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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 02/09/2026 14:50

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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 (33%)

    Sign in (33%)

  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
United KingdomWitney Sign in
United KingdomPreston Online Play
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
United StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • HeroicGangster JustHeroicFandomCrazy (@HeroicGangster) reported

    @MetroidDatabase @Kazoorion So that means they're cheap and incompetent, sorta like their Nintendo Switch online service.

  • teamforcethrust TeamForceThrust (@teamforcethrust) reported

    @AegisGirlPneuma @NintendoAmerica Shown, but if they aren't playable 🤔 Also where's the Poppi-fan-service?

  • TheDazeel Darren McCarthy (@TheDazeel) reported

    Gonna be pretty neat of Nintendo to drip-feed us the WiiU/3DS store contents as part of a subscription service in 20 years time. I eagerly await.

  • lxMondayxl Monday (@lxMondayxl) reported

    @KirkRooster Idk that Nintendo switch online is the best online gaming service. Oh charge up your phone because Nintendo online doesn't have mics

  • DWilliamsdio Sonic 2022 (@DWilliamsdio) reported

    @NintendoAmerica What the hell Nintendo so how I buy a Nintendo switch again because my arm is broken by a PlayStation 5

  • Ribeye15138701 Triston (@Ribeye15138701) reported

    @Jonesy_237 @NintendoAmerica Until two weeks later when there's a new problem.

  • LugardeDyedan Dyedan (@LugardeDyedan) reported

    Anyway at some point this was going to happen at some point. I hope the "nintendo network" service doesn't end its life so soon.

  • LVJOYband 🎸kenny/newt🎸 (@LVJOYband) reported

    WYM 3DS ESHOPS IS GETTING SHUT DOWN NINTENDO WHAT IS UR ISSUE

  • ZMedia7 Z Media (@ZMedia7) reported

    @MetroidDatabase I’m fine with this decision as long as Nintendo plans on continuing to expand the NSO service to include games from consoles other than NES, SNES and N64. There’s no reason for them not add GameBoy and GameCube at some point.

  • zapppz Kinzie L. (@zapppz) reported

    @WiscoSportsNut @TheeAleexJ @NintendoAmerica you could, but what about patches? I remember a pokemon game that had a game breaking glitch??

  • Ikamusme00 Ikamusume (@Ikamusme00) reported

    On a somewhat unrelated topic, how would people who hype up the idea of piracy and preserving gaming history go about doing that for uhhhhhh lets say live service and Online only games like Warzone, or in the case of Nintendo Pokemon Unite.

  • DIAC1987 Milton E. Malespin, Esq. (@DIAC1987) reported

    @AlbertoSal201 @YoshiCookie @SpawnWaveMedia The Nintendo 64 was notoriously a very difficult console to make games for, and also difficult to properly emulate. This is primarily why their third-party support was bad. Gamecube-Wii would give them far fewer problems

  • Sepulchura Ryan (@Sepulchura) reported

    @imranzomg I will definitely do this because the disc drive died and Nintendo wants like a thousand dollars to fix it

  • TheTrueMrNobody Mr Nobody (@TheTrueMrNobody) reported

    @nichegamer Hey Nintendo, you like money? How about actually making the games on the online service purchasable? The money literally prints itself here.

  • savanakaamazing Savan’s Bizarre Adventure (@savanakaamazing) reported

    @KuppHasWon @NintendoAmerica the problem is what happens afterwards

  • FondestB Fondest_Boar OFFICIAL (@FondestB) reported

    I remember how on my original DS before I switched to an XL I think I used a different Nintendo network ID and that I forgot my login information for that one so when I got my Excel I used the one I set up on my Wii u after forgetting my original one

  • dealer_of_happy Dealer of Happiness (@dealer_of_happy) reported

    @Joe_Eschbach On a scale from one to Tesla Headlights, Nintendo decisions are 14. 🤔 But yeah… I gave up on a headlights(still have one spare). I care about it, but whatever, switched my car to “range mode” which turns off DRL and pretending that there is no issue.

  • Clbgolden Caleb 🅱️. (@Clbgolden) reported

    @mascotsarekool Sending it to Nintendo is probably the only way to fix this. Just turn the console all the way off before sending it and it’ll hopefully be fine.

  • Vanessaissweet Vanessa the Nintendo fangirl 🏳️‍⚧️ (@Vanessaissweet) reported

    @writersflood i think the issue here is that a lot of people who claim they want this stuff dont actaully do people had 10 years to buy these games i think nintendo sorta realizes most dont actually care and it costs too much to keep these stores running

  • Zagrael_ Zagrael (@Zagrael_) reported

    @rixor14 @Akfamilyhome Nintendo is TOO Eastern and Sony is TOO Western. They have opposing issues.

  • Ender1787 Juan Rose (@Ender1787) reported

    @AleanaAzure @Noellee_uwu @NintendoAmerica From what you said, you are: broke, can't afford a hobby you probably pirate anyway, can't accept that digital is temporary like physical media...disc rot is an issue for some games and you are bent out of shape because companies hold property rights over their IPs

  • DexdMo Momo (@DexdMo) reported

    @Pokemon @NintendoAmerica I get my Pokédex for Pokémon Arceus completed. Go to lab to get the shiny charm. I get a system error for some reason…… I spent hours finishing this and since my game didn’t save properly, I have to go through this again.

  • PlatanoRoyal RoyalPlatano (@PlatanoRoyal) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Oh goody, playing games I can't forever own, on an online service that releases old titles in like a +3 month gap, and having to pay every year which would most likely go up in the triple digits once other consoles are added Great game preservation, Nintendo!

  • JoOnBulba Venatorphile @ 🏠🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ (@JoOnBulba) reported

    @grantthethief I'm having the issue with Nintendo 64. I know Nintendo had the NES, Super Nintendo, and Virtual Boy, but where are the other 61 consoles? 😥

  • Stoffinators Stoffinator (@Stoffinators) reported

    @Lbabinz Desktop. I always have issue with Nintendo's site.

  • Akademics4 CU | Akademics (@Akademics4) reported

    @XanderIsALoser @TrendanBrendan @NintendoAmerica I thought I heard someone report that it would just become a free service afterwards but I'm not 100% positive about it

  • AlbertoSal201 Cookie Doug (@AlbertoSal201) reported

    @YoshiCookie @SpawnWaveMedia My point was that Nintendo already has trouble emulating Nintendo 64 on Switch(for whatever reason, may be they don't want to spend alot of resources on emulation, or hardware related) that GameCube and Wii are not priority. But i can see GameBoy working fine

  • tigerblood1219 Mikey Mike (@tigerblood1219) reported

    @RavenSoftware how about investigating the issues cause player not to one be able to load into games or the one when players do load in to a game it looks like they are playing on the nintendo 64

  • 3FishAtFNC Fish N' Company (@3FishAtFNC) reported

    @theWellRedMage If Nintendo gave a **** they could start by porting everything that's on the VC to the NSO shop. There is literally no reason they have to cut the service.

  • ReK9nfeXTj9sNX6 ジェームズ シュルツ (@ReK9nfeXTj9sNX6) reported

    @infrarogue89 It also encourages smaller businesses to hold onto Nintendo and Sony moreso than Microsoft. TBH, I was gonna say right now that Japan IS the country that really needs a gaming industry crash like we did in the 80's.