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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 01/26/2026 15:40

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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 (57%)

    Online Play (57%)

  2. Sign in (36%)

    Sign in (36%)

  3. Matchmaking (7%)

    Matchmaking (7%)

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 KingdomWitney Sign in
United KingdomPreston Online Play
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
United StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • SnowyNowak 1.2TB of arctic fox pictures✨ (@SnowyNowak) reported

    Nintendo, like other giant corporations, has everything at their disposal to stop piracy of their products, but they choose not to. Then they wonder why piracy is such a big issue. Probably because you allowed it to be? Just a thought.

  • Windyskyz 🎄𝖅𝖊𝖕𝖍𝖞𝖗𝕸𝖆𝖓🎄|Happy Holidays! (@Windyskyz) reported

    @Nintendo It’s not our people are finding solutions to YOUR PROBLEM. You had a solution for the Wii, Wii U, and the 3DS. I fail to understand why the Switch can’t have the same solution. Emulation isn’t hard to do for programmers working in a non professional setting.

  • hellowhirled008 Hello Whirled (@hellowhirled008) reported

    I don't really have a problem with FreeMelee or FreeSmash, cause from the perspective of someone who tries to be critical of big companies, Nintendo has been needlessly **** about competitive smash that said, I also hate smash fans and don't want them to be happy #BylethMain

  • Bobo29951980 Bobo (@Bobo29951980) reported

    @byBeli_02 Tlou2 shouldn't even be on the game awards since that pretty much sends a message saying that it's A-ok to crunch your dev team and give them a salary that is simply not worth the trouble. Acnh in my opinion doesn't deserve goty too but at least Nintendo didn't crunch their emplo

  • DigiAtlas James (@DigiAtlas) reported

    @Michael83849583 @Drewsefer89 @NintendoAmerica I don't mean this to be rude, but that does kinda sound like a you problem. Like maybe you weren't into Nintendo at the time in general. Idk, PS4 was on the way I'm just saying we have stats to work with here about how people actually feel about Wii U games and it's positive!

  • The_GenV Gen v (@The_GenV) reported

    @SpadesEnder @McTroid Well the problem is they don't even do that often enough. I bought pikmin 3 again, and I'd buy 1 and 2 again also for 60$ but they won't even take my money. Worse is some games are stuck to old consoles and both console and game are expensive and don't make Nintendo money.

  • jamesvstweets4 jamesvseverything (@jamesvstweets4) reported

    @IGN How hard is it to just make an easy service where you can just buy classic games? Look I don’t like emulating games, it feels wrong but Nintendo doesn’t provide options so I’m sorry to the richest company in japan, but we’re strapped for options atm.

  • SmoMarci Marci_SMO (@SmoMarci) reported

    @TrickjumpGuy870 The Problem is I have Twitter in my Tablet and yt on my Mobile Phone and I make all the Videos with my Handy ( I can't connect Twitter with my Nintendo Switch)

  • x45x x45x #BLM (@x45x) reported

    There are dope developers, artists, musicians, writers, coders, etc etc at Nintendo. They make **** we ******* love. Its a bunch of corporate dummies that need a loud wakeup call to be told otherwise. And they have listened about other issues, so we need them to know about this.

  • Lord_Frosty Lord_Frosty (@Lord_Frosty) reported

    @sethboothroyd @AdmiralAegis This issue speaks to a company who fails to provide sustenance to appease it's endearing fanbase. It speaks to the fact that Nintendo properties and games are even more popular than Nintendo cares to acknowledge. And it speaks to a community that feels obligated to fill the gaps.

  • fluttergirly layney butterfly ~ (@fluttergirly) reported

    it bugs me whenever nintendo does something shitty people are like 'well, they have the legal right to do that shitty thing, so...' like... they have no concept of having issue with the law I guess,

  • SgtKFC SgtKFC (@SgtKFC) reported

    @RapidRuby84 And that's the problem. They want it to be melee gameplay with Nintendo characters, not new characters. That's why PM was so big before it got canned.

