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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 01/27/2026 11:15

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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:

  • PassTheMic11 PassTheMic (@PassTheMic11) reported

    @thenumber9door @NintendoAmerica What’s broken about this game again? I didn’t experience any issues with it.

  • the_randomizer Steve Johnson (@the_randomizer) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Please fix the NSO emulation issues with N64 games. Many games have audio issues, missing fog effects and have glaring input lag issues. This is not acceptable to be released in this state, thank you.

  • MrSartun64 Mr. Sartun (@MrSartun64) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Oh for **** sake you need to fix the online service because it sucks as hell

  • Zipzoom222 zip zoom (@Zipzoom222) reported

    @notadachifrompe @potatoshovel @NintendoAmerica game already isn’t canon so i see no issue…

  • Gabriel17434781 Gabriella Angeles (@Gabriel17434781) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix switch online expansion pack service

  • Lunacial Lunacial 🏳️‍⚧️ (@Lunacial) reported

    @Daniel328DT @Damonoxide @NintendoAmerica not my problem + ratio unfortunately

  • MrSartun64 Mr. Sartun (@MrSartun64) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix your ****** online service you piece of ****

  • FloidVer FVerd (@FloidVer) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Hello @NintendoAmerica , will you fix the issues on NSO N64 emulator? It's a shame

  • themann Jonathon Mann (@themann) reported

    Then there is the input lag OMG I can push a button and then my finger is in the air before the game actually does the action, it's so slow! For the price, it's a really piss poor effort from Nintendo, and really sad to see these classic games treated with such disrespect 😭

  • SkyTodStar Mel-Sky & TheTodStar (@SkyTodStar) reported

    @NerdArtAndGames I think those people are just babies who are just quick to have a whinge. I’m giving Nintendo the benefit of the doubt, and stay optimistic that the problem may have just been internet traffic. Or it’s a problem they can fix over time... - Todd

  • cory_dora_dinae coriander is one with the lake seiche (@cory_dora_dinae) reported

    @NintendoAmerica @NintedoSupport i've joined the lawsuit against then because there's NO WAY i'm paying $80 to fix a console that shouldnt have this problem, and that nintendo has known about prior the release of the lite

  • ThomasJay Spaaaace Ghoooost (@ThomasJay) reported

    @RoMiCo21 @ConnorMcBill @NintendoAmerica Who cares how cheap something is if major parts of it are broken? "I got this stove for 5 dollars but only one burner and the oven light work."

  • dofain Dofain (@dofain) reported

    "Piracy is a service problem" What Nintendo doesn't get is they are their own problems

  • SeafoamGaming Connor The Dreamer (@SeafoamGaming) reported

    @samred i've always hated hated hated hated HATED how nintendo broke the buttons in 3DAS by making B the jump button. How freaking stupid were they? I had to use system level remaps to fix that... Which thankfully NSO made not required. But you can't remap NSO pads for some dumb reason.

  • DSzostkiewicz Douglas Szostkiewicz (@DSzostkiewicz) reported

    @NintendoAmerica On one hand, I’m paying a large amount of cash for a junk service just to play retro games. On the other hand if I am to emulate games I could be risking getting sent to jail for pirating. The world is so unfair. WHAT SHOULD I DO? IS IT REALLY TOO MUCH TO ASK JUST TO PLAY N64?!!?

  • IrateInfernape K-gamer (@IrateInfernape) reported

    @NintendoAmerica ICYMI your service sucks

  • manwithouteyes ManWithoutEyes (@manwithouteyes) reported

    I bought the Nintendo Switch Online expansion pack so you don't have to. There is no substitute for the OG N64 controller. Mario Kart just felt broken. Not a good value for the $50. Wait until they fix things/release more games.

  • nintendo_1 Nintendo_1 (@nintendo_1) reported

    @NintendoAmerica I’ll only purchase once the missing graphics/textures are fixed in an update for the N64 games along with the online multiplayer lag in Mario kart 64

  • Elvenescence トマス (Thomas) (@Elvenescence) reported

    ...than a current gen console with a paid online service thats overpriced and practically unplayable is astonishing and not even remotely surprising given Nintendo's track record of not giving a **** about legacy content. Piracy is a no-no, but in this case, I don't feel bad.

  • UhhBam_ B (@UhhBam_) reported

    @NintendoAmerica fiX n64 emUlaTion Please, I agree with the com 🤧

  • helabyte erika ✦ (@helabyte) reported

    okay so nintendo DS emulation has proven to be more trouble than i thought

  • PassTheMic11 PassTheMic (@PassTheMic11) reported

    @thenumber9door @NintendoAmerica Hmmm. I didn’t really notice any frame rate problems honestly.

  • Pendragonfruit Jon Peด้dragoด้ (@Pendragonfruit) reported

    @thetruebowser Doug, I've still not heard back from Nintendo JP, and you are the only one who can help get my issue w/ NoA's reps with JP's reps. I've had my OLED for over a week, and I've no interest in it because all of my files are gone. You're the only one who can help me.

  • NoiseyOne93 TheNoiseyOne93 (@NoiseyOne93) reported

    @NintendoAmerica It's not worth getting as it is now. Add more games to the apps, fix the jank with the online service, and add discounts to games on the Eshop with the expansion (like Xbox and PSN does) and maybe I'll consider. Til then, no thanks. Not even the base NSO is worth it to me.

  • Neorazr Neorazr (@Neorazr) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix the #NINTENDO64 emulator!

  • The_StraySheep The Straysheep (@The_StraySheep) reported from Chatham-Kent, Ontario

    @Magikarp_God @IGN Also you are missing the point of the original tweet. I’m saying the multi-billion dollar company Nintendo shouldn’t be having these many issues with the launch of their expansion to online.

  • Daniel328DT Daniel328 (@Daniel328DT) reported

    @gaymerguy @NintendoAmerica Umm that would be worse. You will have worst experiences with latency and lag.

  • TheBlitz233 🏳️‍⚧️TheBlitz🏳️‍⚧️ (@TheBlitz233) reported

    @Xander16594609 @TriforceZard @NintendoAmerica Simply spend the day there until the demo downloads problem solved

  • sobbleistired Amber 🏳️‍⚧️ (@sobbleistired) reported

    @drilbit777 @SaiyanPride45 @NintendoAmerica Yeah like I barely had any problems. I’ve had a few drops but it runs at a solid frame rate/ close to a solid frame rate most of the time. Unless you play multiplayer Lol

  • LordMortigon LordMordington (@LordMortigon) reported

    @JackHarteveld @scully1888 It's one more needless issues in a pile of of problems plaguing a service that'd be a ****** minimum effort money grab even if it worked properly. As it stands, you'd be better of playing SM64 with UltraHLE from 1999 rather than Nintendo's "custom" emulator.