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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.

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Most Reported Problems

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

  • 57% Online Play (57%)
  • 43% Glitches (43%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Nintendo Switch Online outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Milan Online Play 26 days ago
Paris Glitches 28 days ago
Guayaquil Online Play 1 month ago
Voiron Online Play 2 months ago
Orange Online Play 2 months ago
Meillonnas Glitches 2 months ago
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • JaynezPlays
    Jaynez 🎮 (@JaynezPlays) reported

    Nintendo I’m gonna need y’all to say something about the wifi issues cause I really can’t play games like this 😭

  • how_togaming
    How-to Gaming (@how_togaming) reported

    @AnAverageGamerX I don’t think he’s a Nintendo glazer like so many people act like he is but I kinda wish he would leave the haters alone, I think that’s his issue. He’s brining a lot of attention to a controversial topic. But I do hope those numbers check out so he isn’t hammered anymore.

  • FitaEta
    eta fita (@FitaEta) reported

    @aszeroth @Nintendo i really don’t see the issue. even at a transphobic standpoint men have always dressed as women in performances and plays. This is no different in my eyes. So most peoples points crumble really easily

  • MegamanRA
    MegamanNG (@MegamanRA) reported

    @antdude92 I'm not surprised. Nintendo has a major shovelware problem. They allow this game to be on the eShop and yet games like Neptunia Re;birth, Menhera Farm and others are denied. Know what I call this? Hypocrisy.

  • tempestwolfvt
    TempestWolfVT (@tempestwolfvt) reported

    If you take a moment to watch the video, they explain the issues with the Switch 2. I said I wouldn't recommend based on an informed decision from professionals that analyzed the device for repairability and showing underlying issues such as the drifting issue which Nintendo is aware of themselves. That's all.

  • Smurfgotbeat
    Jordan Green (@Smurfgotbeat) reported

    I had an idea it was a possibility but let's be honest.. the newest Nintendo system is gonna be in-demand. Wish I pre-ordered but nevermind, on the plus side an OLED has had a decent price drop so if I wanted to invest in one in the future for my little one it's not going to be a stock issue.

  • Fpssims
    Simon (@Fpssims) reported

    @DestinLegarie wow the amount of people who have lost the understanding of turning on the a nintendo hardware putting the game in and play---99.99% of people are now frankly scary "internet plugged in", "What's the problem?" It's you.(not you Destin, them)

  • Kannakamuisama
    KANNA-CHAN (@Kannakamuisama) reported

    @FortniteStatus i play on xbox series s and he play's on nintendo switch, he said he had the same problem, when we press the app icon the game takes 3 times longuer to connect then before

  • SorthG
    Sorth Gaming (@SorthG) reported

    @Silberkatze87X @GenePark It bares the branding. This is the problem. Xbox button alone is cause for problems. I want to see this happen, I really do. But as long as they keep the branding. It's an issue. Sony is fickle. Like Nintendo.

  • LuridLogic
    Amy Schumer's Sarlacc Pit (@LuridLogic) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Well now that money isnt an issue for me I was going to buy one today, but ofcourse everything is out of stock because its too hard to learn that happens every time. So I'm buying a steam deck instead and only emulating nintendo games from this point forward. This is stupid.

  • Unfiend_17
    Weeb Fiend (@Unfiend_17) reported

    @LucarioSplat2 I have the same issue. Not just Ninjala, but other games too on Nintendo Switch 2.

  • zeglerverse
    lindsay (@zeglerverse) reported

    mlb the show friends: so i am STILL getting disconnected from online gaming despite going into my internet firewall and opening all the ports customer service told me to. i'm so stuck, someone pls help me bc they wont help me any more than that. i have a nintendo switch

  • OldGamerGuy23
    Adventfire (@OldGamerGuy23) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Mouse controls = Broken Joy Con 2s

  • Trey_Dizzle45
    Trey_Dizzle (@Trey_Dizzle45) reported

    @KirPinkFury I've had 0 problems plus Nintendo will fix or replace for free

  • pixelluma
    Pixel (@pixelluma) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Oh boy, I see trouble brewing!

  • ElCaptainCook
    Septemberus Octoberus (@ElCaptainCook) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Can we fix mario kart? Bugged wall jumps, 0 progression progress, no multi-player free roam. The game feels unfinished. Which is wild considering how long you said it's been finished.

