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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 01/05/2026 00:20

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Nintendo Switch Online users through our website.

  1. Sign in (47%)

    Sign in (47%)

  2. Online Play (47%)

    Online Play (47%)

  3. Matchmaking (7%)

    Matchmaking (7%)

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 StatesNew Orleans Online Play
United StatesLos Angeles Online Play
United StatesBatesville Online Play
United StatesUpper Marlboro Sign in
South AfricaPretoria Online Play
United StatesLas Vegas Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Starrock64 Rockstar64 (Commissions open) (@Starrock64) reported

    @Budder645 @terry12539 It's nintendo, they always do this when they try smt new. Breath of the wild for example, it was great, but there were a bunch of issues that didn't make it "perfect" cuz it was the first time they made smt like this. If they make a new movie, it would easily fix those flaws

  • 1909Sharknado sharknado★ (@1909Sharknado) reported

    @Dolphina_SMM2 @fento_fr yeah sadly it seems to be annoyingly precise! tried at least for an hour to make a level forcing the glitch but couldnt do it again. also knowing nintendo forcing this probably gets the level deleted cause they hate glitches!

  • WyrmLeviathan beeg wyrm 🐉 (@WyrmLeviathan) reported

    My only real problem with the movie was the pacing (it's very fast) but honestly the only option would be to make the movie longer because all the scenes did need to be there and I'm guessing Nintendo wanted it to be short. Overall, if you're a Nintendo fan, 8/10. If not, meh/10.

  • TheoryofEevee TheoryofEeveelution (@TheoryofEevee) reported

    Pokemon Bank error 001-0502 again. Seriously I get it's free now but come on. Also please fix Transporter. It keeps telling me I need to update, but I obviously can't #pokemonbank @NintendoAmerica @Pokemon

  • ZachBowders ZACH (@ZachBowders) reported

    @mcconnellj I don't disagree. One of the issues with those properties is that die hard Nintendo fans get bent out of shape with the idea of these characters talking It was originally a limitation of the technology, then a tradition, now it's just anachronistic

  • ArtLukeys lukeys.art.world (@ArtLukeys) reported

    i hate nintendo and their braindead fans so ******* much, like if you enjoy nintendos products thats fine, i dont have a problem with that, but being a fan of nintendo as a company and everything they release and do is a truly worthless and pitiful existence to live

  • _VIKTORTHEGREAT 🐉 Viktor the Great 🐲 (@_VIKTORTHEGREAT) reported

    it really sucks that most triple a studios don't do cartoony games anymore. outside of nintendo (because i dont speak japanese and thus couldnt ever work there) all i can really think of off ttmh is crash and spyro. ik theres more but it sucks cuz thats what id enjoy to make more

  • DrinkDonJulio dont qoute me boy i aint said **** (@DrinkDonJulio) reported

    @WGodshyne @HeronOfAlexand1 Yes OG Nintendo. There were broken copies out there back in the day. I got one

  • STAGEBLOQ STAGEBLOQ (@STAGEBLOQ) reported

    @Sonnie_Slim @Ozymandias88_ I could really imagine the logic you guys would show if STILL had Nintendo had FF exclusive. The real issue is that you see anything popular and unattainable on sony platforms as a massive loss when in truth most Xbox gamers don’t care.

  • SchalaAsha Schala (@SchalaAsha) reported

    @Regulus_Tera @TheOtherMrJeff And Nintendo's marketing pushes were really well-done. Lots of people played IX even if they didn't even know what DQ actually was. It always felt like DQ seemed like it was someone else's problem and that's a problem since it's a foundational pillar to their company.

  • killer_sandvich the killer sandvich (@killer_sandvich) reported

    @brummingham @pushsquare the CE is a SE shop exclusive this isn't really a retailer problem this is purely on Square Enix its basically the Nintendo method make limited quantities to increase demand

  • SparkysGameRoom Devon N (@SparkysGameRoom) reported

    @NintyPrime It's common knowledge that mods and emulation are two big no-nos for Nintendo. And you do both in BotW, getting millions of views, RIGHT before they're about to launch the new Zelda? It's basically asking for trouble. It's not a nice situation. But I'm not surprised it happened.

  • SowardTodd Todd Soward (@SowardTodd) reported

    @NiGHTS108 Tbh that's any Nintendo franchise. If you say Pokemon Scarlett and Violet was a broken as Sonic 06 you'll have people fighting you because they thought it was fun.

