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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 02/20/2026 20:40

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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 (64%)

    Online Play (64%)

  2. Sign in (27%)

    Sign in (27%)

  3. Matchmaking (9%)

    Matchmaking (9%)

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
SpainAlbacete Online Play
United KingdomManchester Online Play
United KingdomWitney Sign in
United KingdomPreston Online Play
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • CEOofTrolling trollface master (was idiot retard) (@CEOofTrolling) reported

    @DefNonHornyCat still no Nintendo online the best online service ever made

  • Levi_the_Truth Levi @ Work (@Levi_the_Truth) reported

    @LiquidHbox @NintendoAmerica This is an inevitability of delay-based netcode. Not every freeze or chug from online is a lag switch (for the people in the comments), however coincidentally timed it may seem sometimes. Doesn't mean it can't happen, though.

  • JCov1 A Manhattan-Bound J Local Train (@JCov1) reported

    @joveyjove It's weird because I jump between Sony and Nintendo no problem, it's just the buttons with the same names in different places that throws me

  • thenamesjer TheNamesJER (@thenamesjer) reported

    Why do we pay for @NintendoAmerica’s online service, only for it to run like *** all the time?

  • Jack_McCloud Jack McCloud (@Jack_McCloud) reported

    @PapaWrite I love Nintendo and I still buy their stuff because their games just appeal to me the most, but yeah, I have not been pleased with their anti-consumer practices and cheap, faulty hardware and have done next to nothing to fix the issue. It's been very disappointing.

  • navithagator navi (@navithagator) reported

    @SLSolidarity @7awliet @hasanthehun to compare xbox online service to nintendo's online service is a joke. hell even ps3's free online offers more features and is arguably more stable than switch's online.

  • scattwoaz Scattwoaz (@scattwoaz) reported

    @Nintendo Nintendo tf are u doing **** fix ur shitty online server add some n64 and gamecube insted of this bullshit i mean come on look at how sony giving away free games at their plus membership, fix ur bullshit Nintendo , @NintendoAmerica

  • jycompany_ JY (@jycompany_) reported

    @NessyBoy64 it's been a problem for a long while it's only that dmca comments in particular got exponentially worse since december. and for the record it's far, far from the first time i've talked about the nintendo community acting like they control how people can and can't use nintendo ip.

  • UrbanPrincess6 Urban Princess (@UrbanPrincess6) reported

    @NintendoUK Continued... customer services can see that it states it still ‘dispatching’, I am being told I have to wait for the results from a investigation with Hermes (👈🏽 the packaging 📦 distribution company). Would you please remind me what is ‘the consumers law’ regarding this issue?

  • gehitmusiken Boki (@gehitmusiken) reported

    So yeah both my pro controllers and Joycons have drift. One of the controllers drift both upwards and downwards. This is why I'm not playing on my Switch. I hate buying more broken stuff. Nintendo needs to get their **** together with this issue.

  • DaiomunSevra Daiomun Sevra (@DaiomunSevra) reported

    Y'know: I wouldn't have a problem with these NA Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tourneys, if @NintendoAmerica gave us different formats than the same 150cc shenanigans, and gave 2500 gold points to the top 20 instead, at the very least

  • This1sPink Veronica is sad (@This1sPink) reported

    @CrossFitJesus95 Oh ****, really? I guess I just kind of assumed that it was less powerful based on how Nintendo kinda sorta seems to lag behind in the graphics department these days. I'm pretty sure that that's the case for the Wii and I guess I assumed the GameCube was no different.

  • Solisortu Solis Ortu (@Solisortu) reported

    @45124Super @Nintendo @YouTube Hope we’ll get the answer from Nintendo if the problem is on their end!

