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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

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Nintendo Switch Online Outage Chart 01/31/2026 09:35

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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:

  • FallGuysOwl Fall Guys Server Owl (@FallGuysOwl) reported

    @BenStoraro there were issues with flashing lights in the round on Nintendo Switch, and it's not had a full QA pass as it wasn't expected to go live and was in the show by mistake

  • LIVE_SUPREMACY LIVE SUPREMACY (@LIVE_SUPREMACY) reported

    Xbox Studios games in Nintendo Online service + Expansion Pack •Banjo-Kazooie •GoldenEye 007 (2023)

  • amytorbetta Amy 🤍 (@amytorbetta) reported

    @CozyMorgan_ I don’t think I’ve ever had issues with mine so far, though mine is a year and a half old, any Nintendo console I’ve owned, switch, DS, 3Ds etc have always had issues and I’ve always found the drift button being the first. I’d assume the new ones should fix the problem

  • CebPrasser ceb prasser (@CebPrasser) reported

    @vigorthegame Hei Nintendo switch outlanders! 🍅 Have we fixed the heavy breathing sound glitch........ Have we ****!

  • NebulaNoob_ Jamie🐀 (@NebulaNoob_) reported

    @semifreqsonic I remember Flynn talking about it on the BumbleKast, a big problem they had with Nintendo was they were stingy on what games and characters they could use. They only wanted the newest games, so no references go pre-Galaxy. So no SMB, SMW, SM64, Sunshine, etc. (1/2)

  • Chrispo8_8 chrispo (@Chrispo8_8) reported

    @softwire444 @jayblu_ Problem with that is that nintendo cares about little timmy with his 1mb/s wifi getting games, sadly. I get why they don't show it too, but it'd be nice if they did

  • MrGio64 Mr.Gio64🆖️ (scary) (@MrGio64) reported

    @DailyMKMusic I used to be afraid of this song when I was 7 since Nintendo Wi-Fi was gone and it was just an error screen. Now I find it a sad banger

  • _wotta Joe 'wotta' Anderson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️🎮 (@_wotta) reported

    How good would a combined PlayStation / Nintendo sub service be? Lol

  • karlbrown43 karl brown (@karlbrown43) reported

    @BalancingMonkey Is there any plans to fix the Nintendo switch version. Unable to close research tabs can not build etc same stuff that playstation and Xbox got patched for ??

  • HalcyonsXcution Nicholas / Halcy (@HalcyonsXcution) reported

    @ShadowFoxArche I see nintendo having no trouble passing ds or ps2, just release another integration of the switch when the next system comes out and they can coast there. DS lived 10 and PS2 13 years switch got this. On a side note nintendo is crazy in counting gb and gbc as the same.

  • stargazingcutie ꒰ᐢ. ̫ .ᐢ꒱ bun (@stargazingcutie) reported

    @NintendoAmerica why tf do salmon disconnects derank players who didn’t disconnect that’s so garbage.

  • patricknotirl patrick (@patricknotirl) reported

    nintendo wii broken

  • DrewTheRighter Andrew Smith (@DrewTheRighter) reported

    @FTC In fact, of the highest grossing games of all time, Nintendo reigns supreme with Xbox making a single appearance on a multiplatform game. Sony makes an appearance with an exclusive title. Why don't you do your actual jobs and fix the cable and pharmaceutical companies?

  • LoliBambi Rant (@LoliBambi) reported

    Splatoon 3 is so broken. Takes double the points to rank battle. A glitch no one wants @NintendoAmerica

  • Frenchy_Toast Miss. French (@Frenchy_Toast) reported

    @DisneyDLV I wish but in the nintendo switch the game crash every time I try to create something 😫

  • Darkspectress Dani | Spectre (3 days🎂) (@Darkspectress) reported

    @CozyMorgan_ There’s not really a way to fix the drift especially outside of the US. A lawsuit here is requiring Nintendo to fix them. But outside, you’re just going to have to buy a new set.

