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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 01/18/2026 02:55

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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 (42%)

    Sign in (42%)

  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
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:

  • UShouldn_tCare U_Really_Should_Not_Care (@UShouldn_tCare) reported

    @reddit_lies The more nintendo fanboys I know, the more assured I am liking their games is sign of cognitive problems. Mario Cart is the worst racer ever concived and I cannot believe people seriously enjoy it's ruleset.

  • Infindox Torrie Starfrost (@Infindox) reported

    @RangoTheMerc @Jebailey This isnt just a SE issue. Also they are actually quite LENIENT only having about 4% not being able to when Nintendo pretty much would do this with most of their music.

  • torijoy09 Tori (@torijoy09) reported

    I don’t understand why Nintendo won’t just let you straight up buy Pokèmon stadium like I don’t want another subscription service bro 😒

  • BungerBugsnanx Bunger From Bugsnax (@BungerBugsnanx) reported

    METROID PRIME REMASTERED LOOKS SO ****** GOOD BUT NINTENDO IS STILL REPAIRING MY BROKEN SD CARD READER ON MY SWITCH SO I DONT HAVE SWITCH RIGHT NOW

  • RealSlavche Slav (@RealSlavche) reported

    @mortifago50 @CJSeedge @Moat_Games Cuz this was a game pass list. And none of the 4 games you mention will be coming to your PS pass…. :’/ so no competition from game “streaming” service. Maybe Nintendo somewhat. Literally not one is coming to ps plus. 4? I can do EXCLUSIVE list only if ya want. lemme stop FH5+AE

  • AlgisKun Algis (@AlgisKun) reported

    @TheDJPVMA @sean_est1976 That really was a playstation induced problem to americans... because in Japan, menus uae circle to accept and cross to cancel, which aligns to nintendo's A(ccept) and B(ack) respectively... but in America playstation menu is reversed... in favor of "button positioning"

  • not_oasis_ gabriel !! (@not_oasis_) reported

    @Kopter__ looks kinda *** cant wait for nintendo to give it a single buff in two patches and for it to be the most broken thing in the game kraken my beloved

  • Spidocisdumb Spidoc (@Spidocisdumb) reported

    @Thrilluwu Nintendo does stupid stuff as a company, but as game makers, they stick to what was good. They make whole, finished games and then publish them. They publish AFTER the game is finished. That’s why I respect Nintendo. They stick to making games-not-as-a-service. Industry problem.

  • qualityghost Sarge Fan 🧅🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@qualityghost) reported

    @aronora_ I also can't understand why people don't see the problem with pirating from independent creators like Flipline. I'm honestly pro-piracy for bigger companies like Nintendo (especially for things they don't wanna make accessible) but these are just 2 dudes making a living

  • lobster21122 🔞lobster🔞 (@lobster21122) reported

    I just had a very vivid nap dream about trying to trouble shoot a Nintendo Wii that wasn't displaying any video. I've been at work too much

  • scriggins_ GLUE HATER (@scriggins_) reported

    @siliqoijk36 that would probably explain why this just. happened. one day? really sucks that nintendo wont fix any more damn 3ds systems (for god knows why) this would be so much easier i just hope theres someone out there who would be able to fix it :/

  • patricknotirl patrick (@patricknotirl) reported

    nintendo wii broken

  • SKEPHALO purple heart 💜 (@SKEPHALO) reported

    today i'm going live and building something in the new cherry blossom biome. what music can i play on stream? i wanted to play animal crossing music but i dont know if nintendo would firebomb my hou i mean issue a copyright strike

  • Yourmannugget Nugget (@Yourmannugget) reported

    @SPITSTER01 @ChappyLeo @walleyeguy44 The problem is people who make this “there are no transitional….” Is that they can’t grasp what transitional means. They want a fossil of what looks like a modern silverback playing a Nintendo Switch.

