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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 01/28/2026 02:30

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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
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:

  • SusAmongusMeow Pancake (@SusAmongusMeow) reported

    Sometimes I think it isnt an issue of nintendo servers and I think its just people having **** internet I've only ever disconnected when my internet shits out

  • Diamond02Blue Blue_diamond02 (@Diamond02Blue) reported

    @UbisoftSupport Hi,I play just dance 2023 on Nintendo switch, I don't get an error code or a messages when it happens and it appears in every song and it happens in the game menu, when I choose a song, and it happens after an hour of play.

  • bobapixii_nft 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 (@bobapixii_nft) reported

    @anabelmtz86 If by bad you mean playing on my Nintendo switch under my blanket when I should be sleeping then yes you are invited. Help me pls this crash bandicoot level is impossible

  • down_tent down_tent (hourly Quinella) (@down_tent) reported

    Lol I find it ironic How Sony and Nintendo was enemies and how we got. final fantasy 7, 10, Spyro and Crash on the Switch WTF?

  • dumbdragon5 Draco T chimera (@dumbdragon5) reported

    @super_caelkins @maliceguardian Imagine if it was an oversight and Nintendo decided to never fix it

  • emptyxremedy megnog ❄ (@emptyxremedy) reported

    Ready to throw this nintendo switch in the garbage it keeps not letting me put my password in @Nintendo fix your ****

  • TreStevenson_ Tre Stevenson (@TreStevenson_) reported

    @NintendoAmerica @NintendoEurope @NintendoUK #pleasehelp I did not at all mean to cause this issue for myself and my Fiancé😮‍💨 I was just worried my package was stolen as it’s close to the holidays & got excited, I was not thinking to close my claim from a few days prior😢

  • Camotts_JPwolf カモッツ@就活終わったァァァくっそ疲れたァァァ (@Camotts_JPwolf) reported

    If anyone knows what's going on, please help me out! 【them's fightin' herds】 I'm Japanese and I play games on my Nintendo Switch.The other day, after updating the game to V4.0.0, I can no longer use the online lobby. Is the server under maintenance? Or is it some sort of error?

  • ImPachoBlue ImPachoBlue (@ImPachoBlue) reported

    @IGN Omfg old news. Even Nintendo is doing this now and it’s a bandaid fix. Will work only for awhile before it starts going bad again

  • Kemikziel ❄ Kemiksnow ❄ (@Kemikziel) reported

    @90sNostalgiaGuy They go so quickly! I wish Nintendo had better ways to handle this so scalpers weren't such a problem 😩

  • Daggerhime Idia Shroud (@Daggerhime) reported

    What if you were winning at Salmon Run but then Nintendo said [A communication error has occurred]

  • Camotts_JPwolf カモッツ@就活終わったァァァくっそ疲れたァァァ (@Camotts_JPwolf) reported

    Neither the Pixel lobby nor the browser server can be used. I'm getting a network error and failing to get the lobby. I've tried re-downloading the game and checking my home network connection, but I'm still getting the error. I also pay for Nintendo Switch online usage!

  • Nymphomachy Vapor Weyve (@Nymphomachy) reported

    @Zennistrad @cymaiden Sony's service is virtually the same one it has consistently had since its beginnings on the PS2 modem, in contrast with Nintendo which reinvents the wheel every single time it comes out with a new console and notoriously has VERY short windows of support compared to like the PS3

  • emilyes3_ EMMY (@emilyes3_) reported from Los Angeles, California

    Ok I’m buying myself the Nintendo switch lite in pink 🫢 I just don’t know what games to buy besides animal crossing and crash bandicoot

  • whispersnow7 whispersnow (festive) (@whispersnow7) reported

    nintendo hire me so i can go to the legacy content department and complain until they fix every nitpick i have so i shut up

  • SJ_Moderate Common Sense Moderate (@SJ_Moderate) reported

    My consoles' lifespan: Nintendo Switch: 12/25/17 - 12/21/22 Nintendo Switch OLED: 12/21/22 - now New Nintendo 3DS XL: 12/25/16 - now (no issues) Nintendo Wii: 12/25/06- now (no issues) The fact that my nearly 16 year old Wii outlasted my nearly 5 year old Switch baffles me.

