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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

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Nintendo Switch Online Outage Chart 01/26/2026 08:25

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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:

  • RevDrMatthew matthewhoskinson (@RevDrMatthew) reported

    @brannonmc Among Us was the biggest game craze for my family throughout 2020. Since Christmas it’s been the new Nintendo Switch. Now that I know Among Us is on the Switch, we’re in trouble.

  • TheBenPower_SSB TheBenPower (@TheBenPower_SSB) reported

    @ChoctopusYT I can't keep my head going. How can Final fantasy 7 run on Nintendo Switch pro without a cloud service? It's just not possible.

  • CodenameVinnie CodenameVinnie (@CodenameVinnie) reported

    How tech support should go... TECH: I see you were born in the 80's, did you own or ever play a Nintendo in the 80's? CUSTOMER: yes. TECH: I'll organise a technician to come out and fix your problem. CUSTOMER: sweet.

  • cello_us Ceh-Ceh-Ceh (@cello_us) reported

    When crash 4 comes to Nintendo Switch, do you still buy for that difficulty again? In my case, I always go out for a long time, so I want to play even while commuting, so I want to buy it.

  • Wootmasterzorsx Anthony Thornton (@Wootmasterzorsx) reported

    @TheSmashToons Funny how this is the opposite of how the problem typically is/was with Nintendo. Where they revealed too much, and while recent times feels like they have been better about leaving surprises for us to discover, this feels like too much course correction the opposite way.

  • RamenBo19009065 RamenBoy (@RamenBo19009065) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Put it in you mr online service, but then again, square is pretty greedy, so....

  • DannMustDie Dann Djarin 🐉 (@DannMustDie) reported

    @BiscottiDom Yknow when you don’t like something/someone and you see issues with everything they do? This is me with Nintendo and them releasing a switch pro. And some games natively only running on it. ALLEGEDLY.

  • Heartsofspades1 L.C.+E (Lisia Ceo + Ecchi) (@Heartsofspades1) reported

    @KingPotatoMCX @McTroid Yeah but that’s the problem, everything is from that’s cool for someone to that’s fricking big. Also Fallout new Vegas isn’t fallout 3, but like yeah there’s literally too much cause Nintendo wouldn’t bless us this hard.

  • Hoopa_KingYT Hoopa King (@Hoopa_KingYT) reported

    The mother 2 & 3 script (not sure what it was officially called) released in japan a couple of moths ago. Which leads to my part two of this theory: It's going to release on the GBA nintendo switch online, and all other Mother games will release on their system's online service.

  • ConnortheBinder Connor Binder (@ConnortheBinder) reported

    Was having trouble finding dedicated print ads for these, outside an extended Nintendo Magazine System article. Guess these spin-offs were generally too small for the effort?

  • KT_NonY NonY (@KT_NonY) reported

    @khellsiexd Seen that leak floating around today, but looks kind of game if you take a closer look. Too many errors in it to seem like an official Nintendo memo.

  • ulliells ingrid (@ulliells) reported

    i cannot believe that a 3 minute youtube video titled “how to fix joy-con drift at home! no tools required!” actually helped me fix my nintendo switch controllers

  • Amandala_V Mandy🌺BLM Ally🌺 (@Amandala_V) reported

    @Pocket_Camp Again NINTENDO IS NOT responsible for your phones inability to play the game. It is your phone’s service provider that is the problem. Stop blaming a company that has no control over whether your phone company will allow it to run certain apps. Fix it & stop complaining.

  • jreed1217 gauntandgarish (@jreed1217) reported

    @forte_bass Nintendo switch has a glitch with wires where the touchscreen won't work some games.

  • patricknotirl patrick (@patricknotirl) reported

    nintendo wii broken

  • Glacenair Glacenair ❄ (@Glacenair) reported

    @settlersofcatan I bought Catan for the nintendo switch because I thought it would be an equal experience to Catan Universe. But I NEVER am able to play online. Auto Match just doesn't work. Can you please fix that? And is there anything in the works for cross play?

  • SoonerFanInMO1 LilSoonerFanInMO (@SoonerFanInMO1) reported

    @JoyfulSpite @Valhallakingdom @OnThisDayGaming SEGA didnt wanna publish it cause of its own problems at the time, and no one else wanna touch it Nintendo was Bayo 2s saving grace

  • ross_minton Rossco ♿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 (@ross_minton) reported

    @verynetwork 19th Dec we ordered a Nintendo Game. It's still not here and your call centre is refusing to refund/replace saying the issue is with Royal Mail. No No. NO. You picked the wrong person to try that **** on. Its YOUR responsibility!

  • gh0st_gr1l violet (@gh0st_gr1l) reported

    Bi nintendo switch'im olmadı yes first world problems

  • McLeodGarning MccLoed Gaming (@McLeodGarning) reported

    you have 55 minutes to install play Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled for free on your Nintendo Switch i played it literally all week it's very fun

  • shinmai Cute Notman, MGS boss "Pwning🇸 🇭 🇮 🇳 🇲 🇦 🇮" (@shinmai) reported

    @xotmatrix the fact that drift is a MASSIVE issue, and new joycons cost eighty bucks is honestly the biggest slap in the face from Nintendo to me, ever

  • cbarroso09 César Barrroso, B.S. 🚀 (@cbarroso09) reported

    @FazzioRonnie @Stealth40k Rare had its issues that clashes with Nintendo phylosophies, and their creative minds were also leaving the company after the buy-out.

  • DangoKong 🌱Plastic🌱 (@DangoKong) reported

    @bluebeezle @FatalityFalcon It’s a Nintendo problem. They’ve manually implemented input delay into the base game and have continuously neglected the opportunity to improve the online experience despite having the ability to do so at one point.

  • darthlayne Layne (@darthlayne) reported

    @MojangStatus I have like a week not being able to login on Nintendo Switch, I already done all troubleshooting steps, I'm so tired of this, I just waste my money on this version of the game

  • _jellyve eve (@_jellyve) reported

    i still can't believe that nintendo sold us all half broken controllers and was like. nah they're fine, but if you're mad about it you can buy a pro controller

  • Reimu_Kirisame 🎄🦊⛩️ Reimu ⛩️🦊🎄 (@Reimu_Kirisame) reported

    There were Nintendo direct "leaks" which was basically a photo of a printed page (with spelling errors) and people believe its real...? Seriously though this really need to happen every single month? How are people not exhausted of hyping themselves up for absolutely no reason?

  • shu_dystopia Parade's Lust (@shu_dystopia) reported

    Aside from some spelling errors the thing that stands out the most in regards to that Nintendo direct “leak” is that FF 7 remake is coming to pro. Lmao pls gta V I understand but I honestly don’t believe that even switch pro could handle FF 7 remake

  • ulliells ingrid (@ulliells) reported

    i cannot believe that a 3 minute youtube video titled “how to fix joy-con drift at home! no rooms required!” actually helped me fix my nintendo switch controllers

  • IgorScouse igorscouser (@IgorScouse) reported

    @FootballManager Help us with patch for broken nintendo version

  • shinmai Cute Notman, MGS boss "Pwning🇸 🇭 🇮 🇳 🇲 🇦 🇮" (@shinmai) reported

    @xotmatrix I'm so miffed this isn't a standard thing. If my Switch JoyCons had adjustment pots (I'd happily settle for some micro-scale SMD things internally, voiding my already expired warranty) I could avoid paying a quarter of the console's price to fix Nintendo's bad design.