  • ChowderGumball Tazo | SHULK AND REX ARE BACK!! (@ChowderGumball) reported

    @antdude92 @OnTheDownLoTho Still one of Nintendo’s biggest fumbles. They had a golden opportunity to include fan service and dip into the expanded universe for both Mario & Paper Mario series but instead just went for the most unoriginal uninspired ideas ever for story and theming.

  • its_notChiyo Chiyo (@its_notChiyo) reported

    @realkailoren @TheChunkeyNinja It is practically impossible not to feed money into big bad corps or people you do not agree with nowadays. Apple, SQen, Nintendo, Blizzard, Amazon, Twitter. I could go on. But apparently crying about HL was a first-world problem.

  • Littl3MissV LittleMiss-V 🔞 (@Littl3MissV) reported

    @NintendoUK Rewatching the demo clip, it's got like 1 whole second of ending lag so it looks even easier to punish than Reefslider if misused

  • 2Triforces protomanx (@2Triforces) reported

    @MidtownMysterio You said “ nintendo is building it from the ground up to last” bro that means in this convo you will still have to pay to rent and when it’s not successful anymore they will move on and end the service( or at least end it as we know it now)

  • Trihunter2 Trihunter (@Trihunter2) reported

    @Littl3MissV @NintendoUK Looks like there's some changes. It's a two-shot unless you do a Squid Surge style charge attack, it's got a lot more startup/end lag, and shooting the kraken gives a lot more resistance to its movement than before.

  • TEEZBabyCakes 🎊 🎉 December 23rd 🎂👦🏾 (@TEEZBabyCakes) reported

    @CweamTee @PMDShitpost I get that, but they could’ve just put that in the recent Nintendo Direct along with the Pokémon TCG GB being added to the Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy Service.

  • 2Triforces protomanx (@2Triforces) reported

    @MidtownMysterio Oh I do lol sorry there bro but you’ve been figured out you can go back to closing your ears and believing the switch is the strongest console and that Nintendo should be charging for a crappy online service

  • mikegwald Mike g (@mikegwald) reported

    @Pokemon Are you ever going to fix your game so it’s at least playable on Nintendo Switch ?

  • NintendoShame Nintendo Shame (@NintendoShame) reported

    It's been 575 days since the last game was added to the Nintendo Switch Online service

  • milevenmaverick Wyles ☠️ | Reeves of Attre (@milevenmaverick) reported

    @TobyEstPresent @bcfc_kingers If he doesn’t say “let’s-a go” in the English one then I will smack someone with a broken Nintendo DS

  • beam_spl InC | Beam (@beam_spl) reported

    Nintendo stopped tweeting for the night but I need my information fix.

  • armormodechang K'eeg (@armormodechang) reported

    @Mads_in_Zero I don't think it was even a problem of being hard to develop for as much as cartridges being way more expensive than CDs while also holding way less data. incredibly dumb decision on Nintendo's part

  • ebarhim2022 promo_code_discount_coupon◥•ﻜٕوِبون• ﺧٕٓصٍمٍ•ﻜٕوِد (@ebarhim2022) reported

    Nintendo fly-fishing, Going' Broken, Connection. sharpened. ؟? سيفے 🔹JK18🔹 🔹JK18🔹 🔹JK18🔹

  • josh_t1905 josh t (@josh_t1905) reported

    @ProChara 96 is being done so ***** by nintendo THEY NEED TO FIX MY BABY

  • GrippzGaming Anthony (@GrippzGaming) reported

    @NintendoUK When PlayStation wanted to close their PS3 and Vita stores the internet was in uproar. Why nobody care that Nintendo does it? This is the problem with digital.

  • RosieRedGamer Rosie (@RosieRedGamer) reported

    @NintendoUK The problem I have is I can't add any funds to my DS eshop so I can't buy anything anyway, and I can't buy DLC for certain games to connect with another because they're on different versions without the DLC, that's up to the developer ig but still a shame I can't add funds