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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

The graph below depicts the number of Nintendo Switch Online reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Nintendo Switch Online Outage Chart 12/20/2025 19:30

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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 (47%)

    Online Play (47%)

  2. Sign in (41%)

    Sign in (41%)

  3. Matchmaking (6%)

    Matchmaking (6%)

  4. Glitches (6%)

    Glitches (6%)

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 StatesNew Orleans Online Play
United StatesLos Angeles Online Play
United StatesBatesville Online Play
United StatesUpper Marlboro Sign in
South AfricaPretoria Online Play
United StatesLas Vegas Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • patricknotirl patrick (@patricknotirl) reported

    nintendo wii broken

  • AprilHype96 BJ Holstege (Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 Hype) (@AprilHype96) reported

    @MPLNetwork None because this game was ruined by the free update crap. It shouldn't have come out with 10 characters Nintendo shouldn't release content light games and fix them later #IStandWithDemeech #StopFixItLater

  • weirdtwinkie Weirdtwinkie (@weirdtwinkie) reported

    @Escaflowne2001 @dayofpi Yeah I don't really care about Nintendo games all that often why would I talk about it and either way we are talking about it now so what's the problem

  • saminospl $amino (@saminospl) reported

    @VengeanceVX For me personally I dislike the map design they’re going for in this game. Latency is my biggest issue with the game cuz it’s just frankly unacceptable that Nintendo released a game with this much latency, bugs, and frame drops.

  • Potassium_2021 Embrace the Shooketh 🍌 @ Silksong waiting room (@Potassium_2021) reported

    @PownicMania5000 I hope people understand that it’s not Next Level Game’s fault for Battle League’s issues, but that Nintendo probably rushed them into finishing the game. These updates are pretty big but a lot of people are saying that a lot those should have been base game stuff already.

  • mochashake02 moca (@mochashake02) reported

    @kentstupmi @xbox_screens @ModernVintageG Bro how is a 500mbps connection not enough this has been a widespread issue, it is clearly on Nintendo's end

  • Tsu_Splat Tsu of umami (@Tsu_Splat) reported

    please Nintendo fix the delay for chargers i want people to know i'm actually good with charger and have been playing it for 6 years and not just jumping on the bandwagon 😭

  • ShakyShako Shaky (@ShakyShako) reported

    @siannnyyy26 @HylianH3ro That is strange, if Splatoon 2 doesn’t have the same issue and Splatoon 3 is relatively similar to 2 then it most definitely will have to be because of the new servers. That is what I can infer from you are text. I just hope that if there is a growing issue then Nintendo must….

  • MarieTransVrc MarieTrans (@MarieTransVrc) reported

    @CJ_Hyperfresh This sucks, I didn't notice it before. Nintendo please fix 🙏

  • cutebabygirl09 babypoppet (@cutebabygirl09) reported

    @FortniteStatus Please fix on Nintendo switch

  • solstiie Maribelle & Miyumi (@solstiie) reported

    Nintendo make a functional online service challenge

  • GrzzzGrzzzGrzzz Griz (@GrzzzGrzzzGrzzz) reported

    my ps4 just died bro 😭 guess its back to 30 fps on nintendo switch until i can fix it

  • TSeannator The Seannator (@TSeannator) reported

    @FortniteStatus Wow and you guys are gonna not fix crashing issue for Nintendo Switch? Ok got it

  • Bunnyaimee Aimee T 🐇👸🏼👩🏼‍🦽 (@Bunnyaimee) reported

    @BuddhaDoodle @FortniteStatus Totally get that,and yes problems are expected with large updates, but my point was, nintendo switch user issues almost always get ignored or left till last regardless of when it is, ive been having glitches for months before now..this crashing is just a new larger issue on top

  • MegaTenhoe_ Rindo™️ (@MegaTenhoe_) reported

    @_HedgehogNinja_ @XenobladePT Well I never had issues preordering mine because Nintendo Australia prepared for demand, so I bought my edition the moment it was released. I got this email it was being delivered about 2 weeks ago; I’ll find the email rn.

