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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 01/14/2026 01:05

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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 (11%)

    Matchmaking (11%)

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 StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
United StatesValencia Online Play
United StatesNew Orleans Online Play
United StatesLos Angeles Online Play
United StatesBatesville Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • smuttwt binngo boinsyo 🌟📺 (@smuttwt) reported

    OH MY ******* GOD I BOUGHT NINTENDO ONLINE AND IT'S NOT WORKING IM GOING INSANE

  • KuchingKing888 NEKO De レトロゲーム (@KuchingKing888) reported

    Daemon X Machina game by Marvelous didn't sell that much on the Nintendo Switch due to control issues and graphical issues.

  • khiisdead 𖤐. (@khiisdead) reported

    @NintendoAmerica tell smash to fix they **** up *** game ****** like bayonetta and ******* sora shouldnt be able to recover like that when falling .

  • schmermermer schmrmrmr (@schmermermer) reported

    Most of the spelling errors were intentional it's up to you to decide which ones. And that's a better update than anything nintendo has done for me in my very specific complaint

  • inertia186 /local/inertia (@inertia186) reported

    @ShaneWelker @SuperMCGamer Nintendo will fix it for $100.

  • LuigiBlood LuigiBlood (@LuigiBlood) reported

    ...if it's not obvious I'm joking (but Nintendo should still fix this)

  • whoeverbb 🍼🌙 (@whoeverbb) reported

    Can we get a uhh fix for portia cooking in the void @animalcrossing @NintendoAmerica @Nintendo

  • UffeVL UffeVL (Buy Metroid Dread) (@UffeVL) reported

    @windstorms_ I don't plan on buying the Nintendo Online Service + Expansion Pack. I just want to buy Happy Home Paradise separately. Is HHP an online service or something?

  • QuirkyInuk 🏳️‍⚧️ Aurora 🦭❄️ (@QuirkyInuk) reported from Calgary, Alberta

    @MostStrange Oh, ok cool 👍🏻👍🏻 everything else I think can just transfer to a new switch using my Nintendo account. I tried to look up why my screen is flickering and how to fix it but I can’t find anything. It’s only like 17 months old…

  • radiatastory69 radiatastory69 (@radiatastory69) reported

    @kermitslayer69 @Itsumi456 @XboxInfinite117 is able to decide* the game or not if they so choose 2, ur account can be sut down and ur access to the games can be revoked and there is nothign u can do about it amazon has done this already nt he past and so has sony or microsoft and nintendo when u use their service in way

  • SenorOreo Señor oreo (@SenorOreo) reported

    @Etanibrut @gabsMuitoHetero @Yes_Erick_AR Most of them just play for the vbucks Wich isn't an issue but just kind of bothers me personally since I really enjoy the game but never got the founders edition since I played on Nintendo switch until ch2 season 3/4

  • UffeVL UffeVL (Buy Metroid Dread) (@UffeVL) reported

    If I have Nintendo's Online Service and it expires after I bought Happy Home Paradise, will I still be able to play the Happy Home Paradise content offline? Or is that an online only feature?

  • scarmarket umber ♥ (@scarmarket) reported

    WHY CANT I CATCH THE COCKROACH @NintendoAmerica @NintendoEurope @animalcrossing FIX THIS NOW

  • ivictorsammy IVictorSammy11 🇲🇽🇺🇸 (@ivictorsammy) reported

    @xpoggiesmidas Nintendo switch fortnite is broken

  • BigD_204 Big D The Icedman (@BigD_204) reported

    @RapidPilot2 @TheNCSmaster @IGN The problem with your Genesis games arguement is that when you do buy the Genesis Classic Physical game, its a one time fee for games that are yours to keep and not locked on a expensive subscription service. A service Nintendo isn’t even trying much to improve upon.

  • KelsierAlThor Kelsier (@KelsierAlThor) reported

    @NintendoAUNZ @Nintendo since your dms are closed and your support is slow as hell, is there any way to get support for the ACNH DLC not working? Shows purchased in the store but won't show in the game?

