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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 02/21/2026 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 (64%)

    Online Play (64%)

  2. Sign in (27%)

    Sign in (27%)

  3. Matchmaking (9%)

    Matchmaking (9%)

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
SpainAlbacete Online Play
United KingdomManchester Online Play
United KingdomWitney Sign in
United KingdomPreston Online Play
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • KensaChargaMain M1chaelJxckson (@KensaChargaMain) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Please fix resident evil cloud, You can't even play the damn game if you have ****** wifi. Its so laggy you can't even move around.

  • zendaimyo Social Impact at Dutch East India Company (@zendaimyo) reported

    @mark_dow @mikealfred they’ve also scrambled the games market, hiring too talent for insane dollars to re create the login screen for the nintendo wii

  • _Shaneathon Shane (@_Shaneathon) reported

    @amazonskudz I was randomly checking video games prices, saw that I was regated in Nintendo and about had a heart attack. It was an easy fix, but I was about to fight lol

  • mimmiss12 Mimmi (@mimmiss12) reported

    @NintendoEurope @NintendoAmerica I’ve been having problems with steering for a long time now. What to do?

  • ShyBiisNigh Kris 🧁👾☄️ (@ShyBiisNigh) reported

    @itsybitsybeee If you send your ****** to Nintendo they'll send it back without the drift issue

  • sunfishstick ☀️🐟 | comms open :-) (@sunfishstick) reported

    i completed splatoon 3 story mode with a broken joycon bc i sent a few of mine to nintendo and i thought they were fixed and i only noticed after completion that i was faster when i walked sideways rather than in a straight line

  • Dejimon11 Deji Majek (@Dejimon11) reported

    Especially when it comes to sonic. Like at some point it becomes you are the problem rather than random twitter user with less than 100 followers. It’s even funnier is that you’ll get mad at Nintendo fans bashing the series but if sonic does good you start acting like them.

  • pinkcloudyboi Pinky (0/3) (@pinkcloudyboi) reported

    Nintendo fix ur ******* online

  • FrankRi91043799 Frank Rizzo (@FrankRi91043799) reported

    @BottUltra @eurogamer Honestly dude I can tell you're a Sony fan but all I can say is Sony has major issues within their company. They didn't prepare properly to release a console and are struggling to even keep their heads above water despite Nintendo and Microsoft being able to do so.

  • GoagandBat Patty Ruth/COMMS OPEN!! (@GoagandBat) reported

    @NintendoAmerica can ya please make a post explaining about the translation error for the splatfest?

  • remivalewd queer and misbehaving 🔞 (@remivalewd) reported

    nintendo sure did “fix the communication errors in Splatoon 3” in a way that actually made it worse

  • Kurageagain くらげ (@Kurageagain) reported

    @AzuriteMaybe @LtArbor_ @SplatoonNA That actually is what happened though. Hasn’t happened to me but there was an update yesterday that appears to fix most problems but not all. Nintendo of America hasn’t mentioned but Nintendo of Japan has.

  • ryouichii ˗ˏˋ ryouichi ˊˎ˗ 🇵🇸 (@ryouichii) reported

    is nintendo ok i just had 5 splatoon matches in a row where i got a connection error or literally everyone else in the match did

  • Tweetn2You Blue»Tweety«Bird (@Tweetn2You) reported

    @natxuto @JAAY_ROCK_ Xbox Game Pass Ultimate now enters Nintendo's niche market, due to xCloud being a service that's able to stream games remotely to multiple devices; including, smartphones + TVs etc.

  • erica_steinike Erica Steinike (@erica_steinike) reported

    @DisneyDLV I play on the Nintendo Switch and I wanted to thank you for updating the game. I’m still experiencing some crashes, but there’s a lot fewer. One sign I’ve found is when the camera moves to a far area that you are not in. The game will eventually crash soon after.

  • Zoyyyo zoyo! (ぞよ!) (@Zoyyyo) reported

    IM ACTUALLY ABOUT TO HURT SOMEONE NINTENDO FIX THE MATCHMAKING IM S RANK NOT ******* S+ 50

  • kiifke Hugo 🌈 (@kiifke) reported

    @EveSpuds @ClipnoteStudio I was almost crying already bc the nintendo costumer service in my country will probably take like 3 weeks to answer lmao

  • patricknotirl patrick (@patricknotirl) reported

    nintendo wii broken

  • mcrfan985 🎸 (@mcrfan985) reported

    @nikimypogchamp nintendo will pay for having a ****** online service that disconnects you half the time and charging $20 a year for it

  • Sylveon_Alice Sylveon Alice (@Sylveon_Alice) reported

    I want to play Pokemon y and x, but it doesn't fear the same knowing that Nintendo shut down the service for 2DS and 3DS (´ . .̫ . `)

  • garuwastaken P42 | GARU (@garuwastaken) reported

    Communication Error 3 for the Nintendo Switch #Splatoon3

  • glupshitto97 ness (5🎊) (@glupshitto97) reported

    Fix your ******* servers you useless *** company full of brainless birds @NintendoAmerica

  • Elles_Tbh Elle 🌺 (@Elles_Tbh) reported

    Nintendo really said “dont worry guys we fixed the servers” only for people to get a communication error twice as much 💀

  • OctoKid_ Liam (@OctoKid_) reported

    @SuperSavajin @NintendoAmerica 1) There's a glitch that let's you do it 2) is their really a need to? It's not like there's more than 1 unplayable class 3) Replying to a tweet will never fix an issue you have with a game

  • NotSignsj Joe (@NotSignsj) reported

    @reydelsans @GamingBoy256 @NintendoAmerica I never said free. I'm talking about the expansion being $30 more than the base service.

  • Nikushimi_Spl Nikushimi (@Nikushimi_Spl) reported

    @Rin_I_Guess Honestly I get where you’re coming from. I get pretty defensive too at times, but yeah maybe you’re right and it wouldn’t be that broken, i guess we’ll never know unless Nintendo makes the change lol.

  • SuperSavajin Savajin | JOYCONBOY (@SuperSavajin) reported

    @OctoKid_ @NintendoAmerica Whats the glitch show me Also not that serious

  • fullsunfairy starie | 2 baddies + born pink (@fullsunfairy) reported

    i thought nintendo fixed the comm errors in splatoon 3... why does it seem WORSE??

  • Renjamino emit sludge (@Renjamino) reported

    @Ethan8bit i wish nintendo had a similar service to the ps4 streaming, its a bummer

  • FUM1KAGE ً (@FUM1KAGE) reported

    NINTENDO FIX YOUR SERVERS PLEASE