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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 01/05/2026 04:35

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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:

  • sharkerteeth sean (LadyDevimon Respecter) (@sharkerteeth) reported

    @kuraiholy @Lord_Spector @NintendoAmerica Yes 100% though I’d argue the $60 base game is the main factor here & that would largely be unaffected by a portion of the user base not spending $30 upfront & having access via a premium service. Esp. Considering a large majority would likely buy separate regardless—

  • CookGoBang David cook (@CookGoBang) reported

    Who or who’s child has a broken right joycon for the Nintendo switch that’s joystick is broke need it to fix my imported Mario red joycons

  • sharkerteeth sean (LadyDevimon Respecter) (@sharkerteeth) reported

    @kuraiholy @Lord_Spector @NintendoAmerica You’re right, we don’t know. My main point is individual DLC sales vs DLC access via a subscription service is irrelevant to a 1st party developer of a billion dollar corporation. That money isn’t keeping the lights on at MSO it’s Nintendo knowing they can milk the audience

  • M3owsterChef Elden Chef (@M3owsterChef) reported

    @CapainN @Wario64 Artificial scarcity is what Nintendo uses to inflate demand. Sony isnt using that, they seriously are fighting to get systems in people's homes because Xbox is bringing it this gen. Xbox has a chance to dominate in Western countries because they have no supply issues with XSS.

  • HASANI05508957 ssg hasani (@HASANI05508957) reported

    @Nintendo so there be a snake woman streaming she does play your games like crash monster hunters

  • holidayz2022 HolidayZ StyleZ (@holidayz2022) reported

    Anyone having a same issue with Fall Guys in Nintendo Switch when it WON’T let u put your PS5 Account in? Just so we don’t want to start over collecting costumes and such?

  • sharkerteeth sean (LadyDevimon Respecter) (@sharkerteeth) reported

    @kuraiholy @Lord_Spector @NintendoAmerica Which in my opinion— sucks. I’m mostly just frustrated seeing a lot of folks defending this by logic of supporting the developer as if whether or not this DLC is included in a premium service is the deciding factor on a Xenoblade Chronicles 4 existing at all lol

  • sharkerteeth sean (LadyDevimon Respecter) (@sharkerteeth) reported

    @kuraiholy @Lord_Spector @NintendoAmerica Which in my opinion— sucks. I’m mostly just frustrated seeing a lot of folks defending this by logic of supporting the developer as if whether or not this DLC is included in a premium service like it’s deciding factor on a Xenoblade Chronicles 4 existing at all lol

  • AdynMikael Mikael Adyn (@AdynMikael) reported

    @anarchyKaos666 @YouTube It goes on: The Megaman Mania colorized collection of the GB games was then cancelled. Then Legacy Collection skipped Wii U, despite being 6 Nintendo console titles. I eventually bought 3DS version, aaaaand Megaman 5 had some bizarre frame skipping problem, just because why not.

  • UltimateTS64 TS64 (@UltimateTS64) reported

    @NSuperGamerGuy @Xbox Never had this problem, might be because I grew up with the different consoles so I learned them overtime. I had a PS1 and og Xbox as a kid, then became a Nintendo fan from there and got every console since the DS, so I've spent a lot of time with all of them

  • rjbeasterw98 wRjbeasterw98 (@rjbeasterw98) reported

    @Nintendo FIX THE ******* NINTENDO SWITCH OLED GREEN TINTS

  • bear__back bare__bear (@bear__back) reported

    @Bigspender26 @Wario64 Restock? I thought we broke the website and nobody got one and we were waiting for Nintendo to fix their ****. Did I miss something?

  • kuraiholy kuraiholy (@kuraiholy) reported

    @sharkerteeth @Lord_Spector @NintendoAmerica and I totally agree it would be best for us that that be in the subscription service, I just don't know how that fits in with them. Like "Okay, make all the expansion stuff, we'll give as part of our service. So keep working for our service, not your profit margin."

  • mattmse31 matt (@mattmse31) reported

    @NintendoAmerica @Fuguemichie Year remember main trouble.

