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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 (57%)
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Sign in (36%)
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Matchmaking (7%)
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The most recent Nintendo Switch Online outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Preston |
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 Asunción |
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 Philadelphia |
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| Edenton |
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| Valencia |
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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RedNoiR
(@RedNoiRGames) reported
Nintendo needs to understand that if they want people to stop emulating, they must provide a viable alternative to it by making their classic library more accessible and stop locking it behind a barely functional paid online service.
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OldAgeMutantNinjaGamer
(@AgeMutant) reported
@PTrashpanda @THEREALRTU Really? Taking a terrible service (by all comparisons with competitors) and more than doubling the price for some N64 games seems good? Blech. I cancelled NSO this morning. No thank you, @NintendoAmerica .
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Misfire
(@HitorMisfire) reported
I really wish I could stream Minecraft Live, I have more fun at them than any Nintendo Direct. The problem is I might not even be able to watch the whole thing. Can we get some F's in the chat
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RENNY.
(@RealUltraFox) reported
I hate the fact that Nintendo strategically planned the Nintendo Switch Online expansion’s release date to coincide with the new Animal Crossing DLC, specifically to try and coerce fans of one of their most popular games into getting their quarter-baked “expanded” service.
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🎃GabbaGhoul92👻
(@SolidDude92) reported
@RGT_85 @NintendoAmerica Also the whole Animal Crossing part just dawned on me. Including DLC for a game that not everybody has as part of the service is just a dumb idea. They either need to make a cheaper tier with just the retro or throw in a whole lot of DLC to make it worthwhile.
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😱😱 ps1 sound effects 😱😱
(@hyenapple) reported
@Maxibajillion I WANTED THIS GAME SOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD i had the nintendo power issue about it
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FeVR- StarSage - VR Fitness and Avatar Streamer
(@sage_vr) reported
So @NintendoAmerica announced the price of the expansion pass, and it's more than twice the cost of their online service. I'm sorry, but that's not worth a handful of N64 and Genesis titles.
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ilumidonky games
(@ilumidonky) reported
@HunterN64_ It seems Nintendo is looking at it like they think most Switch owners will keep paying for the current online service & would have paid $25 for the AC dlc & would, therefore, be willing to pay an extra $5 to have access to N64 & Genesis games for the year, as well. 👎
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book
(@book69521049) reported
@AndrewAlerts Damb Nintendo, forcing people to pay for your content. How dare you coerce me into getting a service I may not see the value in. 😭 if only 5here was some way to not buy it.
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Chuck
(@ChuxBuster) reported
@Mecharocca There hardware is “fine”, they always do the most with it, Metroid being a prime example. The joke of Nintendo being 10 years behind every other service continues to be true. They HAVE to know it’s a thing by now.
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Super Nicktendo 🎮
(@SNicktendo) reported
@pkintheuniverse I'm being facetious. I'm just tired of the Wii U comparisons. The #shouldhaveboughtawiiu campaign started as a joke, it comes off as condescending and doesn't really offer a solution to a larger problem with Nintendo. And that's they are always anti consumer.
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LonelyGoomba
(@LonelyGoomba) reported
@BillyTheToilet I think one problem is, even though it’s cheap it still doesn’t feel worth the money because it’s pretty much identical to all of Nintendo’s previous free online efforts. Adding friends is nearly pointless unless you can contact them somewhere else to organise a game.
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𝓣𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓸 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼
(@child_tomato) reported
@Barahona73 @PxnkRxnger I think its mainly because the Nintendo online service kinda sucks a lot
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👻ProfessorStyles 🎃💀
(@ProfeStyleZX) reported
@Justinmorciglio @RelaxAlax The problem with these old games is the license issue and etc from the companies who made them. It’ll be hard to get certain big hitters and Nintendo most likely wont believe its worth it for an online service so some of our favs are left in the past or emulators.
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Jay Lauretta
(@jaylauretta) reported
@MyLifeInGaming It’s silly, right? If only there were another company out there *cough* Apple *cough* that Nintendo could model their online game sharing service among family members after.
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The Cool Gamer who is cool
(@BoctorOctopus) reported
@StarCakey2 @anish_fish @NintendoAmerica It says that but I really don’t think it’s true at all. There is no possible way they are charging $30 for Genesis and N64 emulation. If they are then that is an insanely overpriced emulation service.
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GaffeyTaffy
(@GaffeyTaffy) reported
@RPMRosie69 Yeah but Nintendo's online is T R A S H. I'd say they should fix it before thinking about charging more, but people will buy it anyway so they have no reason to. 😔
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Zonnex
(@zonnex_xn) reported
@ThisIsBing007 @NintendoAmerica Licensing issue, we'd sadly will never see a WWF game on the 64 lineup. Maybe WCW VS The World and Revenge since the organization itself are long gone, and they are no music copyright to worry in their end. I'd be happier if they do release WWF No Mercy with online capability.
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Bryce “Revin” Dewit -ENDWALKER SOON🌕-
(@ivRevinPlus) reported
If this is the way they want to do VC from now on, fine. I subscribe to services like Netflix and it’s essentially the same thing. But even Netflix uses that money to provide more for the platform. Nintendo can too, both from content perspective and service upgrades.
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attacka
(@LLoozzzyy) reported
@Mossworm1 probably because people have clamoured for YEARS for a pokemon mmo, with nintendo obviously being pretty bad at online games, so temtem presented itself as filling that niche. the problem is it wasnt an MMO and it also wasnt pokemon
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Sam
(@grafspeefan1) reported
@gwacu the issue is that the DLC contributes to the price which just needlessly wastes (an admittedly small amount of) money. nintendo literally only did that likely to just get the few extra dollars per person, which is scummy as hell
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The Cool Gamer who is cool
(@BoctorOctopus) reported
@StarCakey2 @anish_fish @NintendoAmerica $50 is completely unreasonable for old emulators. At most it should be &35. It’s a subscription service, you’re not buying the games.
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Grace smith
(@Grace_smith233) reported
@SlashserX @NintendoAmerica You can Message Fast_recovery13 on Instagram he is good when it comes to recovering of hacked, suspended and disabled account, he help me fix mine
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Yellow Owl
(@TThunderowl) reported
@pasta_wheat @Shokio_YT See this would be great, if Microsoft didnt just literally BLEED money from gamepass. Nintendo has no interest in bleeding money on a service few people sign up for.
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LonelyGoomba
(@LonelyGoomba) reported
It’s weird how angry some people get at the very idea of not wanting to pay for Nintendo’s online service. I don’t even know why they lump in the online with the retro games. What’s the connection? I’d rather just pay for online and actually have robust features and nothing else
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dh
(@irondhosea) reported
@NintendoAmerica and y'all wonder why people still use mods and emulators. if you want people to stop doing it, sell your old games at $5- $10 a piece instead of using a subscription service. this is greedy.
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Seth
(@Seth16553455) reported
@NintendoAmerica This makes me want to cancel the NSO service I have. Was going to get the expansion but. To high of a price.
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Daniel328
(@Daniel328DT) reported
@ChubbStuf @MyNintendoNews Nintendo is trying to be different. The problem is, it sucks!
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🅱️utt Mud 🅱️rooks
(@chody902) reported
I can't fathom being in a state where I'm rattled at Nintendo for charging 4 dollars a month for their online service. Jesus christ
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Damont Dá Deviantartist
(@SacredBlkSheep) reported
@bvdnsa @ProsafiaGaming The online service is new to Nintendo as far as making it a priority. A $50 yearly service to play 4 retro consoles (anywhere might I add) is not that bad in comparison to the other consoles where they’ll add games that we want to then take them away mind you paying more than NSO