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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 02/12/2026 08:45

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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 (62%)

    Online Play (62%)

  2. Sign in (31%)

    Sign in (31%)

  3. Matchmaking (8%)

    Matchmaking (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
SpainAlbacete Online Play
United KingdomManchester Online Play
United KingdomWitney Sign in
United KingdomPreston Online Play
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • CarrotQuill Alba Dearheart (@CarrotQuill) reported

    for clarities sake I don't have a problem with how mx sterling presents their opinions on nintendo, I understand half the stuff being said is embellished for laughs, and the other half is just sincere concern that honestly should be taken into consideration.

  • ShaneNeedsAName 永 Shane (@ShaneNeedsAName) reported

    @dichromaticfumo Most of the sounds he used were from earthbound. Nintendo is a bit iffy when it comes to copyright with that games because they didn’t mame the sounds, they took them from other places meaning they could get in trouble.

  • zekesyeet Emre (@zekesyeet) reported

    @AryanX117 @UnJoueurDur @OrigiGreatness If the grand Xbox ecosystem is so "vast and provides choice unlike others", why can't I play Bethesda's future games anymore on PlayStation or Nintendo? It's not about providing choices, it's about restricting access to games to promote your sub service that's losing money

  • thekukukachuu Kuku (@thekukukachuu) reported

    @KharloKong I have an Xbox1 and my brother has a PlayStation 4, I think we have 2 broken Nintendo Ds' and a Nintendo console thingy I forgot the name

  • LucaTriunfo4 Lukero (@LucaTriunfo4) reported

    @snickeringsnack @Yaboiglumbert @PatStaresAt I thought the problem at the time was that Nintendo hyped fans into a legend of zelda with realistic graphics, hence why thr initial disappointment

  • nursemelbelle Melissa Egli 🌊 (@nursemelbelle) reported

    @LibertarianRed1 @KaylaChowShow I remember the OG Nintendo and this same issue! Worked like a charm though...

  • gaignunkukai breakneck space elevator ☕️ (@gaignunkukai) reported

    it may end up handling the issue well! but i don't want to hold my breath, especially given that nintendo is a japanese video game company in the end. i'm not going to preorder until we learn more (if at all)

  • Prisc_Z Priscilla #ForaBolsonaro (@Prisc_Z) reported

    @elitheehedgehog I'm always terrified that this will happen, but word on the internet is that Nintendo may quietly fix it for free, even outside of warranty. Maybe worth checking?

  • ashes_unbiased ✮ ash ⋆☆ working on projects | pinned links!! ✮ (@ashes_unbiased) reported

    see i know there’s a problem with my apple power brick now because I AM ******* CHARGING MY LAPTOP WITH MY NINTENDO SWITCH CHARGER ******* HELP

  • CosmicGaming91 Cosmic Gaming (@CosmicGaming91) reported

    @Aiden__Quinn the real issue is pokemon masters ONLY giving the option to back up a save with a nintendo account when nowdays having fb, google play, email, ect are the norm for backing up. Pokemon mstrs needs to fix their ****

  • Didact343 Trails Dad (@Didact343) reported

    @wayne3211 I get where you're coming from, but in a recent interview Phil said that if they would allow it, he'd happily put Gamepass on PlayStation or Nintendo consoles. The issue is THEY don't want that. The guy would like it if "everyone" could play.

  • NotLordPyromon Definitely Not Lord Pyro (@NotLordPyromon) reported

    @mustoons @LostUser64 @MrLightningVolt Nintendo had the glowing opportunity to break this trend but they didn’t, they instead saw an opportunity to sell a mediocre online service to scrape a little more cash out of their consumer base. They could’ve been a trendsetter once again, and they decided against it.

  • mbonlyme Mathew (@mbonlyme) reported

    Anyone else having issues with payment on the UK Nintendo Store? @NintendoUK #NintendoStore

  • NintendoShame Nintendo Shame (@NintendoShame) reported

    It's been 30 days since the last game was added to the Nintendo Switch Online service

  • ssbu_echo Echo (@ssbu_echo) reported

    Smash is the most bullshit game ever. I ******* zair with Yink to reset neutral while I'm in the corner and it ******* grabs the ledge as I am above a god damn PLATFORM! and I end up dying because of it. @NintendoAmerica @Nintendo fix your ****** online, this is actually horrible

  • NotLordPyromon Definitely Not Lord Pyro (@NotLordPyromon) reported

    @mustoons @LostUser64 @MrLightningVolt Nintendo had an opportunity to be the exception, for the first year of the console’s life you didn’t need a subscription service but they just couldn’t leave well enough alone.

  • keyguardian9475 Keyguardian9475 (sora4smash) (@keyguardian9475) reported

    Here's my updated predictions for smash Sora Ryu hyabusa Crash bandicoot Master chief A Nintendo rep Rayman And before everyone qt rts this the dlc was decided before the Activision explosion #SuperSmashBrosUltimate #Nintendo

  • paralt1 Punished Paradox (@paralt1) reported

    @afastidioushat @unhingedloserr Besides, if you're that delusional to the point you think Nintendo doesn't have a historic problem with crunch culture and a game looking bad=no crunch then you're dumber than I thought.

  • DR_A_Soaps Dr.Soaps (@DR_A_Soaps) reported

    @BlackIsleStudio So first it was a store issue with Nintendo and now out of the blue it’s Sony this is sus

  • RadjonJr J☢rdan (@RadjonJr) reported

    @MasterMofeto @NintendoAmerica you might have serious attention span issues

  • Yeleafybean Anth (@Yeleafybean) reported

    my god dear Nintendo, your games are broken

  • Smok3ater smok3ater (@Smok3ater) reported

    Nintendo needs to come out w a pro console...something we can play seriously w/o lag @Nintendo

  • Undying_Reverie Reverie probably should be writing (@Undying_Reverie) reported

    @PjCFrink92 @NintendoAmerica The Prime games were never not canon, Sakamoto just wasn't familiar with what they established when he made Other M and made a contiuity error

  • SalemBM__ Salem | سالم (@SalemBM__) reported

    @XboxP3 I'm not asking for the removal of the initial online setup as I understand that's important for security reasons. I ask you to just be as good an offline experience as Nintendo and PlayStation have. You treat the offline experience as a lesser one, they don't. Fix that. Please.

  • Chromatic_Games Chromatic Games (@Chromatic_Games) reported

    @W3P0NMAST3R151 Hey Bradley, we're aware of this issue and believe it's tied to Update 1.3, which is the current version of the Switch port. The new update - The Lycan's Keep - should resolve this issue. It's going through Lot Check with Nintendo right now.

  • robertico007 Robert (@robertico007) reported

    @FalKoopa_ They probably took a lot of trees out of the landscape in order to fix the frame rate. Nintendo it's time for a powerful system.

  • RikaKult dom (@RikaKult) reported

    @Bruh2234521 done it once before 😈 said £250 worth of nintendo purchases were fraudulent the bank gave me the money back, 1 week later nintendo also gave me the money. irl money glitch

  • spritesdotcom Polygon_eBooks (@spritesdotcom) reported

    The Nintendo Switch launched on a new Star Wars Battlefront 2 as a pretty face of problems right now.

  • LordSizor GroovySoap (@LordSizor) reported

    @GarfieldMowed @NintendoAmerica yes but why on the switch, especially with the "joycon drift" issue. It's not the quake part i'm confused about, it's the on nintendo switch part.

  • Darkalanche Judgement Nut Ender (@Darkalanche) reported

    @NintendoAmerica I have one personal issue with this. Wario doesnt speak :[