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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 01/02/2026 09:30

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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:

  • TravisT58631218 Travis Townsend (@TravisT58631218) reported

    I really wish i could play #ageofcalamity, #Nintendo any fix for the firmware error? Can't download anything.

  • TravisT58631218 Travis Townsend (@TravisT58631218) reported

    @Barbarian2625 Its an error with the last firmware update. No word from Nintendo on a fix though, they just recommend troubleshooting that doesn't work.

  • LeeKenLFC Lee (@LeeKenLFC) reported

    @NintendoUK Fix your charging ports for a start

  • CptWiggleFuffle Giany / ジャンニ (Watch Hokuto no Ken) (@CptWiggleFuffle) reported

    Apparently a lot of people are mad that the UI for SMT V is borrowed from TMS FE I'm glad it's using gameplay and UI elements from TMS FE because it was a really ******* good RPG. Only issue was how Nintendo censored it I've never understood the whole "TMS was a mistake" thing

  • Samuel_1802 Samuel @ SPLATOON 3 HYPE (@Samuel_1802) reported

    @NintendoAmerica this special shot is broken

  • Ishida10824141 Ishida (@Ishida10824141) reported

    @AustinP314 @NintendoAmerica Actually, I did, crash would’ve been a terrible addition

  • DudeInkling reb (@DudeInkling) reported

    hey Nintendo, can you guys fix error 2123-1502 already??

  • laursbobbins LRP in lockdown (@laursbobbins) reported

    Hey there @NintendoUK, I can’t play Dead by Daylight and can’t download another game I just bought because of issues with error code 2123-1502. Can I have my money back for the game I just bought AND for DbD given that it is also completely unplayable?

  • TheeSexi_Lexi Cuddlin’ *** Bih 👑 (@TheeSexi_Lexi) reported

    @RogueCompany Fix the item shop for Nintendo switch players 😭🥲

  • MisoSoup_FGC Miso Soup @ #CoN4A (@MisoSoup_FGC) reported

    I love that I straight up can't download updates on my Switch since this last firmware update. ******* fix your ****, Nintendo. This isn't even the first time.

  • breadbrass BreadBrass🍞🇺🇸 (@breadbrass) reported

    @NintendoAmerica really said "let's release everything Eddie wants after he goes into the service"

  • DarkJedi1991 William McNally (@DarkJedi1991) reported

    @MadalynnRaye Still waiting for an old Issue of Nintendo Power I ordered 2 weeks ago :(

  • TraiforosT Thomas Traiforos (@TraiforosT) reported

    @H2007_SM64 Nintendo did not want anyone to co-stream the direct presentation, so SMG4 set it to private to avoid legal issues.

  • rdyfrde Ready Freddie (@rdyfrde) reported

    Nice of Nintendo to have a e-shop sale when no one can download any games from the e-shop due to that stupid error they refuse to fix!

  • TylordianWake Tyler & Tylordian (@TylordianWake) reported

    [Continuing] So @NintendoAmerica will you try to fix this in version 12.0.4?

  • TheBlitz233 🏳️‍⚧️TheBlitz🏳️‍⚧️ (@TheBlitz233) reported

    @PinkThembo Well if need be you can always get it on the Nintendo website since that’s where I bought it so idk of their eshop page is broken

  • HeyAshMag Ashley (@HeyAshMag) reported

    I've been trying to download two new Nintendo Switch games for almost a week now, and they won't download. No matter what I try, I keep getting the same damn error message. This is so frustrating. What the heck, Nintendo?!

  • KatrinaRing1 Katrina Ring (@KatrinaRing1) reported

    @jessejjarvis @NintendoCanada Connect your switch to a mobile hotspot and run download then switch it back to your normal WiFi. Worked as a fix on both my kids switch devices.

  • marcos27pr marcos (@marcos27pr) reported

    @TruGiffers @Cale30620642 @GandalfGaming__ Yea are t you a gamer Gamers play games Xbox PC Nintendo Ps Having a preferance, not a cult. That your problem your sick in the head. You see sony as a religion

  • ape5400 Ape5400 (@ape5400) reported

    @mcfredyson @JJacobMarion @Pokemon I don’t think it’s illegal. It’s just WiFi DNS changes. It’s how Nintendo asks you to fix the recent downloading issue

  • turtle_tip TipTupTheTurtle (@turtle_tip) reported

    @ClixSwitch @HackerVilela I don’t understand how that refutes my point. I said Nintendo has no issue altering their old games for rereleases and they obviously don’t. It’s a licensing nightmare, I agree. So what? Did they alter their old games or not? They have no moral objection to altering these games.

  • ebooks_sonic Sonic bot (@ebooks_sonic) reported

    Crash Bandicoot slapped Froggy and they blamed Nintendo for it

  • xzviier Xavier. 🌙 (@xzviier) reported

    @trudierudey @NintendoUK Literally had this problem since being one of the unlucky few to download 12.0.3 and they still have yet to respond to it this is annoying as hell

  • genix194319 Genix194319 (@genix194319) reported

    @bernebernebenre @SciresM @OatmealDome How would any of us know when Nintendo plans to fix this problem?

  • BlueSwim Blue (@BlueSwim) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Any update on when a patch for the download errors caused by Switch firmware 12.0.3 will be released? I’ve bought several pieces of digital content that I cannot download because of your flawed system firmware update.

  • jspencecomicstx Jspence (+) (@jspencecomicstx) reported

    Nintendo really gotta fix this download glitch ASAP!

  • Holotankoo Chris (@Holotankoo) reported

    @NintendoAmerica literally keeps giving me the same error code when i try to download anything on my switch. What do i gotta do?

  • LimeTH Mat Lippiello | Buy WarioWare: Get It Together (@LimeTH) reported

    @SuperMarioFact It's interesting how back then, Pokémon was just another Nintendo game, and would show up in crossovers and cameos no problem. Now Pokémon is this behemoth of a separate entity and rarely ever does any crossover stuff with other Nintendo games, and what it does is super limited.

  • Ishida10824141 Ishida (@Ishida10824141) reported

    @raccoonqt @NintendoAmerica Kazuya was a good choice, it could’ve been worse, they could’ve added crash bandakoot

  • GruInfinity 💮 (@GruInfinity) reported

    What are you guys even doing fix the server already @NintendoAmerica