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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 02/18/2026 15:30

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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 (67%)

    Online Play (67%)

  2. Sign in (25%)

    Sign in (25%)

  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
SpainAlbacete Online Play
United KingdomManchester Online Play
United KingdomWitney Sign in
United KingdomPreston Online Play
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Elaralara69 𝔼𝕕𝕖𝕝𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕕'𝕤 #𝟙 𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕡 (@Elaralara69) reported

    @lesbiandragonLD nah every single nintendo mobile game is dead right now for android users there's some serious server issues on the google play end it seems and only dragalia has acknowledged them.

  • Gersonzero Gersonzero (@Gersonzero) reported

    That cotton boomerang guardian force port is one of the worst compilations on Nintendo Switch. The lag is real. I was wondering if people were exaggerating. It’s literally unplayable!

  • unpaws Alis (@unpaws) reported

    @tha_rami Lucky! When we tried, the Nintendo support would not help because the old Switch was still functional and hadn't been to their repair shop. They'd only do it for broken/lost devices 😡

  • Kamecchan Kamekocchan (@Kamecchan) reported

    @Squall_Blade88 @FE_Heroes_EN For one moment, so close I uninstall the game. Unfortunately, this is a problem with all servers of mobile games of Nintendo, so I think just tomorrow this will fixed it. Probably, they give us some compensation.

  • ccccccc3cc3 C C (@ccccccc3cc3) reported

    @junge_roemer @Ki_Kumo @ModernVintageG yeah, but bad internet speeds are not an excuse for Nintendo to not improve their hardware/service

  • riphorya Leocadia Oghenero (@riphorya) reported

    Yeah why pay for nintendo's scam service when we can just emulate and pirate the games

  • XecularO Xecular Official (@XecularO) reported

    @ShaNexxus @TylerIsANerd_ @DynamoSuperX Nintendo did not develop those games and I especially don't want to give them money. They are far past their production and sales run, the real developers won't see any of the money made from this service.

  • Laprisu Christian @ MEX Berlin (October 2021) (@Laprisu) reported

    FIX YOUR SERVERS NINTENDO, IT'S BEEN 3 HOURS NOW

  • Tsarius1 Tsarius (@Tsarius1) reported

    @fLarryon It's all of them. Small indie company nintendo is having server issues.

  • Edd_Boo Eduardo - Color Splash no Switch - 2022 (@Edd_Boo) reported

    @AbraxLucario @ModernVintageG My country make little next to no difference to Nintendo about that. If we could make a change in Nintendo's mindset about better prices or service improvement this wouldn't bê necessary. For us at global South unfortunately d only markets that make a difference outside of Japan+

  • soldano31 soldano31 (@soldano31) reported

    @netzwech @thebundeld They know and they don’t care. Contact Nintendo and get a refund like I did. They’re well aware of the issue and won’t blink.

  • MinisterofDOOM MinisterofDOOM (@MinisterofDOOM) reported

    @tha_rami Nintendo: Check it out, we have a Switch for home and a Switch to go. At also have Online Service things now. BUT YOU MAY ONLY USE ONE.

  • AK_Little_Fairy A-KTheLittleFairy (@AK_Little_Fairy) reported

    @littlegee15 That's definitely on Nintendo's site because my Pokemon Masters game won't start, either and there were issues on Pokemon Go as well!

  • RoryFernandez10 Rory Fernandez (@RoryFernandez10) reported

    @HilemZelda @FaerghusM @FE_Heroes_EN I'm not getting that (at least not yet). Pokémon Masters and Dragalia Lost are giving me problems, but not FEH or even Pokémon GO. I don't really understand what is happening, and based on how long ago some people tweeted, IS and Nintendo have not noticed this yet.

