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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 01/01/2026 00:35

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (47%)

    Sign in (47%)

  2. Online Play (47%)

    Online Play (47%)

  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 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:

  • Sky_15417 💙🌺 Mia/Sky 🌺💙 (@Sky_15417) reported

    Nintendo fix ur ******* servers i just got into a tricolor match again and we got a comm error halfway through 😭

  • basedtweetsonly Big L (@basedtweetsonly) reported

    @IsabelleDotJpeg Nintendo has done a good job with live service in Splatoon. The key to not being garbage is charging price of admission. Not sure of many live service games doing this instead of f2p microtransaction bullshit.

  • roslawley Ros Holden (@roslawley) reported

    @EmazingBakes @currys Have you got anywhere with this? I've had the same with a Nintendo Switch. They assured me it would be refunded and it was a glitch and to order again. Done this and same thing has happened. Now paid twice, no refund, no product and the least helpful customer service ever

  • yasugappy hix ☕️ (@yasugappy) reported

    this ****** on tiktok and youtube would rather buy 15 joycons then try to fix their drift themselves, or even send them in to nintendo for free

  • KimihitoFan115 Austin *Gaming enthusiast* McCoy (@KimihitoFan115) reported

    @YongYea I don't think they suck at all. But I do think that they are inconsistent and don't work well with others. Nintendo tends to get the best results with them, but others like Square, Microsoft, Cygames, etc have had issues.

  • yasugappy hix ☕️ (@yasugappy) reported

    these* sorry for being a nintendo **** rider or something but. just fix the drift??? ur being lazy by buying so many then complaining that u had to buy so many

  • patricknotirl patrick (@patricknotirl) reported

    nintendo wii broken

  • VeremundoGarcia The Pretty gentleman (@VeremundoGarcia) reported

    @mattheturkgames @AlanFromNJ @GenePark You are not getting the point here… it’s because of Nintendo why we even have Bayonetta 2 and 3… they doing whatever bussiness decisions is not of my problem. But Bayo games are there bacause of them, and that’s it!!!

  • phytoalexian 🍤 lex / moon 🍤 @ shrimped (@phytoalexian) reported

    @Me0wingway YEEEEUP I need to stop being lazy and ask a friend to fix mine (got awful drift in both) cause it'll prob be cheaper than me sending them out to Nintendo lmao

  • Dialexio Happy 4th Anniversary, Mr. Lost 🎊 (@Dialexio) reported

    @SplatoonNA @NintendoAmerica @SplatoonJP So, pretty please, with sugar on top… Fix the ******* latency. Your game's online service is unplayable trash.

  • KirbyCheatFurby Anthony (@KirbyCheatFurby) reported

    i had a dream a few days ago where i went to a bookstore and found the first issue of nintendo power on a shelf placed with strategy guides then this beautiful woman with long, flowing blonde hair came in and said "that's fake, y'all." and grabbed the magazine and threw it

  • U_N_I_F_I_E_D UNIFIED (@U_N_I_F_I_E_D) reported

    @2bitthief @RCardosoEU Micro isn't going to leave money on the table with that franchise. Guarantee you it will even release in Nintendo Platforms soon enough. Like within the next 2 to 3 years possibly. Will be on Game Pass of course which is purely consumer choice, if they want a sub service or not.

  • NintendoShame Nintendo Shame (@NintendoShame) reported

    It's been 480 days since the last game was added to the Nintendo Switch Online service

  • JazRignall Jaz Rignall (@JazRignall) reported

    @ShaunInguanzo @gamesfreezer Yes. Mean Machines originally ran for 24 issues as a Sega/Nintendo console mag starting Oct ‘90. Then in late ‘92 we split it into two, Mean Machines Sega and NMS. Since they shared editorial and design teams, they both looked similar. We then licensed NMS to an Aussie publisher.

