and Ice speed being the main ones. Also a few smaller ones are still present. They clearly had the time to patch them but didn't

  • theTK100 just TK (@theTK100) reported

    my Nintendo Switch doesn't have the joycon drift problem, it has THE OTHER joycon problem where the locking mechanism is ****** so in the middle of gameplay the Switch goes "ARE YOU TAKING THE JOYCONS OFF!?"

  • Frozenflame77 Sloshicle (@Frozenflame77) reported

    @zerd1308 @Stealth40k why wait though? They didn’t have a problem celebrating fire emblem’s 30th anniversary at the same time as Mario’s. But it’s really all up in the air at this point. Haha Nintendo does whatever they want

  • Buster5ive Buster5ive (@Buster5ive) reported

    @nintendult @NintendoAmerica Looks like a Wii off brand. Be careful. I stuck one of those in my Wii and got an error message immediately. Waste of $60.

  • lastkissperry fearlessly, laur ☆ (@lastkissperry) reported

    @EBGamesAus are you guys going to be selling crash bandicoot 4 for Nintendo Switch??

  • Ebonart_Ryan Ryan (@Ebonart_Ryan) reported

    @IGN First Nintendo, now Sony. This drift problem can't be this hard to figure out.

  • szuniverse Sam (@szuniverse) reported

    @Mendinso Which I agree is bullshit and I wish more Nintendo games had options for accessability issues which their competitors run circles around them...for the most part. I rarely see anything for color blind characters for first party titles from Microsoft and Sony

  • Supernerd4245 Super Nerd Jezebel (@Supernerd4245) reported

    @OBE1plays @NintendoAmerica Sounds like more a you problem

  • davidhin98 David Hinkle (@davidhin98) reported

    @MarkLundie1 @J_Nolan93 @Canadianguyehh Activision does send stuff relating to unannounced game's right before the game is announced same thing just happened right before the crash 4 Nintendo switch Xbox series X and PC ports were Announced and Activision told YouTubers not to show it until those ports were Announced

  • FakeRogerHours Roger Cheeto 🔞 The ENTIRE Package (@FakeRogerHours) reported

    @JonComms if i had a time machine and permission to alter one event, i'd tell nintendo that the name would be the main problem with the wii u

  • bmkngnthnrth In The North (@bmkngnthnrth) reported

    @a_little_rat @animalcrossing It's not working for me either. Have my nintendo account linked to my game, it tells me I'm on the most recent version, and I unlocked Isabelle long long ago. CJ happens to be on my island today for some reason, but I'd think the game would block other NPCs :(