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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 01/19/2026 08:00

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (44%)

    Sign in (44%)

  2. Online Play (44%)

    Online Play (44%)

  3. Matchmaking (13%)

    Matchmaking (13%)

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
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
United StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
United StatesValencia Online Play
United StatesNew Orleans Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • ActualAero Aero (@ActualAero) reported

    @dunder_duck It’s most likely Nintendo JP that made the other decisions too. The execs at Nintendo are the problem. They all old and keep seeing this as black or white like it’s 1995 still

  • BlueExplosion22 BlueFire94 (Shawn) (@BlueExplosion22) reported

    @evoslayer @NintendoAmerica You can’t fix stupid 💀 Nintendo doesn’t have the rights to Steam & PS4

  • That1Crossover Linkster (@That1Crossover) reported

    @Lasthorix @Hekman29 @NintendoAmerica No but they got a **** TON of other problems.

  • Synaptic_Rabbit Bunny (@Synaptic_Rabbit) reported

    @RomanN64 @NintendoAmerica Calm your tits. Your Joycons will be back once the creator fixes the copyright issue.

  • Synaptic_Rabbit Bunny (@Synaptic_Rabbit) reported

    @RomanN64 @NintendoAmerica You brought up the joy cons and were ignorant to the situation that they'll be back once they copyright issue is fixed. Chill.

  • DoubleA165 Double A (@DoubleA165) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Tell Nintendo Japan to fix their ****.

  • keeanna12 carol (@keeanna12) reported

    @curryspcworld Hi you’ve had my son’s Nintendo switch for nearly one year now formal complaints bad service etc no response. Curry’s is the worst place to buy anything. The service is a disgrace especially the purely way Croydon branch emails sent to the managers but nothing.

  • babymouse79 Lynsey (@babymouse79) reported

    @NintendoUK please can you address the lack of customer service I’ve been waiting days for a reply via message as you’ve turned off customer service phone line. When they eventually replied it’s utter rubbish as clearly haven’t read my email

  • OfficialBacon37 TheOnlyBaconator (@OfficialBacon37) reported

    @SubToFOTG2 Sorry but Nintendo brought us the WII it’s probably a glitch with the copyright code

  • gGiakh Gia ♡ (@gGiakh) reported

    As if 400+ euros aren't enough for them to FIND a solution to this, as i am 100% percent sure i am not the only one with this issue. #ACNH #Nintendo

  • imFireMonkey Santa Ricky (@imFireMonkey) reported

    Something has to be going on interally at Nintendo. Normally, they make a mistake once or twice every few months but now it's back to back. It's only been like a Week or two and Nintendo caused issues with the following: - Smash Melee - Splatoon - Etikons - Soundtracks

  • svtkdash117 :( (@svtkdash117) reported

    @AntVenom @Chara__arahC @Nintendo The OST issue itself doesn't really impact much, but if you add all the other issues that have been going on over the past couple of months(the whole March 31st Mario thing, Melee Tournament getting cancelled, etc.) it will account to something.

  • dexchampion Dexchampion | #JoinTheHunt (@dexchampion) reported

    @BrankCostanza @LiamTriforce Yeah, combined with other issues like limited releases for (frankly not that impressive) game collections, or games that should have been added to Nintendo Switch online, among other things, has people a bit miffed at them. Hopefully they start working to correct these.

  • cameroncolony Cameron Colony (@cameroncolony) reported

    @AskJoshy Nintendo continues to live in their out of touch bubble, making decisions based off of some insular, broken logic. The worst part is, gamers eat it up.

  • CordRocker CordRRRRRRRR (@CordRocker) reported

    @TheEssem I find it funny that even though nintendo thinks that they're getting rid of the problem would be this easy, but not realizing there's much more than just this

  • teddieflask marsh 🎄 (@teddieflask) reported

    I hope that people realize that even if Nintendo "Saves Melee" they will still be a shitty company. They need to fix more than just how they treat the competitive Smash community.

  • Nex_SSB Nexcalibur #SaveSmash (@Nex_SSB) reported

    What will smash look like in 5 years? Will there be a new smash game? If there is how will it change things? Will Nintendo still be a problem for the community?

  • BozodoHere Bozodo (@BozodoHere) reported

    @jultar1000 @huntgbunt Charity aside, I still don't think you realize the real issue which is Nintendo's stringency over their IPs. Other companies have dealt with their IPs being used rather gracefully. Nintendo goes out of their way to suck joy from their fans.

  • WuWuBean WuWuBean (@WuWuBean) reported

    i listen to that music for studying you know, and with finals week coming up i'm going to need to find another way to listen to it. please nintendo, if you just put the music on spotify or something i would have no problem, but as it stands youtube is the only way

  • egodactyl Egodactyl (@egodactyl) reported

    Other companies have done some scummy stuff too like Konami, EA, Blizzard, Valve, Sony, and Ubisoft.. but maaan Nintendo has been on such a hot streak these past few days that they kinda take the cake when it comes to underhanded scumbag games company. Fix yoself, bruh

  • GutjahrArmin ArminGutjahr (@GutjahrArmin) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Disabling comments in YouTube didn’t solve the Problem Nintendo

  • DevashishTrip15 TODE (@DevashishTrip15) reported

    @EntityMays About Meele: Nintendo warned against Slippi's use, TO didn't pay heed. About Etickons: The Term JoyCon is the only problem and the creator has said it was a calculated risk About Splatoon 2: Only livestream was cancelled.

  • TheBiotanker Jingletanker 🎅☃️🎄 (@TheBiotanker) reported

    @roebruh @Zari_Wari And everybody that's angry about this obviously isn't angry at the devs. Speaking about the issue and saying that "Nintendo is making bad decisions" or whatever is perfectly fine, no one is confusing that statement as negativity toward the devs.

  • DJWolfBot DJWolfBot (@DJWolfBot) reported

    @ItIsB3n Issue is that being polite isn't going to make a change for the matter that Nintendo has brought up with them. People tried being polite in the past and it didn't work. An uproar would make a change, harassment to others should be avoided, but criticism should be applied to them.

  • babycakin babycakin(marky) (@babycakin) reported

    @Plun_Yu @NintendoAmerica Um, why are you doing this ratio. The etikcons issue and melee was a copyright issue, all within their rights. Splatoon cancellation tho... yeah that was stupid on their part.

  • PerseusRage EL Fredy - Fase 3 🦠 (@PerseusRage) reported

    @Noobstoise @NintendoAmerica and btw Nintendo has helped with a lot of money to charities, have you? so with this criticism is only about one side and not to the other side to clean their act and stop making things breaking the laws, see the problem?

  • TasteTheFreeman Endruv (@TasteTheFreeman) reported

    @CnkMix @NintendoAmerica Bruh have you even been paying attention? All stars is like the smallest issue, which is saying something

  • Lasthorix kreme (@Lasthorix) reported

    @Hekman29 @NintendoAmerica Playstation twitter doesn’t have these problems 🙏

  • TheConorTully Conor Tully (@TheConorTully) reported

    Can't wait for Nintendo to announce BotW 2 at the game awards and have every single person on Twitter forget about the problems they have caused as a company this past month 🙃

  • amazydaisy 🎄⛄holidaisy⛄🎄 (@amazydaisy) reported

    @NintendoAmerica FINALLY WE CAN RATIO YOU are you scared??? you're a horrible company. fix your ******* actions. get a better legal team.