  • CFranchett Cathy Franchett (@CFranchett) reported

    @PikminBloom & @NianticHelp When are you going to fix account linking? Some family members started with a nintendo account and can't link to their pokemon go account. Hate to start a new game because your linking is messed up

  • 1128_Lizzie 🍃Lizzie🍂 (@1128_Lizzie) reported

    @Marlotix Knowing Nintendo idk if they'll fix it. But I hope they do because we're paying $50 for emulation like this when it used to work better on older consoles. This is just sad lol

  • BloodOfPhantoms ˄v^v^vvv^^^vvv^^^^vvv^^vv^^vvvvv^^^v^vvv^^vv^^^vv^ (@BloodOfPhantoms) reported

    i still wish characters like / similar to joker could not be held back by nintendo's ****** online service but not much to be done there other than the occasional yuzu so far. either way, any online service adds latency over offline, but ofc the options could still be better.

  • MetroidMst ShyGuyExpress (@MetroidMst) reported

    When will Nintendo push out a patch to fix the new Mario Party? I have no desire to buy a Mario Party I can't watch 4 AI players battle it out by making the worst decisions possible.

  • NecroName NecroOnTwiiter (@NecroName) reported

    Honestly looking back, Virtual Console was a great service for Nintendo consoles. I feel like the service model is a bit stupid since they can be bought somewhere else or something. I feel like they couldve done Virtual Console better but they just threw it away.

  • Seancarter7878 sean carter (@Seancarter7878) reported

    @LloydZelos @JonComms Presumably the ROM is fine. Afaik it's the same one used by the older virtual consoles. The issues seem to be a side effect from the lua scripting Nintendo used.

  • puzzleducks 🌈🎃VINNY🪆🌾 chrismasy uuu (@puzzleducks) reported

    @abc_pumpkinz huh u should be able to play it actually?? didnt work at first either til i restarted the game and it went fine :| but nintendo does seem to have issues with that lmao

  • Invader13285292 Invader (@Invader13285292) reported

    @MldGhost @anunnakigamer82 @BrokenGamezHDR_ Companies will charge for what they want, Nintendo & Sony are free to charge what they want for their service/games, if more people keep buying them, that is their money to do with as they please. Don't get your feels hurt over that. Spend on what u want.

  • marcesoto17 marcelo soto (@marcesoto17) reported

    @FortniteStatus Ho fortnite I wanted to know why I can't speak via voice chat through fortnite from my nintendo switch and my duo won't listen to me why? Fix this quick

  • TGDina Dina Wayne (@TGDina) reported

    @ErinPrivratsky @NintendoAmerica @animalcrossing So closing and restarting didn’t automatically fix it?? I am shocked!

  • Bragdun Lin (@Bragdun) reported

    The AC island transfer tool being stuck in a constant loop of connection issues honestly makes me want to scream. I don't want to have to call a rep to use the cloud save bs either. Just let me copy pasta this **** to the new system 🙃 @NintendoAmerica the hell

  • unsightedmetal6 unsightedmetal6 (@unsightedmetal6) reported

    @thabeast721 Also, YouTube really needs to fix their Content ID system. @TeamYouTube look at Thabeast’s Tweet. Nintendo owns the song, and they likely wouldn’t use a different company’s service to use Content ID. Why is this allowed?

  • tekken4king Leonidas (@tekken4king) reported

    @SpicyPandotter @Sykorax976 But switch has horrible input lag, bad graphic and sound issues to name a few. Wiiu is better untill nintendo fixes it

  • dgibbs3196 dgibbs3196 / diaperboy3196 / happy and healthy! (@dgibbs3196) reported

    @shinxcess That sad part is Nintendo knows that these people have the game and is getting there employers and their selves in a lot of trouble getting their employer find around 10k per copy played each copy is coded for the store that released it and the user will get baned from Nintendo.