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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 12/20/2025 17:00

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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 (41%)

    Sign in (41%)

  3. Matchmaking (6%)

    Matchmaking (6%)

  4. Glitches (6%)

    Glitches (6%)

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 StatesNew Orleans Online Play
United StatesLos Angeles Online Play
United StatesBatesville Online Play
United StatesUpper Marlboro Sign in
South AfricaPretoria Online Play
United StatesLas Vegas Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • SauronsBrownEye Taima Kaiju (@SauronsBrownEye) reported

    @NaZyrus07 @NintendoAmerica Or you could send them in for service for drift. Which is free.

  • replayfromstart macncheesegun kiss (@replayfromstart) reported

    y7 on pc uses playstation controls (confirm/cancel opposite from nintendo consoles) and now im going up to stuff in animal crossing and mashing b like hello?? is the game broken??

  • baphohazard Hemlock (@baphohazard) reported

    this movie keeps touting the NES as the like........... "best ""entertainment system"" that played video games" like please. its a video game system. Nintendo just had to be different than atari because they caused the huge crash and people didn't have faith in video games

  • mattbattmatt matthew #lumatwt @ Bug Fables (@mattbattmatt) reported

    @Aapo4444 Tbf when was the last Nintendo game you've played was broken?

  • dantheshive Dan Dana (@dantheshive) reported

    HA! I now know enough Japanese to know when VTubers are crying out "WHY?!" in response to technical issues with the Nintendo Switch! (Champion. Victory. Sunglasses.)

  • UnforgivenRonin Superstar Justice Ronin! (@UnforgivenRonin) reported

    @CALLYOULATERR @Donnbom its rare that Nintendo does any clearance, its mostly when the system is dead, that they go down, but ps and xbox have no issues

  • MisterSirMan90 Mr man (@MisterSirMan90) reported

    @MojangSupport I'm on Nintendo Switch bedrock edition and I keep trying to log in to my Microsoft account but it keeps giving me an error and the Drowned code. How can I fix this?

  • dubmatic808 graham ras (@dubmatic808) reported

    @NintendoAmerica @NintendoNYC can you folks find out why MM is so broken on @PokemonUnite these chinese idiots are ruining nintendo

  • AnthonyMRoberto Global Affairs (@AnthonyMRoberto) reported

    I like how Microsoft sells the Xbox platform as a service rather than just trying to sell consoles like Sony or Nintendo

  • SlickShinySexy SlickShinySexy (Daily Rias Gremory) (@SlickShinySexy) reported

    Thought, Nintendo hated PlayStation.. We got the original Final Fantasy 7 l, Crash and Spyro now...

  • catoyaki 𝚓𝚎𝚗 (@catoyaki) reported

    I can't believe bf has been pushing me to fix my nintendo switch online for weeks only to have him say he couldn't play AC with me and I had to wait WEEKS again before he could get the game. AFTER EVERYTHING I DID. UNACCEPTABLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • Melissa28728464 Melissa (@Melissa28728464) reported

    @SentaiRanger1 @Pokemon @NintendoAmerica Ok. Im having trouble with them and can't seem to get my sons order

  • Tenshitronico Gerardo (@Tenshitronico) reported

    @louise_yapxxx unstable connection Nintendo's worst problem for not putting dedicated servers to play quietly.

  • MetalMarioJSKR Old_Bag_EN (@MetalMarioJSKR) reported

    The thing with M+R is, both the JP and Western versions come in Chinese, the only difference being one distributed by Nintendo and another by Ubisoft, and both are sold on one store front. This is not a problem in Japan or the West since they only sell one of the versions.(9/N)

  • Rainbowdonkee 🏵️ Esmeralda 🇲🇽 (@Rainbowdonkee) reported

    has anyone had problems when docking their Switch and it won't show up on TV? I don't think it's the cable since I docked my brother's Nintendo Switch and it showed up on TV but mine isn't displaying on the TV when I dock it...????

  • minteronatrain Jeff Minter on a Train (@minteronatrain) reported

    A Nintendo-clad collection of filled polygons slumps into sated silence to reveal no neck at all. There seems to be a slight glitch at Margaret Thatcher.

  • SlickL_CPU Slick L (@SlickL_CPU) reported

    @CrossiestTrash @Kotlolish @enosetc The remakes use Unity, showing the engine isn't a problem, and Square has a great relationship with Nintendo. Stranger things have happened. Would save ILCA a lot of hassle if that's the look they're working towards.

  • Char89Charizard Char Eschantz (Birthday 11/28) (@Char89Charizard) reported

    @Pokemon @NintendoAmerica Hmm, is there a reason why the sounds in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl goes off at random. When I got my first badge I did not hear the badge get jingle. I was like, what the heck? I noticed I'm not the only one with that issue.

  • KayMarleyMar Nurse Joy (@KayMarleyMar) reported

    Dear @NintendoAmerica , Hey, retro gamer here, also Mother of two little girls who would just love a Nintendo switch lite console this year for Christmas. Money isn't an issue, I just can not for the life of me find a place who has them in stock! SOS PLEASE HELP!!

  • SauronsBrownEye Taima Kaiju (@SauronsBrownEye) reported

    @NaZyrus07 @NintendoAmerica Hmm. Lame. I understand the fix isn't hard to perform if you have built a computer or something of that complication.

  • DeathstrokeDMV Hasbulla’s unofficial manager Adam Louis (@DeathstrokeDMV) reported

    @NintendoAmerica @NintendoEurope @nintendolife what does error code 2002-2037 mean? Not getting much concrete information.

  • JeromeJargeau Jerome Jargeau (@JeromeJargeau) reported

    Imagine using the the modem, keyboard and tape drive with a Mario/Zelda/Metroid level design cartridge to make, store and exchange levels over a service like GameLine or PlayCable in the late 80's. Nintendo had the capital for such a project. Or an official homebrew cart.

  • SpiderS0ul Spider Soul he?/him? (@SpiderS0ul) reported

    @GirlyWolfPup I think that people would ask for remakes less if Nintendo actually put in the effort and ported games onto newer systems (without a ****** subscription service)

  • PsiDebby PsiDebby (@PsiDebby) reported

    @Ketsuki_WoW @Nintendo Because in 2021? Nintendo is still trying to work out how to have a competent online service, let alone giving us remasters of games we want.

  • ZupkeZone ZZ (@ZupkeZone) reported

    @gangbeasts @Nintendo Fix the problem with joining a party!

  • Scribble_Facts Scribblenauts Facts (@Scribble_Facts) reported

    Fact 20: More Nintendo characters such as Pokemon were planned for Unlimited as 5th cell had the license but due to issues with development they were not included

  • ItsRetroKaiju RetroKaiju (@ItsRetroKaiju) reported

    @SilverTheCatast @taranfight @TAHK0 It's a nintendo issue, that's what it is. They have horrible internet. It's why smash sucks online. it's why the emulator they have is years behind even the most basic computer ready ones, they didn't put the time or effort into making it work.

  • Dcag74 Dcag (@Dcag74) reported

    Yo Nintendo fix this please what up with this penalty I got for no good reasons ?? I got one for lagging out the game and the second one is being in battle but I couldn’t even move?? I was still in the game didn’t leave yet still got a penalty

  • 6ixxblxx 6ixx™️ (@6ixxblxx) reported

    the gta trilogy definitive edition trailer for nintendo switch literally made me scratch my head. ain't nobody buying that broken trash. that's like homeless people rejecting your food and then you give it to someone else 💀

  • maxterdragon Mike (@maxterdragon) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Please fix the N64 games