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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 01/15/2026 23:00

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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 (45%)

    Sign in (45%)

  2. Online Play (45%)

    Online Play (45%)

  3. Matchmaking (10%)

    Matchmaking (10%)

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
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
United StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
United StatesValencia Online Play
United StatesNew Orleans Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • SabathSaline Saline (@SabathSaline) reported

    @HEEHOOFSHIMANO Okay Im Australian and gunpla are literally nowhere. I live in NSW and not a single shop sells them. You literally have to go to shady import stores to even think about buying one. So, Nintendo taking a bit of the profit could be a problem. However, any other company would too.

  • TehParalyzer Dean Federico (@TehParalyzer) reported

    @AxiomVerge That's all playstation consoles starting with 3. Big babies that can potentially wipe your hard drive when you turn it off wrong. Xbox and Nintendo you can pull those plugs out the wall all day. Console shuts down cause of a hard crash? It'll recover!

  • pasta_wheat Quarantined Box of Wheat Pasta (@pasta_wheat) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Well it only took 4 years to get one of the many standard features Vita had at launch. Seems to be a bit of issues though. For as long as it took you'd think it would work more reliably. Maybe in four more years there will be some folders.

  • Alpo_Gaming Mastermind Alpo Gaming (@Alpo_Gaming) reported

    Had a minor surgery this morning, here's to hoping it solves some range of motion and muscle issues... As recovery though... Been game hoping on my @NintendoAmerica #Switch. Started with the @AspyrMedia port of @LucasfilmGames #RepublicCommandi, to which I'm still on the fence...

  • materioart Materio (@materioart) reported

    @einsp @Magical_Worker @SpawnWaveMedia Well for one, at least in Smash, the "online service" is literally peer to peer, meaning it doesn't touch Nintendo's servers and literally costs them nothing. At least MS and Sony have actual dedicated servers

  • MonikaDeletes Monika Deletes Everyone (@MonikaDeletes) reported

    @Haftnien Oh my god my PC would crash and burn like a Nintendo switch trying to run cyberpunk if I did that

  • MemesGoldn GoldnMemes (@MemesGoldn) reported

    @NintendoAmerica It’s just not working 🙁

  • Dectala Dectala (@Dectala) reported

    @therationalpi I imagine if it's a limitation there it would be a licensing issue and likely money on Nintendo side of things. Otherwise I imaging **** see other users of Bluetooth having similar limitations

  • AshtreyGaming Ashtrey Gaming 🗯 (@AshtreyGaming) reported

    I need a team of people to help me make a website where gamers review games but the proviso it that the login is attached to their PC, Xbox, Nintendo & PlayStation accounts to verify they have played the game for a minimum of 2 hours.

  • BluestreakBTHR Bluestreak (@BluestreakBTHR) reported

    @NintendoAmerica UNLOCK THE ENTIRE GBA LIBRARY. FIX THE CRAPPY JOYCONS.

  • Blueherin44 Blueherin :) (@Blueherin44) reported

    @nixonvixen @NintendoAmerica fix your game

  • SiameezyRPGer Jenae (@SiameezyRPGer) reported

    @ItsDreaMzzz_ @serenemischief @PlayStation I learned my lesson with blindly allowing updates after Nintendo gave me problems with their one update this year that they pulled. But I don't like being locked out from online features either, due to ignoring bad updates.

  • SoonerFanInMO1 LilSoonerFanInMO (@SoonerFanInMO1) reported

    If your defense of SSHD over SCU is really 'At least it works', you are literally part of the Nintendrone problem Because that basically says 'You can be as lazy as you want, as long as the games work', basically not making a change and letting Nintendo off the hook

  • inztinked Inztinked (@inztinked) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Also...I have a problem..I have no idea where the receipt went:/ I bought it from WalMart this past March, so hasn't even been a year:/ this 4 year old boy is devistated, anytime he was upset he'd go to it @NintendoAmerica he's dealing with me and his mom fighting for custody:/

  • The_One_Nerd Ryan Williams 💀🎲⏳ (@The_One_Nerd) reported

    @OliverJia1014 I've started ramping up my collection of physical games, especially Nintendo stuff. Pokemon collecting is the worse and I fully believe anyone who charges more then $80 for a loose Pokemon game of any gen to be worse then Hitler. But maybe someday the market will crash

  • SiameezyRPGer Jenae (@SiameezyRPGer) reported

    Anytime a system patch has gone out that I later read had issues, I've never not gotten the issues. That Switch patch this year Nintendo pulled, I had issues updating games after. Some PS4 update from earlier this year or last year, gave me issues loading my friendlist & profile.