  • SoulStatic479 SoulStatic (@SoulStatic479) reported

    @smog_fog I mean it kinda happens too often. It’s only inevitable that it’s an on running joke in the fandom because it’s an onrunning problem with Nintendo. They’re not trying to be mean or “drown out the topic”

  • DapeachTV Dapeach ☃ (@DapeachTV) reported

    Epic fail. Tried to play Totally Reliable Delivery Service on Nintendo Switch and it's unplayable with 2 players with only 1 set of joycons 😭

  • SouthLosAngeles Aztlán (@SouthLosAngeles) reported from Los Angeles, California

    @thomasfischl Wish I knew how to trouble shoot my old Nintendo and Super Nintendo. Recently found them at my mom’s house in the basement. I don’t even know where start. 🤔

  • UrbanPrincess6 Urban Princess (@UrbanPrincess6) reported

    @NintendoUK Continued... customer services can see that it states it still ‘dispatching’, I am being told I have to wait for the results from a investigation with Hermes (👈🏽 the packaging 📦 distribution company). Would you please remind me what is ‘the consumers law’ regarding this issue?

  • SomeKirbyFan Carlos (@SomeKirbyFan) reported

    its not like they cant make them either. they just wanna make gimmicky consoles instead which im not against btw. i like the switch but its problems are clearly showing and whenever i look at what the competition’s doing i go “damn why can’t nintendo do that” lol

  • LukeJoh94265663 Luke Johnson (@LukeJoh94265663) reported

    @KhaosOfficial4 @TargetRestock You have the exact opposite issue I having. I just want the console. I also noticed we are getting notified for non PS5 items also, like Nintendo stuff, Disney stuff & PC graphics cards. It would behove multiple folks for them to separate them.

  • donaldmcobb Michael (@donaldmcobb) reported

    @SuperJonny64 @TOPolk @t_wrecks_64 That's been a problem for Nintendo's consoles since the N64, though there's an argument that the Gamecube bucked the trend to some extent. (previous version of this tweet was worded weirdly)

  • Yoshomay Yoshomay ;3 uwu🏳️‍🌈 (@Yoshomay) reported

    Reggie we miss you, come fix the mess that is nintendo

  • 4KMadLad Yakuza Collection Available Now On XBox! 🇯🇵 + 💚 (@4KMadLad) reported

    Without the Gal-Gun Returns issue being resolved, the only way I'd tenatively/begrudgingly be OK with this is if Sony or Nintendo were already looking to buy--or God forbid one of the streaming services. And that's only cos those alternatives are much worse at the moment, IMO.

  • LimitedRunJames James ミルキー Mielke (@LimitedRunJames) reported

    @AndyPlaytonic Nintendo’s going to issue a cease and desist on your monitor

  • Somari_64 Super Mushroom Hill + Bowser's Fury (@Somari_64) reported

    @WavePrism_ its stupid how bad nintendo is at optimizing its ports like bro even tho i want a switch pro to fix that problem it shouldn't be that hard to make a game thats running on a 7 year old engine run at 1080p 60fps

  • JTJ_SSB JTJ (@JTJ_SSB) reported

    @Medrobellion @LiquidHbox @NintendoAmerica no. if chunky lag switched it isnt nintendos fault lol.

  • LinkToo Nintendo 🔃 needs 𝕍𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕖 (@LinkToo) reported

    Weird that GameCube Nintendo is trending today. I received a replacement laser today and tried to fix mine from childhood. Could not get it to work.

  • poundingtherock Pounding the Rock (@poundingtherock) reported

    It’s still a single-digit game but the defense is the problem. Just lagging like the Nintendo Cloud version of Hitman 3

  • UrbanPrincess6 Urban Princess (@UrbanPrincess6) reported

    @NintendoUK Continued... customer services can see that it states it still ‘dispatching’, I am being told I have to wait for the results from a investigation with #Hermes (👈🏽 the packaging 📦 courier company). Would you please remind me what is ‘the consumers law’regarding this issue?

  • scattwoaz Scattwoaz (@scattwoaz) reported

    @Nintendo Nintendo tf are u doing **** fix ur shitty online server add some n64 and gamecube insted of this bullshit i mean come on look at how sony giving away free games at their plus membership, fix ur bullshit Nintendo

  • kevinyveltal kevinyveltal (@kevinyveltal) reported

    I did contact Nintendo support about and even the guy was confused about this so I got to wait 2 days to see if there's a way to fix this, like I'm the first to get this issue .