  • laith_iris_ Laith (@laith_iris_) reported

    @finalfantasyvii Out of nowhere, on Nintendo Switch, Crisis Core closes on startup with an error simply saying "Software was closed because an error has occurred". Any ideas?

  • LadyLugia87 Miko's willing foot stool 🦊💖 (@LadyLugia87) reported

    OH MY ******* GOD @NintendoAmerica FIX YOUR ******* ONLINE SERVICE PLEASE!!!! I CAN'T DO ANY 6 STAR RAIDS BECAUSE IT'S GARBAGE!!!! I PAY FOR THIS SO THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY!! YOU HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME!!

  • JAHshreed ✨𝖏𝖔𝖘𝖍𝖚𝖆🌟𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖚𝖑✨ (@JAHshreed) reported

    **** Gary up his stupid selfish ash vs Ash, among other horrible things. #Pokemon #issues #Nintendo

  • SJ_Moderate Common Sense Moderate (@SJ_Moderate) reported

    My consoles' lifespan: Nintendo Switch: 12/25/17 - 12/21/22 Nintendo Switch OLED: 12/21/22 - now New Nintendo 3DS XL: 12/25/16 - now (no issues) Nintendo Wii: 12/25/06- now (no issues) The fact that my nearly 16 year old Wii outlasted my nearly 5 year old Switch baffles me.

  • CrystalCraigArt Crystal (@CrystalCraigArt) reported

    @LionintheTrees Yep!! Nintendo especially seem to keep old ones locked away, (and they could make a mint just selling them digital??) but they are starting to add more to their online service. It’s sad because we lose a library of unknown gems over time.

  • JenLocke95 Jennifer Locke (@JenLocke95) reported

    Tera raid battles are so broken I’m done after Cinderace until Nintendo fixes them 😭

  • yujachachacha Yujacha차차 (@yujachachacha) reported

    other things spotted in this crowd: - aqours dome tour cap - someone reading young dragon age (the issue with sayurin pics…👀) - dude who brought a foldable stool and a whole *** tablet for drawing - guy behind me squatting while playing his nintendo switch - …99% males lol

  • ArmTheBeagles humble taiwanese fish merchant (@ArmTheBeagles) reported

    @Bosscow2171 @ryanoleary93 @GundamIsHere However I would counter point not to long ago capcom was also in that same category of **** show as well. So was Nintendo as well and Xbox was almost dead. I do think a lot of people don’t understand how quickly things can chance and what trends are really the issues tbh.

  • Studio_12_Twerp Studio 12 (@Studio_12_Twerp) reported

    @PufuuLive ...I don't see a problem, dude. It's literally just an FPS glitch. You don't need to apologise for a dumb glitch that wasn't your fault. And if it ruins other people's fun, then it's on Nintendo. Not you...

  • Nate92020779 Emerald (@Nate92020779) reported

    @MemoriesOfN_M_R And the fact that we’ve been saying this for so long, yet Nintendo does absolutely NOTHING good to fix it further proves that Nintendo doesn’t care about their customers whatsoever. Stop supporting them, for the love of god.

  • Scurrishi Scurry (@Scurrishi) reported

    and it's sad that nintendo apologized for the performance issues but most likely wont even fix the game their first patch was just adding ranked battles

  • EddieDombroski Bret Haugh (@EddieDombroski) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Your twitter share feature is broken. Can't log in to share anything. Need a phone number option instead of email and username

  • blissically soobshooky (@blissically) reported

    @SEUNGM1NE I also used to snatch my older cousin's Nintendo switch & play games on that & if he would snatch it back from me, I would throw a tantrum and cry sm that he would give it back to me cuz he didn't want trouble, lmao felix so relatable 👁👄👁

  • AutomaticZen M.H. Williams (@AutomaticZen) reported

    @tinkyisawinky @MagitekDad @ethangach Same chip, they just had no devices. Samsung and Apple use their own stuff for tablets. It's literally just the Nintendo at this point. Problem with the RTX M is the power draw for a portable. Like 25 W more for the same or less power. (And being discrete.)