  • Tuggernut4
    Tuggernut (@Tuggernut4) reported

    @GTBreezy_ @Imladris1893 @PostUp_SOG Okay so what you're saying is it's Xbox doing this to get everyone over to gamepass to then raise the price?? Is that why Nintendo is doing $80 games as well?? The reaching to hate on gamepass is getting old. It's a good service.

  • lostfrog1357
    Stephen (@lostfrog1357) reported

    @SteelSupport My Arctis Nova 7P doesn't show up as a sound output device on my Nintendo Switch 2. The system sees the headset as a USB microphone, though. I can't find anything about this issue. Are there plans to resolve it with a firmware update?

  • LoperWing
    Wing (@LoperWing) reported

    wait I just realized this means Nintendo *lied* in their compatibility data. Pikmin 3 was not in any of the lists of problematic games, meaning Nintendo was insinuating the game worked perfectly. Yet here the game is completely not working.

  • xHrdcoreShaggyx
    ShaggyMH (@xHrdcoreShaggyx) reported

    @CHARMERS96 I think the **** reality is the games were gonna be 80 whether Nintendo did it or not. We need a industry crash like yesterday

  • Vanityshii
    Vanity (@Vanityshii) reported

    @jonathancigaret @iiWhiskey @Nick_Marseil well playstation isn’t trying to be a streaming service. They still want to sell consoles and console exclusives is how they do that, same as nintendo

  • LordKardok
    Lord Kardok (@LordKardok) reported

    My opinion on the Switch 2 has changed... slightly. The EULA problems have been clarified and we now have a better understanding of what we are agreeing on. I still don't like the notion that you can't sue Nintendo for anti-consumer practices, but you do, in fact, own the system.

  • HAmorata
    The Abysmal Critic: HorrorAmorata (@HAmorata) reported

    The one thing no one wants to practice that kills the full price issue is patience. Wait and you can get any game at a discount. Nintendo being the only exception, but they also don't have a game pass option for new releases. Since I play mainly PC games, the physical argument is already been toasted. But I'm not willing to budge over owning my games. FOMO is the one thing that really gives Games as a Service air.

  • archiethedog_
    Archiethedog (@archiethedog_) reported

    @NierHellFire It is also important to point out. I'm talking about genuine good remakes. P3R, Resident Evil series, Crash Bandicoot etc Not ****** remasters Nintendo likes to produce. Unfortunately some companies really use the idea of remakes as a tool to get into players pockets

  • kirito60245726
    CloudRan (@kirito60245726) reported

    @FerrisWheelPro Bro the part Nintendo fanboy don’t understand has nothing to do with people been mad at you for buying a NS. Is your money you the way you like. The problem comes when the same fanboys start talking nonsense about the NS2 been as powerful as the ps5 when barely reach a steam deck

  • LoL_PainfuII
    Painfull (@LoL_PainfuII) reported

    @PopPizzaMan @Paige40329935 @ShitpostRock I don't think that all Nintendo dose is good, but many are, they saved companies and they are one of the last company that delayed done games just to bug fix. Not everything is good, but we'll at least Nintendo is hiring instead of closing studios.

  • tronman64
    tronman64 (@tronman64) reported

    If anything any hopes of me competing with online randoms are thrown out the window if this is the case. And yes...this is a skill issue 100%. Just wish Nintendo didn't decide to make their cpu's level up just in time for me to get back into the game.

  • ShadowFoxArche
    Shadow Fox Infinite (@ShadowFoxArche) reported

    @Eien1239 Yeah all the PC handhelds have this, but that isn’t the problem- seamless transition is. The thing needs a dock, and instant transition from docked/undocked, and instant resume from PC/Xbox. Otherwise, it can’t come close to what Nintendo is doing and why Switch is popular.

  • VC_GamingYT
    VC (@VC_GamingYT) reported

    @Nintendo @NintendoAmerica the switch 2 is cool and all, but PLEASE fix the gamecube adapter disconnection problem please!! My controller disconnects after an hour-ish of gameplay

  • ConnorOhOne
    ConnorOhOne (@ConnorOhOne) reported

    @Alfredo_Toons @makio_jroses I understand the difference, GameFreak codes while Nintendo publishes, not even accounting for Creatures Inc’s third of the ownership. The problem is that on average there’s a new set of pokemon mainline games every 3 years, not accounting everything else like sidegames & (1/2)

Nintendo Switch Online detected incident history

These records describe service-wide increases in reported problems. They do not confirm an outage at every address. Recorded end times describe our detection window, not a provider-confirmed repair.

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