  • RickyWinsKO Ricky (@RickyWinsKO) reported

    @Frametraps @AoiGGKy @IGN Not only will Nintendo not do that, they are also going to issue a DMCA on her tweet because she had a good idea

  • Spaceman_Atlas Bartłomiej Dach (@Spaceman_Atlas) reported

    list of weirdest platforms users have opened lazer issues due to the game not being present on/not working properly: * chromeos * ubuntu touch * raspberry pi * nintendo 3ds can't wait for requests for ports to: * win95 * amiga * playstation 1 * nes * the ti-84 * refrigerator

  • NintenSquidd squidd 🎄 (@NintenSquidd) reported

    @chad_prime Yeah and this quote would shut nintendo down. Nintendo is horrible with providing a good storefront service. They can't even discount their games for the life of them, while Valve over here is selling all of their games for 10 dollars rn

  • Ragnarokknight Harima (@Ragnarokknight) reported

    @lepomang We wouldn't be having this issue if you offered a good virtual console, Nintendo. Just saying. Lol!

  • Kijibwa K (@Kijibwa) reported

    there another Nintendo issue on piracy. If I want to play gamecube games I play it on the Gamecube, I don't trust emulator site because they likely to have viruses and malware.

  • PenScribbleDX Penscribble | BLM (@PenScribbleDX) reported

    i’m not condoning piracy but nintendo HAS to be delusion if they don’t get the root of the problem is nintendo

  • InnitSeejay Seejay Innit (@InnitSeejay) reported

    @FortniteGame How to fix fortnite: Nintendo Switch: >> + >> Uninstall >> Yes Xbox: >> = >> Uninstall PS4: break your PS4. Mobile: >> Storage >> Apps >> Fortnite >> Delete >> Yes PC: >>Reset PC Ill shoutout the first person to send me it

  • cameron_midkiff Cameron (@cameron_midkiff) reported

    @akaAbstract @BRGaming Nintendo: Horrible online service, constantly copyrights people giving them free promo, switch is a gimmick for little kids

  • SOJ__Online SOJ (@SOJ__Online) reported

    @Frametraps lol this is the most clown *** take nintendo could have when they rarely ever support old games and when they do they sell them back to us with a broken emulator for $60

  • Lenxaid The Big Gay (@Lenxaid) reported

    @luckeydevil @SirisTheGreat @IGN Nintendo receives ZERO of the money from secondhand copies/systems, meaning either way piracy or legitimate they neither make or lose money, so piracy is fine. It's a problem when it's current gen stuff, or stuff still easily accessible.

  • ButterflyBugalu Carmen 💮 @ REAL SHIKI KINNIE HOURS (@ButterflyBugalu) reported

    I will never understand why people feel the need to step up to bat for a multi billion dollar company like Nintendo on issues like this. They are a corporate entity, they literally do not care about you.

  • jinbu111 f-8 (@jinbu111) reported

    The issue Nintendo has with this 'event' is the fact it requires "illegally copied versions" of Super Smash Bros. Melee. We cannot allow this piracy to continue anymore @johannvsz @yngDonCorleone @NintendoAmerica Don't #SaveMelee

  • therincewind2 🐝 Rincevent 🐝 (@therincewind2) reported

    @luckeydevil @IGN Nintendo isn't going to give you a handjob for your service

  • tjohansen98 Trey (@tjohansen98) reported

    and I know Nintendo isn't one person but the legal departments and the development divisions and marketing need to all communicate for this to work. People have said for the last 3 years they don't want the online service NES/SNES crap and they just want to buy games on the eShop

  • BTetris99 same vid of good morning USA (@BTetris99) reported

    @KingGeoshi64 It was bound to happen but I got my crazy theory that they are taking these small servers down and mario 35s ones to improve the online servers. It’s crazy if they would do it but I am curious since almost all the feedback I give in the webpage of Nintendo has actually happened

  • colganfew Angel (@colganfew) reported

    @ionlands Please fix the Nintendo Switch version, it's horrible

  • mystic_muffins Kezia (@mystic_muffins) reported

    @gabbydarienzo When you send your joycon to Nintendo to fix they're actually just performing an exorcism

  • Your_Guy_Heros Your Guy Heros (@Your_Guy_Heros) reported

    i was playing minecraft on my nintendo switch and I killed a baby villager and my game closed due to an error seconds after. The first thing i said was "I killed a child and my game crashed"