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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 03/17/2026 22:10

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Online Play (58%)

    Online Play (58%)

  2. Sign in (25%)

    Sign in (25%)

  3. Matchmaking (8%)

    Matchmaking (8%)

  4. Glitches (8%)

    Glitches (8%)

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 StatesVallejo Glitches
United StatesMobile Online Play
ItalyMilan Online Play
SpainAlbacete Online Play
United KingdomManchester Online Play
United KingdomWitney Sign in
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • shadzmgamez shadzmgamez (@shadzmgamez) reported

    @TheArblessed @Defarius69 @Metalfan26 But yes. I do prefer PC. I'm okay with Nintendo, Xbox and PS are crap with their online service. I use a computer for all my third party games, and a switch for all the first party games. I'm honestly not locked out of that much. Very few PS and Xbox exclusives I want

  • Edrp20 Edrp (@Edrp20) reported

    @PhoenixHero98 @Actually_Tina "I vaguely remember we had some communication issues. This is why I told everyone on a podcast that you bombarded nintendo with heated e-mails and dumped the game without consulting anyone."

  • brakzx 🅱owser Jr. (@brakzx) reported

    @Mattness8 @RoombaLoo @TheOwnerOfSock Nintendo should be the ones grateful that they even have people paying for their service which a lot of people don't seem to like. They aren't ungrateful, it's more of disappointed that Nintendo are not using the service to it's full potential.

  • NihilistGamer NihilistGamer (@NihilistGamer) reported

    @Mattness8 @KitKatisWeird7 @TheOwnerOfSock Ungrateful?! We’re paying for the service! And it’s not worth the price. It may be cheap but it certainly deserves more than the half assed effort it has received especially when you see effort NiNtendo has put into anything online based. It’s a joke.

  • jordoflores Jordo (@jordoflores) reported

    @edmundmcmillen Frame rate issue on nintendo switch

  • PlayerEssence OJ - PlayerEssence (@PlayerEssence) reported

    @KevinKenson I completely understand. But years ago when I tried to tell peeps the benefits of Nintendo trying real physical media, people had an issue with it. I just saw this coming from a mile away.

  • SuriAlt +Suri says to go crazy go stupid (@SuriAlt) reported

    @Metalfan26 This is a major problem with Nintendo. They have a sorta good deal, but it’s not good enough to the point where it can lead people indecisive as hell. Online: Same ****** online as before when it was free, buuuuut, 20 bucks and free retro games

  • Cuddlefissh Ash (@Cuddlefissh) reported

    @vanillafawn_ i’m ready for nintendo’s online service to die because were so far apart lmao

  • neal_noakes Neal 😈🤪🦥💀 Noakes (@neal_noakes) reported

    But that is entirely the problem. Nintendo and Pokemon Co have never announced these games. Not once. Youtubers have promised them. Then fans get mad at nintendo when these games arent announced.

  • RoxyRKGK RoxyDB (@RoxyRKGK) reported

    @Minifig81 @TheOwnerOfSock Nintendo uses peer 2 peer. They literally do not spend a SINGLE ******* penny on “servers” or anything that would cost a subscription. ******* SONIC FANGAMES have had free online master servers for YEARS now that run 100x better than Nintendo’s online service.

  • WindsorClass AV Technician (@WindsorClass) reported

    @cordisbored The XBOX360 issues at launch put me off of Microsoft, too. Only company i have always had good experience with launch hardware on is Nintendo.

  • StormOfTheNight Lil Goblin (@StormOfTheNight) reported

    @RolyUnGashaa I had the same problem with the animal crossing nintendo switch, mine got cancelled when they tried to take early payment and then scalpers just ate up my chances of getting on that wasn't ******* 500/600

  • JamieLewer Jamie Lewer (@JamieLewer) reported

    @HazzadorGamin Of course people say it is , Nintendo has proven they have banger exclusives and people will happily buy it , xbox has not proven that yet as of right now they still have a massive AAA exclusive problem.