  • avondale1718 Avondale (@avondale1718) reported

    @twita_moth @Noxcrew a new world, which will fix the issue. That patch also has several performance improvements targeted to help us officially launch on Nintendo Switch. It doesn't get us all the way there, but it should improve their experience on Switch regardless.

  • abandonedldgirl abandoned living dead girl (@abandonedldgirl) reported

    @NintendoAmerica @Pokemon This game is a total scam. Why let me queue for tri color, if I won't even end up there. This game doesn't make fun. Should just stop buying your trash games. Matchmaking broken. Communication errors. Nothing works. You should offer everybody a refund at this point.

  • Chrismas95 Chris Smith (@Chrismas95) reported

    @S41tySn4ck I'm surprised the guy at Nintendo who makes sure to disconnect players who win too much took this long to realize

  • big_lilieV2 Big Lilie (@big_lilieV2) reported

    @LiliesHome_ @thenreport Life without you would be like a broken pencil... pointless. Do you like Nintendo? Because Wii would look good together. You're one of a kind. #NETIZENSREPORT #LISA for Asian Celebrity of the Year #ACOTY2022 @thenreport

  • OctoInklin OctoInklin (🔥Team Fire🔥) (@OctoInklin) reported

    I've been thinking about making this rant because of my experience with the current splatfest. If anyone insults me, it's really immature considering that people will only ignore what needs to be fixed. [1a-4a = Playerbase problem] [4b = Nintendo Server/Playerbase problem]

  • jum4ycraft margshs 🥚🥚 (@jum4ycraft) reported

    @banoopyblizz @Wario64 not necessarily applaudinng sony for making games 70 dollars just i think nintendo games never getting price drops is a worse issue

  • octo_kid_8 octo kid (@octo_kid_8) reported

    REALLY NINTENDO?! THE ONLY COMM ERROR YOU GIVE ME IS WHEN I HAVE A 100x BATTLE?!?!?!

  • cumnuttersreal the bastian (@cumnuttersreal) reported

    @NintendoAmerica **** you fix the splatoon servers

  • blueoboo Lottieee^-^ (@blueoboo) reported

    **** u nintendo and ur dumb connection issues it’s genuinely unplayable at this point

  • Dawgnuts1 JJ 🇵🇷 (@Dawgnuts1) reported from Islington, England

    @GenterMarko @Timeerased @VGC_News Nintendo are horrible at repairs and I own a switch lite and an oled and I think these will be the last Nintendo products I'll ever buy because of these issues

  • BoldButReal You Already Know (@BoldButReal) reported

    @SagamiSword_ @rando9292 They offered relevant experiences when they released. Problem is Nintendo is lazy and half-asses everything. They had the hardware and games but didn't(still don't) have a competent online service. It start mattering when Xbox released.

  • SmallafroGames Smallafro Games (@SmallafroGames) reported

    One time in middle school I told my classmates that my uncle works for Nintendo and could give them a 3DS if they gave me 30 bucks each. I told them the next day that my uncle got in a car crash.

  • thousandwxnters ❄️ (@thousandwxnters) reported

    @NintendoAmerica FIX YOUR **** *** SERVERS!!

  • offalnaut dum bich (@offalnaut) reported

    @KitsuneSamus @TomboyTactics same, love rise and play on switch. monhan is gonna always be a mobile console game to me, but i hate the nintendo online subscription service. and the gradual addition of paid cosmetics in world and rise. rise is not a bad solo game by any means, w/ a TORRENT of basegame content

  • rieper47 ⱮìçհąҽӀ φҽʂąҟ (@rieper47) reported from Laidley, State of Queensland

    Dear @NintendoAUNZ it's really rude that you won't let me use the Switch Voucher that I paid for because I'm not a Paid Nintendo Online Service gamer. That is rude.

  • raspbearly lexie 👑💙 (@raspbearly) reported

    Still haven’t gotten into a single tricolour match lmao Nintendo is never gonna fix this, are they