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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.
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Online Play (62%)
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Sign in (31%)
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Matchmaking (8%)
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The most recent Nintendo Switch Online outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Albacete |
Online Play | |
 Manchester |
Online Play | |
| Witney |
Sign in | |
| Preston |
Online Play | |
 Asunción |
Online Play | |
 Philadelphia |
Sign in |
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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DcGamer05
(@DcGamer05) reported
@NintendoAmerica “a communication error has occurred” wow $60 bucks for this
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No.1 Bui
(@KrangKotobuki) reported
@bariumfox Honestly I think it’s also Nintendo’s fault too. I got so many communication errors trying to join a game
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Dazadoop
(@Dazadoop) reported
Trying to play Splatoon 3 in Australia is almost impossible. My internet just can't handle having to be connected to 7 other people all at once with Nintendo's janky online system. I rarely have this problem with any other games, it's just Nintendo ones...
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Verne🐝
(@nonbinarynabs) reported
It's 2022 and nintendo still hasn't worked out how to do an online service that's not ****.
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🦖🌱 president of big man’s big fanclub
(@dinosprout_) reported
i will say nintendo really should face a class action lawsuit for their online services lmao. the continuing connectivity issues k!ll the experience for a lot of players. peer-to-peer sucks, and so will their in-house servers because nintendo runs everything on 20 year old tech.
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noodle🦑 @ splat3
(@stargrdians) reported
nintendo giving me a communication error when i’m trying to queue for clam blitz is a sign from God maybe i shouldn’t play it
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Sully 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
(@HaneOdori) reported
@lyneltechtips Either the servers are overloaded. Or Nintendo lied about them putting splatoon 3 on their new online server, and instead stuck it back on the old one. Which is probably what’s causing all the lag/disconnects
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Darren Farr
(@Tsuzee83) reported
@NintendoAmerica Is it though? Connection errors keep ruining matches.
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artyom (disambiguation)
(@balzabul) reported
the experience of a new nintendo online game (being disconnected 3 times in a row and then finally getting a match that's interrupted halfway through by another disconnect)
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🌱 harry
(@inkyhoya) reported
I think I’d have way more fun with splatoon 3 if Nintendo would fix their wifi issues with their machines
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jinx
(@jincxsz) reported
@NintendoAmerica @SplatoonNA #splatoon #splatoon2 #splatoon3 please fix your game before punishing people for getting kicked out of your messed up servers, getting ranked down for the constant errors thousands maybe even millions of people are getting is extremely annoying
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Leon Kiriliuk
(@leonkiriliuk) reported
@ArcadeBrooklyn Nintendo had serious QA issues with the LCD screens in this generation. Have you ever seen 2 that have the same color temperature? They wildly range from yellow to blue.
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kay
(@kayylmao__) reported
@BrandonCon243 I haven’t experienced not enough players yet. 🤞🏼only communication errors in the lobby and I’ve been booted once while in-game. I really hope Nintendo fixes this fast, it sucks to have the game stop while it’s super intense.
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FireMrshlBill
(@FireMrshlBill) reported
@TRushdown @Vesmic87 @SteamDeckHQ Playing Mario kart, Smash, Splatoon, etc. online with others on the platform. Not about better or cost, it’s about ability since Nintendo requires online. If someone doesn’t care about that, then it’s a non issue, but for those that do, a Deck doesn’t replace the Switch.
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Unidentified Friendly Object
(@elementnumber46) reported
have consistently got Communication Errors every time I tried to do turf battles today. love to play an online game from Nintendo
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Ashley!
(@euphoria_ashley) reported
Nintendo Online is the worst service that a consumer could purchase by mistake
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XObunny
(@XObunny04) reported
@HoneyDooleyy Even if it could, my main account is the other problem. I can't get any emails to verify my account cause my Yahoo (the one it's on) doesn't want to take Nintendo emails. I checked everything, but nothing works
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JoeE
(@JFisherr2) reported
@FrankieDFkun @NintendoAmerica Same problem happening with me
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alberto
(@alberto_aok) reported
@Corgiboltz @BrainofGalaxy At this moment I still don't understand the hatred of this remake that really improves so many things, if the problem is the price, it's nonsense, don't buy it right away, it goes down quickly, it's not essentially Nintendo with games that don't go down in price
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🦖🌱 president of big man’s big fanclub
(@dinosprout_) reported
@SpixieDust5 i will say having to spend money on nintendo’s awful online service is something to complain about, but yeah, not here. i’m glad nintendo games are still $50-$60 when other consoles are boosting their game prices up to $70-$80.
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Victhor
(@Cosmic_Alema) reported
@MalXiii @TropicalMaku @AegisXlII We are talking about 2017, there were no other options for a 300 dollars portable console at that time Nowadays for sure there is, Nvidia and Nintendo are for sure working on it And I mean, even the steam deck has its problems
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KillrToast
(@killrtoast) reported
Question: will Nintendo ever invest in dedicated servers? Clearly p2p still has an abundance of problems, and there doesn’t seem to be a good solution. #Splatoon3 #NintendoSwitch @NintendoAmerica @SplatoonNA
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Patricia
(@pattymayonaiise) reported
@DisneyDLV we can’t save to the cloud or play online quests on nintendo switch. is there a fix coming up?
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Apparentlycar
(@amodeo_carmine) reported
@NintendoAmerica Your servers ain't working. Any one having the same issues?
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NoHayNadie
(@Soplox) reported
@TheTropan @jodiede I swear Xbots call everyone a Sony fan lol This girl is a Nintendo fan if you actually follow her you would have noticed. And this was an actual error between Famitsu and Media Create.
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Exile152🇻🇦
(@Exile_152) reported
@NintendoAmerica @NintendoAmerica I'm having a problem with my nintendo switch online could you guys help me or give me a number or something of someone who could help me
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Ry🍦
(@Games4Snacks) reported
@AndresPlays93 I was trying to play earlier but it kept booting me mid match and then gave me a notice saying "if you keep leaving matches, I'll be suspended"...excuse me Nintendo? This is your games issue, not the user. I have high speed internet and no other device has issues ever.
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- ̗̀TastyRC ̖́-
(@TastyRC) reported
Got a communication error in the first 10 seconds of a ranked game and it counted as a loss fix your **** already Nintendo wtf #splatoon3
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Itsumi Ya Know (FFXIV 5.4 SHADOWBRINGERS WOO!)
(@Itsumi456) reported
@astaranx No matter how good the system is they gotta fix the drift and how stupid the storage it came with was. Ridiculous how prominent drift is on Nintendo and PS from what I've heard. Thankfully never experienced it myself but I've probably jinxed myself.
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Softy
(@Mystical_Softy) reported
@averagemainpyro @76_dominus @youtube_bad A guy who makes plush videos then got his kneecaps broken by Nintendo for using their characters