Nintendo Switch Online status: server issues and outage reports

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.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Nintendo Switch Online users through our website.

• Online Play (58%)
• Sign in (25%)
• Matchmaking (8%)
• Glitches (8%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Nintendo Switch Online outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Melbourne	Online Play	21 days ago
Vallejo	Glitches	24 days ago
Mobile	Online Play	29 days ago
Milan	Online Play	1 month ago
Albacete	Online Play	2 months ago
Manchester	Online Play	2 months ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  dethpuck (@dethpuck1) reported 6 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica Great game when it doesn’t disconnect. Had to spend money on an Ethernet adapter. Thanks Nintendo.

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  Nicholas Willoughby 🇺🇸 (@nickwilloughby) reported 8 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica How is this nominates for best multiplayer when its cannot be played without connectivity errors months after release?

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  Nicholas Willoughby 🇺🇸 (@nickwilloughby) reported 8 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica Wouldn’t know you refuse to fix the online connectivity errors. You charge a fee to access online and refuse to fix errors of your online games only allowing p2p.

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  lordlamb (@lordlamb2) reported 11 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica Kirby should get this. Splat isn’t a “family” game and it’s online is mostly broken. Still.

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  Axemninja (@axemninja) reported 14 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica Can you fix the communication errors? I have flawless connection, hardwired and I could barely get a match during splatfest. Either I make it into the match and half the other team DCs or I can’t get into a match at all.

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  Giovanni Pimentel (@TheNerdBasement) reported 16 minutes ago

  @AlinePiroutek @SpawnWaveMedia @DirectFeedGames I think if we can actually get more games to run in 1080p without any issues, it'll be a massive upgrade. And if we were to get a new Switch, I don't think Nintendo would drop support for the current Switch.

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  Joanna (@MellowedPanda) reported 19 minutes ago

  @LoveandMir @IGN Its not a monopoly while there is still a single competitor company selling/providing the same equal equivalent product or service, in this case PlayStation, Nintendo, Steam are all doing this and they would never sell to Microsoft.

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  Universal Sentient (/) Ultimate Peasant Tier. (@vault0r) reported 19 minutes ago

  Only active paid online service ATM.. Nintendo online... XD

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  OddAIs 🐰 (@OrigiGreatness) reported 22 minutes ago

  @Drdeku_PhD Both makes sense. I can’t play Bayonetta on my playstation despite Nintendo not owning Sega and nobody has an issue with it.

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  ⛓𝕬𝔍 🥀 (@GRIMMYRAX) reported 22 minutes ago

  @IGN If you only game on Nintendo, then I can see why the Switch launching as outdated tablet tech is bothersome to you. If you own all the consoles and only use your Switch as a sidekick kind of device, I doubt it is much of an issue. It isn’t for me at least.

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  paradeoflaughter (@laughterxparade) reported 23 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica it would be nicer if the connection issues were fixed to be a nice multiplayer game. was playing the other night and had a combo of 1) matches ending early, 2) the end results showing someone disconnected, or 3) kept getting disconnected from the lobby

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  Jim (@SpankyGespacho) reported 25 minutes ago

  @starfader the problem is that nintendo is relentless and they really shouldn't be enforcing yearly releases on their mainline games

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  Joanna (@MellowedPanda) reported 28 minutes ago

  @IGN Its not a monopoly while there is still a single competitor company selling/providing the same equal equivalent product or service, in this case PlayStation, Nintendo, Steam are all doing this and they would never sell to Microsoft.

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  Octo 🍂🍁🌙 (@Octo_Boii) reported 33 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica a communication error occured. the software was closed because an error occured.

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  Opal (@MoonPrismOpal) reported 34 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica I'd enjoy it more if the connection/lag issues were fixed and we actually got a splatfest every month like the last two titles did 😭

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  🏳️‍⚧️Deserstraza @ Dragonflight 🏳️‍🌈 🐀 (@TransRatPunk) reported 35 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica It's still got major problems but "online multiplayer doesn't suck" for a Nintendo game is worthy of a vote

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  Dipper Pines (@DopperPines618) reported 35 minutes ago

  @venom_cipher @NintendoAmerica I remember that CTR Nitro Fueled had this issue when they had special events happen all month every month, although tbf those were much more extensive. It made playing the game tiring and FOMO was constant.

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  mliuy (@adwdasesyghesw) reported 35 minutes ago

  @alexotws @NintendoAmerica …really? I disconnect from about 1 in 10 matches that is pretty bad by todays standards but that’s far from unplayable it’s just mildly annoying

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  Alex (@alexotws) reported 37 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica respectfully, i want to enjoy this game but the amount of communication errors is ridiculous and makes the game unplayable.

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  😊☺️😁🤓😎Andrew🇺🇲⚛🎮🕹🎞📽📹🎥🎬 (@biohazardfan07) reported 39 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica Fix the matchmaking. It sucks ***!!!

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  xsvennnn (@xsvennnn) reported 46 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica The Tera Raids in pokémon Scarlet and Violet ******* suck. 90% of the raids is just cutscenes and dialogue. Then another 5% is sitting there put asleep since apparently every pokémon on earth has yawn..? Fix these laggy *** in unsynchronized **** *** raids.

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  Elyrium (@Elyrium42) reported 47 minutes ago

  @Nintendrilo @yggdrasilsaltar @NintendoAmerica Sounds like a you issue

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  404: Account Cannot Be Found (@K1ngAl3xand3r) reported 49 minutes ago

  The issue is, Xbox Live is vastly superior to both Nintendo & Playstations online offering. But at the same time....what exactly does the Xbox have that makes me say "this is my console"

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  Star❄ (@GirIsWitchHunt) reported 54 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica How about you fix the online then 😭

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  ZayZay (@121Zayzay) reported 55 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica fix matchmaking and servers first

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  Martian Pit Crew (@MartianPitCrew) reported 55 minutes ago

  Nintendo support mentions forwarding an entire range of 1024-65535 UDP ports but that step wasn't needed in my specific case. Also I had no issues accessing eshop, this was specific for just Pokemon connectivity - trades/battles/etc.

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  John Nguyen (@JohnNgu91565198) reported 55 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica Either Kirby or Splatoon but tbh, while I enjoyed Kirby, there were some personal problems I had. That blue companion that came with Kirby, he may as well have not been there since he barely did ANYTHING to assist Kirby and the ending for that game: BAD imo

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  Harji Singh (@HarjiSingh) reported 56 minutes ago

  The problem is, jumping stright into the metaverse is a tough pill to swallow. No one cares about you and your friend's avatar talking to each other on a Nintendo Wii-looking platform. And wearing a massive brick on your face won't fly.

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  Nicholas Willoughby 🇺🇸 (@nickwilloughby) reported 59 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica This game getting nominated is beyond unacceptable. The game uses p2p and charges a fee to play online. It still has connectivity errors months after release with zero successful attempts to resolve these errors.

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  Yung Kiryu (@yungkiryu) reported 60 minutes ago

  @EddiePReactions As for Nintendo, they always follow last. They charge us for their piss poor online service, it’s only a matter of time until they follow everyone for price increases. I just hope they hold out longer than Xbox did.