  • vladimirledeux Vladimirledeux (@vladimirledeux) reported

    got my kid a switch for xmas. @NintendoAmerica your online ecosystem is atrocious. Online purchases for his account and mine is a mess. Only way to fix it would be to delete his account and make a new one losing the games I bought him. Get with the damn times.

  • YuRei_03 ※~ユレイ~※ | Radish Girl Rescue Squad 🌿 (@YuRei_03) reported

    @nintendolife Now fix the damn game @Nintendo, we gave you enough money! XD

  • krizikralj Bruno Križan (@krizikralj) reported

    @StudioMDHR Can you fix the problem where i cant reddeem My nintendo points from the physical copy its tje proper region and everything but it keeps saying its not

  • Figment_Jedi FigmentJedi (@Figment_Jedi) reported

    @OOCCouchGags WB doesn't have the "This corporation is your buddy" image Disney and Nintendo have and most of Chapek's problems were that he was pretty efficiently tearing down Disney's glamour with his mask off greed.

  • JamesTHepworth JTHep (@JamesTHepworth) reported

    @VGChartz I think it should happen. I mean if MS were buying Sony, Nintendo, Valve, Epic, some major player with either their own console platform or their own major PC gaming service, I would oppose that kind of deal. But for Activision, let it happen.

  • pyrucina Pyrucina (@pyrucina) reported

    @NintendoAmerica @WayForward I'd caution purchasing this game until they fix the framerate. The original RCG ran at a smooth 60FPS and RCG2 does not. And that's on all platforms too, not just Switch. It mostly runs at 30FPS and boy does that not feel good for a 2D Beat em-up game. Wait until they patch it.

  • TaraSolbrig Khimarra (@TaraSolbrig) reported

    @deltamouse09 @nbsparth Assuming AI will eventually get to a point that it can generate game-ready assets, computer-generated work can't hold a copyright which would be a big problem. Imagine if Nintendo came up with their next big Mario-level IP with AI and every copycat studio could use their assets

  • trans172 trans17 (@trans172) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix rob you mf’ers

  • Gordiepiethecat Gordiepie🐈🎄 (@Gordiepiethecat) reported

    Good news everyone my Nintendo switch repair is currently in service!!

  • ManaAlchemist ManaAlchemist (@ManaAlchemist) reported

    @Kyonko_VT Yeah, since he seemed to think the Switch was to weak, the PC was the obvious choice. Or even just wait for Nintendo to put out a new console. We really need someone new to take up the torch and do some awesome fan-service games again.

  • ultraweeb 大クソ蟹||初心者の日本語 (@ultraweeb) reported

    @DiamondK7436 @FourFivePoo @BanzaiAlex03 Good for you having minimal problems. The lake is atrocious, the bamboo area is slow as well, parts of the ocean are laggy, and world clipping is such an amateur problem that it's astounding a first-party Nintendo game for $60 allowed it through. Stop defending mediocrity.

  • Koenter1 Koenter (@Koenter1) reported

    @DougDougFood As a VERY straight man gerudo link is WAY to hot it is pushing a agenda I dont want it makes me feel gay and it is distrancting me from the gameplay the problem is that NEED to wear it for a mission just to clarify I AM NOT GAY pls fix this nintendo

  • jman4747 Josh ⚙ (@jman4747) reported

    @wickedinsignia the people with the resources to do so will try to, regardless of AI. The IP law "fix" will trap you if it works, and unless the AI actually outputs Nintendo/Disney characters, what it used to figure out how to turn random noise into a pattern isn't going to matter in court.

  • WoollyYarn YarnYoshi4Life (@WoollyYarn) reported

    @Aiden1291 No. I do want to play classic GameCube Titles, don't get me wrong, but I just know that if we do get them, Nintendo will charge us a lot of money to play them in a Subscription service just like they did with The N64 Library.