  • TUS_Niar Niar🦝 (@TUS_Niar) reported

    @TheBigaCheesey @Skissor_ I don't think they were in the DLC, but in the first story mode. I think you can get them from Salmon Run too. I got a lot of them because I abused a glitch at the beginning of the game, but shh, don't say it to Nintendo

  • Defarius69 Defarius (@Defarius69) reported

    @FancyTeapot @adam_blakeslee @Metalfan26 Nintendo games are peer to peer, no amount of deticated servers can fix ****** netcode

  • mweis200 mweis, better and stronger than ever before (@mweis200) reported

    @apricatpudding Admittedly more than Nintendo‘s service. But you get free games every month

  • phantochan Chandler 🐍 (@phantochan) reported

    A lot of people are missing the point of why Switch Online shouldn’t be a paid for service. Online service from Nintendo has always (and should continue to be) free. The Virtual Boy’s library is much more expansive than the S/NES library. The Nintendo line of products has always

  • bskulldragon1 br.nclair (@bskulldragon1) reported

    also the fact that nintendo still uses window xp *** online servers and expects ****** to pay for their dogshit service is jus disrespectful ngl

  • Frigidevil Joe Kling (@Frigidevil) reported

    @Metalfan26 I don't have a problem with it being a paid service, but good god Nintendo, give us more content than 4 roms every month. People wil gladly pay if you give us access to your entire retro library.

  • thetruebadrobo John (@thetruebadrobo) reported

    @intravisuuaL @TheOwnerOfSock Is it really only $20 a year? I don’t keep up with Nintendo at all since I don’t have a switch but if people are complaining over a yearly fee of $20 for online play and emulated classic Nintendo games then I think it’s fair. If it had been monthly then I could see the problem.

  • BoneitisVEVO austin (@BoneitisVEVO) reported

    Nintendo isn't The Pokemon Company International please god shut up about zelda and metroid's 35th anniversaries that's nintendo's problem

  • ManiiMade 💫💫Imani 💫💫 (@ManiiMade) reported

    I don't see how people can argue that Nintendo Switch Online is worth the price when literally a few months ago we learned the service they used for Online was 10 years old and had a Windows 98 check

  • TrihawkSSB Trihawk (TRI#498) (@TrihawkSSB) reported

    @Steelix41 @DPPt_Shitpost It’s a mix of issues between The Pokémon Company rushing GF so they can sell merch, in combination with GF’s laziness. But for the #1 highest grossing media franchise in the world, I can’t excuse this behavior. These games should be on par with the rest of Nintendo’s big hitters

  • Enrique49942261 Enrique garcia (@Enrique49942261) reported

    @RocketStreet Can u guys fix the nintendo switch fan reward problem I've watch for over 10 hours and haven't gotten anything

  • neal_noakes Neal 😈🤪🦥💀 Noakes (@neal_noakes) reported

    This is not Nintendos or pokemon cos fault or problem. This is a consistent and blatant misinformation driven by entitlement from specific "content creators" and I get people have a right to be disppointed but aim that disappointment at the youtubers who lied, not nintendo.

  • phantochan Chandler 🐍 (@phantochan) reported

    In short, Nintendo has never required a pay for internet service, they never should have developed it, and the “perks” that come with it are laughable. I never even knew I had the S/NES package until after I ended my Switch Online service.

  • skywyld pam | antifascist | ST⭐️RISH | commissions (@skywyld) reported

    Funny how since upgrading my internet equipment and speed, and even having a service tech visit, my internet is even worse. Haven't been able to connect to Nintendo Online for days on top of all the other issues. Seriously, I just want to jump into a canyon and disappear.

  • Kyragreen16 Marvel vs Capcom 2 for Gameboy Advance (@Kyragreen16) reported

    @YouWaShockMan Nintendo will charge you $60 bucks for an 18 year old game before they will fix their online

  • BurgSkeletal BurgSkeletal #FreeMelee (@BurgSkeletal) reported

    @1nall_ @NintendoAmerica Crash 4 and Tony Hawl Pro Skater 1 + 2 are good games

  • cherry_bgc Cherry🍒🔞 (@cherry_bgc) reported

    @Metalfan26 I'll agree with this, when people stop making it a nintendo issue. Nintendo charges like 20 bucks a year maintains their own servers for all games. Sony/Micro charges 40 every few months and only provides servers for first party titles, everyone else is on their own.