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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 01/13/2026 18:40

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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 (44%)

    Sign in (44%)

  2. Online Play (44%)

    Online Play (44%)

  3. Matchmaking (11%)

    Matchmaking (11%)

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 StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
United StatesValencia Online Play
United StatesNew Orleans Online Play
United StatesLos Angeles Online Play
United StatesBatesville Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • BryanFdN92 Bryan Fernandes (@BryanFdN92) reported

    That fancy new NSO app seems tailor-made for potential new systems. Nice and organized. You don't go through all the trouble just for NES and SNES. Then again, this is Nintendo so who knows maybe you would.

  • Anything4Orbs Anything4Orbs (Mario master) (@Anything4Orbs) reported

    @AdrianGarciaVa5 @NintendoAmerica You’re the wrong one if you think Switch Online is at all a good service.

  • DarthSpiderMike Michael A. Potter (@DarthSpiderMike) reported

    @NintendoAmerica I talked today, to the nicest tech support girl, talked for an HOUR and a HALF or more!...I had switch separation problems...she is so helpful...give her a bonus please?

  • andrewdotjpg andrew.jpg (@andrewdotjpg) reported

    @MonadoBoy16 @MercyKnifed @NintendoAmerica Not much of a problem since the Switch doesn't even have a web browser.

  • FirePuff12 Fire 👑🌺 #SaveSmash #FreeMelee (@FirePuff12) reported

    @turndownforwalt @radarssbm #AskTheMixup what are your thoughts on Melee’s future? On one hand it hurts to think about how Nintendo might’ve blocked us off forever regarding a circuit or league. On the other hand we’re seeing unprecedented growth thanks to Slippi and so many barriers being broken!

  • TodoNintendoS TodoNintendoS (@TodoNintendoS) reported

    @Ferchou_27 I'm not saying the cloud service would be better tho, it's just what I'd expect a company like Nintendo to do lol Still, I see your point and now that I know the process to do this I don't really mind repeating it honestly

  • BoringTrick BoringTrick (@BoringTrick) reported

    @Luigiavenges @NintendoAmerica My charger is broken and it’s a pain to charge lol

  • AdmiralCasual I'm Batman (@AdmiralCasual) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix the joycons

  • Indieman64 Indieman64 (@Indieman64) reported

    @CAPYGAMES Hey im a big fan of yours, you see the nintendo site says Grindstone is now available on switch but i can't find it on the eshop is that an error?

  • Tomajac5 Tomajaaac (@Tomajac5) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix the damn Joy-Cons®please

  • CountCooki 🍪CountCooki🍪 (@CountCooki) reported

    @NFrog6 I dunno, but they have a cool trending thingyy now at least so thats fun. maybe adding a nintendo switch online icon means that those rumors of a better future for the online service is confirmed?

  • KLamityYT gamer @ gaming (@KLamityYT) reported

    @Nintendo Now that you posted this, I'm required to ask you to fix online and add new home screen themes

  • Lisinfilm LTN Stan #VеrifyLTN (@Lisinfilm) reported

    @skeppythegoat @breadcrackers69 I just wanna have to be a good night to sleep in my life and I have no idea what I gotta it is glitched is the best one game ever I wanna play is this game on nintendo is the day you get to play it again pls pls fix this pls pls fix pls pls plz pls pls fix this pls pls fix pls pl

  • itspatthemovie trve kvnt (@itspatthemovie) reported

    @moodymozart_ @biggestjoel if throwing something out is better than continuing to use it, then it's broken. the switch works fine it just has problems with its controller and nintendo has shady business practices. to me there's a huge difference

  • DdcCabuslay Daniel Cabuslay (@DdcCabuslay) reported

    The only positive thing I can say about Nintendo's approach to saving media to your smartphone in 11.0.0 is that it's independent of the usage of another Nintendo service/app, which means that this method could be used long after Nintendo discontinues the Switch and its services

  • ZFighterAmuro 少年アムロ (@ZFighterAmuro) reported

    the rumor that mario 3d all-stars and fire emblem 1 being fomo switch releases to get ahead of nintendo consolidating and reworking switch online's retro game service is just dumb and ***-backwards enough for me to believe that it's probably true

  • jay_are5 Jay Are (@jay_are5) reported

    @SpawnWaveMedia They should freaking add folders already. I think I get it though! Nintendo doesn't see the problem because their employees probably only play 2 or 3 games... I can already see it, Smash, BotW and Animal Crossing.

  • A_J_Waters AJ (The A. stands for ACAB) Waters (@A_J_Waters) reported

    @Naveed_Mohebbi No. That is bad. You should be upset. That’s such an easy fix. Come on Nintendo.

  • vg_zeitgeist vg zeitgeist (@vg_zeitgeist) reported

    @KawlunDram @AllSourceGaming The Switch is a joke compared to the PS5 which is $100 more and the XsX which is the same price. Nintendo needs to compete with these consoles before releasing a dongle that acts as a wireless dock with input lag crap stadia-level streaming. 4K undockable console or bust.

  • RamenRiolu King K. Ramen (Schezo Wegey fan) (@RamenRiolu) reported

    **** nintendo ******* shitty *** controllers that become broken beyond repair after a year of use

  • FtPickaxe FTPickaxe (@FtPickaxe) reported

    @ArtBuffalo_ I dont mean the services, of course the service sucks, but lets be fair, 20 per year aint bad for what you get. You have to admit nintendo always comes up with cool ideas for their consoles and those features boosts the games that are made. I do agree on the drift tho.

  • AdmiralCasual I'm Batman (@AdmiralCasual) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix the joycons

  • FakeSmashBall Fake Smash Ball (@FakeSmashBall) reported

    Hopefully, Nintendo adding a dedicated Switch Online app to the home menu means they actually plan on expanding the service. If not, it will just look really awkward considering the effort that went in to making this.

  • Level99K Mark (@Level99K) reported

    @Wario64 Are the Nintendo online people still using aol too? They're the most incompetent company when it comes to netcode and user friendly experiences. Should learn something from Microsoft or beg them to fix it for them.

  • DeltaLuke_ Luke Stranding 👶🏼📦 (@DeltaLuke_) reported

    @ForceinUnison You know we're talking about Nintendo here, right? Terrible business decisions, lack of connection with their fans, an online service they forgot about (both in retro games and mobile app), and complete negligence to add basic console features (like folders). So... doubt it.

  • glungers Zack Halverson (@glungers) reported

    @kilnerlufc @64Null @NintendoAmerica It just seems like a non problem and not really worth fretting over. You can play Netflix on literally anything else that has a screen and WiFi capability.

  • KyleRiley2390 Kyle Riley (ラウリ•カイル) (@KyleRiley2390) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Thought it was a nice update till I saw the icon. You seriously couldn't make it match the others? I'm no genius at graphical design, but even I could make something match the other icons. Who is in charge of this, and why didn't they fix it before releasing this?

  • AdmiralCasual I'm Batman (@AdmiralCasual) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix the joycons

  • stevesaylor Steve Saylor (@stevesaylor) reported

    @Futterish @ZombaeKillz Yeah was about to agree with Mike, it should fall under "fair use" but corporations can be specific about trademark on logos even if it is under fair use. Although, we'd all be in a lot of trouble if Xbox, Sony or Nintendo decided to slap creators if no logos were allowed.

  • AdrianGarciaVa5 Mr.Yups25 (@AdrianGarciaVa5) reported

    @Anything4Orbs @NintendoAmerica It’s got problems but I still enjoy it for what it is. Also you said Jurassic World: Evolution and Jurassic World: The Game were the same game when you could’ve just googled it and find out that they aren’t, so your argument is invalid