  • kaloncpu57 kaloncpu57 (@kaloncpu57) reported

    @Deitylight @Sabrewoif People are upset that some commentators agreed to work with Nintendo for one of their online tournaments They're saying the commentators should have prioritized making a statement to Nintendo about the issues with the community, rather than get paid for the event

  • BigPhil870 Move SEC HQ out of Alabama! (@BigPhil870) reported

    Is anyone else having server issues on Nintendo Switch? My son can't connect. #NBA2K22

  • natcatvins NatCatVinny #GetVaxxed (@natcatvins) reported

    @triviafall Global outage apparently. Their mobile games servers are down, affecting all Nintendo mobile phone games. Frustrating!

  • BigPhil870 Move SEC HQ out of Alabama! (@BigPhil870) reported

    Is anyone else having server issues on Nintendo Switch? My son can't connect.

  • MaggieJEvans MaGhoul J Evans (@MaggieJEvans) reported

    I love the idea of the Nintendo Switch, and I have had fun with being able to take a home console on the go easily. However, Joy-Con issues have basically killed that feature for me. If I want to use my Switch like I use to, I’ll need to get more joy-cons, and the trust is gone

  • EsportsMaps EsportsMaps (@EsportsMaps) reported

    @MessianicBelief @EdvartVon The problem I’ve got with this sort of rhetoric is that it is because of people like you that Nintendo will always set their expectations incredibly low for any sort of nominal improvement in their systems, and they will always put re-released versions of games at $60 or more

  • voorheesmask maffy. (@voorheesmask) reported

    @viklisacrossing I backed up my island of course but when I moved it all over, I went to the Nintendo chat room thing with customer service and they helped me

  • _curiousbob Chris Lee (@_curiousbob) reported

    @BlizzardCS What’s the status on getting things working on Nintendo Switch? I keep getting errors when trying to connect. It’s working on PC, but noticed there’s a queue which isn’t present on Switch.

  • Treesmurf DAN! (@Treesmurf) reported

    Weird how I'm seeing more people condemn Nintendo for setting a price for an extra, none required service than people who condemned Activision and Ubisoft for having a disgusting and insidious workplace culture

  • purplemage572 Purple 紫の (@purplemage572) reported

    @johnnythexxxiv @Taccm7 @NintendoAmerica Good for you! I like my games the way they are. If I really like one of the games on this extremely cheap service then I'll go and look for it- Which, by the way, any single one of the games offered is Definitely more expensive than the service as a whole. Not losing out.

  • TophoftheHammer Toph (Dream Puncher) (@TophoftheHammer) reported

    @BauerdadVGC My issue is that I don’t think 2.5/month for a bunch of old games is worth it long term. Sure the 64 may be some people’s “golden era” of games, but even then comparing Nintendo’s online service to either Sony or Microsoft, $20/year seemed a good deal, not $50

  • BulkyNemesis BulkYNemesis (@BulkyNemesis) reported

    @coffeeemblem There is a problem accross all Nintendo games on android devices so gotta wait till they fix them. MFW i charged my phone to auto in DL but now i cant og in

  • Vigilante_Blade #SaveSmash_Vigilante (@Vigilante_Blade) reported

    On people working with Nintendo... this is a complicated issue. As Fizzi said, Nintendo ultimately created a sort of monopoly on who is even allowed to support our various communities. We could have had Twitch, Red Bull, Dr. Pepper, Major League Gaming and various other big...

  • Daniel328DT Daniel328 (@Daniel328DT) reported

    @CrispyToastYT @nintendolife Also I think it's understandable to download roms of games you can't even buy. Some people do it because they can't afford to spend thousands of dollars on Ebay. Nintendo has plenty of opportunities to solve this problem, but they fail at doing so like usual.

  • JohnRamsaur Ramsaur (@JohnRamsaur) reported

    @soccer9001 Again it all comes back to consistency. If you opose something, then you don't support it. Very simple. And hey I'll grant you this. If vikki and the commentators have never once called Nintendo out for trying to sabotage the smash scene multiple times then I have no issue w/them

  • dantes61680 Dantes61680 🇵🇷 (@dantes61680) reported

    @ForceinUnison I don't think it will happen because out of the three companies its sad to say but Nintendo is the one who listens to its fan base the least We we are going to speak with our wallets in this one. Its so easy to fix with a middle tier