  • sunofpearl Maverick Turner \\ VTuber (@sunofpearl) reported

    Stick drift problems aside, the Nintendo Switch has the shittiest wireless reception for its controllers that I've used on a modern game system, even when using a Pro controller.

  • Studio_HG Studio HG 🕹️ Metallic Child Wishlist on Steam! (@Studio_HG) reported

    @Ilixya The 1.2.0 patch for Nintendo Switch is under inspection. There are quite a few problems with version 1.2.0 so please wait a little bit.

  • w1shfulthinkin9 You can call me Lu (@w1shfulthinkin9) reported

    To get a new iPad or a Nintendo switch.... ah.. first world problems..

  • janneluhpea 🤍 (@janneluhpea) reported

    @jailenerodd When my bf got his car broken into I stayed looking on offerup for somebody to sell his Nintendo switch that they stole 😢 I wanted to meet them up & beat their *** lmao

  • realcalebbogus Caleb Boggs (@realcalebbogus) reported

    @Magical_Worker @SpawnWaveMedia Think Nintendo tax. And the only way they'll follow industry trends is reluctantly. It took two and a half years for them to roll out an online service, and it was half baked.

  • Rigistroni Professional ****** (@Rigistroni) reported

    @jan204re @AndrewAlerts I've never had problems with the build quality outside of drifty joycons and none of the first party Nintendo games run poorly except for Sword and Shield and that's just because that game sucks lol All your other gripes I agree with though. Still love this system

  • tukoroda Ryu (@tukoroda) reported

    @NintendoAmerica you guys recently added bluetooth right? that's good the problem is the microphone Because I heard it doesn't work and that's the problem because I play fortnite on switch and apex and I wanted to use the mic for it but it doesn't work on google so please add it.

  • bossanovajam samson (@bossanovajam) reported

    @UltraBall5 @NintendoAmerica Like yea okay Arceus Legends looks cool. But the lack of polished details and the frame rate issues in the trailers has me worried. They could have also done something interesting with the Pokémon battles, maybe something akin to Ni No Kuni. But they instead did the same formula

  • chu_zhihao zhihao chu (@chu_zhihao) reported

    @Nintendo The new system's Bluetooth have problem that my headphone have electrical noise.

  • Lanny_del_rey Lanny 🏳️‍🌈 (@Lanny_del_rey) reported

    So I updated my switch to the new firmware and now it’s bricked…won’t charge or turn on. @NintendoAmerica Anyone else having this issue? #NintendoSwitch

  • AirJordan_Scott Jordan Scott (@AirJordan_Scott) reported

    FIX YOUR TRASHCAN OF A SERVER IM TIRED OF IT SEEMING LIKE IM PLAYING ON A NINTENDO 64 @ATVIAssist

  • Im_____brm Verdantξ🌹星 (@Im_____brm) reported

    @lunoptramirez I don't actually have air pods and the overall sound quality sounds really *** regardless so I really don't think its a earbud problem unfortunately. Nintendo just can't get **** right lol

  • GamerLetter123 GamerLetter (@GamerLetter123) reported

    @nintendolife Yea no doubt it’d be priced higher. We got lucky getting snes games as a free addition. Knowing Nintendo, they’d probably charge the service up by 5-10 bucks.

  • TommyGames17 TommyGames (@TommyGames17) reported

    @VrginX @theartistshaun @NintendoAmerica Thanks. This fixed the problem for me, but you really need to turn the volume up to hear anything. At least for Animal Crossing. Seems like it needs tweaking.