  • tishoostars isaak 🎓 @ P4G (@tishoostars) reported

    @TanukiGirlMichi to be honest I think Dunkey being a **** over JRPGs also caused some problems since a lot of the more obnoxious nintendo people watched him

  • thatwolfdude01 Thomas Killian (@thatwolfdude01) reported

    @LonelyGoomba Nintendo needs to fix that whole shop in general. Add music, themes, add said refund button DO SOMETHING!!!

  • 6plastik6 Brendan Hartgrove (@6plastik6) reported

    @SolBadguyxx @AetherSTW @NintendoAmerica I hear you brother. Problem with that though is giving them money is the problem as they see you're willing to pay those prices. I really really want it but I will not pay those prices period. But I truly understand why you want it as I have the first 2 collectors as well...

  • Schweddyoshi 💻𝓢𝓝𝓨𝓸𝓮𝓱𝓵𝓮𝓻𝓥𝓕𝓧™ (he/him) 💻 (@Schweddyoshi) reported

    Nintendo Switch and Wii U models of Yoshi (and other characters) may have noticeable modeling errors if this feature is used (e.g, holes in Yoshi's nose; polygons are missing in Mario's face). Use it at your own risk.

  • MNocine Matt (@MNocine) reported

    My power is currently out and I can’t play my nintendo switch. Big problems

  • laux_de EpouseDeLaux (@laux_de) reported

    @FallGuysGame Whats up with Error Code 201_003 on Nintendo Switch 👀👀

  • emilano_villa Emiliano Villarruel Hernandez (@emilano_villa) reported

    @MuffMuncher2222 @SpawnWaveMedia That’s the problem it’s terrible mediocre, it has 0 improvements and the sixaxis had even less stuff with a shell that at the time was 9 years old, comparing it with Nintendo and Microsoft it felt like Sony was being left behind

  • Amphy516 Amphy (@Amphy516) reported

    LETS LOOK AT MY LOSSES TONIGHT HUH??? OKAY, WEVE GOT • LOSS BY DISCONNECT • TWO LOSSES BY LAG • TWO LOSSES BY TEAMMATES BEING STUPID • THREE LOSSES BY UNFAIR MATCHMAKING HEY, NINTENDO, THANKS FOR RUINING MY FAVORITE ******* MODE WITH YOUR AWFUL MATCHMAKING!! **** YOU!!!

  • NabikiTendoN64 Smooth Bean🇸🇪Sparrow (@NabikiTendoN64) reported

    @mignonmemes @NintendoAmerica Only of they fix the combat

  • KudanMX Julio Rivera (@KudanMX) reported

    @LimitedRunJosh Phantom Dust would be cool, even if it's free to download, the issue Is the DRM remains, anyone who knows would think twice before buying physical at least over a Playstation por Nintendo version of a multiplatform game, maybe it will be More about the physical extras.

  • FreddyGutierr16 Fu-reiji (@FreddyGutierr16) reported

    @ShadowDelta96 assuming anyone still owns a 3DS to justify a re release when nintendo basically gave up on it due to the switch. & given nintendo's habits on something they approved or not this could go either good or bad. even more so for honey parade games if this turns into a copyright issue

  • rjbeasterw98 wRjbeasterw98 (@rjbeasterw98) reported

    @Nintendo Fix the ******* Nintendo switch OLED GREEN tints

  • rjbeasterw98 wRjbeasterw98 (@rjbeasterw98) reported

    @Nintendo Fix the ******* Nintendo switch OLED GREEN tints

  • PjCFrink92 PJC92 (@PjCFrink92) reported

    @TommySkywlker11 @NintendoAmerica Given that I have these same kind of arguments with people over even games that I've played, I do usually know more the other people in the argument. That's because people who choose to argue with me all have the same problem. Misunderstanding context, plot twists, and literacy.

  • YoshiDryBones18 YoshiDryBones (@YoshiDryBones18) reported

    @MyArtsyWorld I have that issue too! Got it when Nintendo Power was still up and running 🥲

  • BrandynJones13 Brandyn Jones (@BrandynJones13) reported

    @Pocket_Camp Hi, I was just wondering if your team could tell me where to find help with this problem or if the recent scheduled maintenance fixes the problem but, I tried to to log in with the same Nintendo account on a new phone but it keeps starting me at a completely new camp