  • Kazuyalegrey ค(Oᴥ𝗢ค Kaz (@Kazuyalegrey) reported

    The whole kink discourse is an interpretation of intent issue. It's like you saying: "that's a nice dress." And the person interpret it as flirting. If that comment came from a person who looks like a designer (Disney movie or Nintendo), the person wouldn't think twice.

  • ShadowFoxArche Shadow Fox Infinite (@ShadowFoxArche) reported

    @itz_walshy The point of preservation is to ensure the game isn’t lost to time (FF8, WeaponLord, etc). What Nintendo game has this issue? Nintendo keeps legacy code on deck, and is making effort to even make unreleased games available for purchase (StarFox 2). PC is more at fault here.💯

  • Augurk6 Augurk6 (@Augurk6) reported

    @coolblok1 @22_merchant @oliviabIivia But enough to crash the Nintendo store

  • kenjiekenjii Kenjie (@kenjiekenjii) reported

    Communication error here, communication error there. Even in Anarchy, the amount of communication error I've gotten is frustratingly A LOT. Nintendo seriously need to get their **** together. #Splatoon3 #NintendoSwitch

  • ImpeccableGrpxs Avery Fleming (@ImpeccableGrpxs) reported

    @geoffschwartz Pulling a nintendo cartridge out to see why it's not working

  • brxndybrxndy brandy (@brxndybrxndy) reported

    @NintendoCanada @NintendoAmerica @SplatoonNA Day 13 (14 with Splatfest) of asking for a fix for the “not enough players” error on Splatoon 3. I guess you’re just going to leave a bunch if us with a game we can’t play that we spent $90 on and charge us for an online service that

  • Jiikae Jiikae (@Jiikae) reported

    Nintendo should give some kind of free in-game reward as an apology for all these communication errors in Splatoon like other online games do when they **** up. But of course they won’t lol.

  • NA0R3N 🐼🐉 (@NA0R3N) reported

    Welp, server comm error on the results screen twice in a row Time to go to bed until Nintendo gets their **** together (they wont)

  • tomfox1983 Tom Fox (@tomfox1983) reported

    @NintendoAmerica ok guys come on. I have been waiting almost a year now for a n64 online controller. I check almost daily for restocks. When we fixing this issue.

  • Potassium_2021 Embrace the Shooketh 🍌 @ Silksong waiting room (@Potassium_2021) reported

    @PownicMania5000 The game is not soulless, far from it actually. Clearly, Next Level Games care a lot for it. It’s just a ******* shame that Nintendo most likely rushed them into finishing the game. The game itself has so many issues that the updates are trying to fix but the damage is done.

  • MurStake Sadboi Rook (@MurStake) reported

    @MassiveMonsters @devolverdigital Cult of the Lamb: Crashes on Nintendo Switch on completion on a room and receiving a gold chest. I can only assume it must be a million gold nuggets that crash my game each time I recieve a gold chest late game. Please fix this.

  • anilizer_34 Civil Fandom (@anilizer_34) reported

    @DK1105 Nintendo suck so much for this still being such a common problem

  • DaGeekyNerd X Not a real gamer X (@DaGeekyNerd) reported

    @Colteastwood Ppl always say Phil saved Xbox and I agree. But then they want the same model to apply to PlayStation. Maybe they need to be in trouble first? Also kinda weird that nobody seems to demand it of Nintendo lol.

  • pikam221 pikam22 (@pikam221) reported

    @NintendoUK Fix the connection issues? I really wanna get this game but I’ve been hearing that lots of People are getting connection errors and that’s putting me off getting it

  • SilverGreg78 Uncle Silver (@SilverGreg78) reported

    GODDAMN IT, NINTENDO! TWO matches in a row where we're winning and in the last minute, the game disconnects, it gets counted as a loss, and I lose rank points! FIX THIS! #Splatoon3 #Nintendo