  • JumpmanNX JumpmanNX (@JumpmanNX) reported

    @shadowvernous35 @GoNintendoTweet And that's the problem of his own making: having his livelihood depend on content that does not belong to him and could be copyright at any moment. Nothing wrong with letting his fan base know what's going on, the issue I have is with his entitlement as if Nintendo owes him.

  • Kikko_Mang Kikko 💜 (@Kikko_Mang) reported

    One thing about the Mario movie I’m steamed about? The fact that they put a Punch-Out sign in the pizzeria but Nintendo can’t even give us a re-release of Punch-Out Wii 😡

  • Tyenuki Tye (they/them) (@Tyenuki) reported

    Nintendo has been intentionally keeping BotW/TotK’s exact timeline placement vague, likely to promote speculation, but they’ve left enough hints to strongly imply a Child Timeline placement regardless. Perhaps the biggest sign in favor of that now is…Ganondorf. [2/8]

  • JumpmanNX JumpmanNX (@JumpmanNX) reported

    @shadowvernous35 @GoNintendoTweet There's nothing illegal about making videos and posting them on YouTube. The making money off of them is where the legal issue lies. Either you need permission from Nintendo (such as be one of their partners) or you need to be able to show your vid can fall under free use.

  • TheAsianWaldo asian waldo (@TheAsianWaldo) reported

    @CustomsJas @Sev_Plays @Wario64 So your problem is with the fact Nintendo and PlayStation etc need to keep their stores running which that’s true. It has nothing to do with physical media though. Digital just needs to stay an option. And I do have 2 3ds tied to the same account and both can download my games

  • almaixztellia Lady Almaixztellia ,the Slayer of Men (@almaixztellia) reported

    @Kyreci @redlianak @teddiesage OK, but I have no reason to trust someone who works at Nintendo about the problems of a deranged bottle red woman.

  • oneofthestrange Bubbie the Whale🇧🇧 (@oneofthestrange) reported

    Does anyone have a broken nintendo switch?

  • EmptyUK Mat Thomas (@EmptyUK) reported from Vancouver, British Columbia

    I picked up a perfect Nintendo DS Lite to replace my sadly both screen broken one (which somehow just broke in storage) and I have to say this system is so great. Also playing the GBA Advance games; what a system. #Nintendo #DSLite

  • HyperParachute HyperParachute (@HyperParachute) reported

    So I am finishing up my last class this week. Once that is done, I'll get back to making videos. Though I will have to make different plans until current issues that have been brought to light have been settled with Nintendo. I'll be working on alternative ideas. Sorry I'm quiet.

  • ExpansionLord Ryusoulger (@ExpansionLord) reported

    @DiegoEs2002 @JuiceMan_V It ain't defense to see the issue here past emotions, but if you're not as mad about it as other people, they see it as defense just because you don't feel the same. I think there's more to situations like this than just "Because Nintendo wanted to."

  • tristan_snipes Tristan @ wiper day today! (@tristan_snipes) reported

    @CassetteGun Nintendo has yet to fix any splatoon game by the end of their life-span. So, no.

  • NosiddaRogue Editor Nosidda (@NosiddaRogue) reported

    @Tyrocks12ty @JuiceMan_V What businesses constantly try to do is balance what is right for the business, and what fan service they can afford to do. If Nintendo did everything fans asked them to do, they'd go bankrupt, and then there'd be no more Nintendo games. Nobody wants that.

  • StoriedDreams Snowy (@StoriedDreams) reported

    I say this because I deeply deeply dislike New Donk City Why did you make everyone there realistic looking and towering weirdly over Mario Nintendo? I know this makes me a snob but c'mon. They're human. Mario's human. Why the disconnect of designs?????

  • NelsunK_ ItsPlaymo (@NelsunK_) reported

    @TheoryofEevee @NintendoAmerica @Pokemon Ok so ik a fix for this Just remove the internet connection you're connected in the internet settings Re-connect it to you 3ds and it should work, i just tried it

  • ttimmed Nosaj ttimmed ⌨️💻🎮 🍗🥩 (@ttimmed) reported

    @NintyPrime Part of me thinks this is a bot issue, not a nintendo issue.

  • CinnamonPep Apple Juice (@CinnamonPep) reported

    @GraceRandolph Disney is going to want to take Nintendo’s down a peg for effortlessly over throwing Frozen. Nintendo is going to keep it simple. They can see the problems coming a mile a way. They’ve been sued for their ip’s from the start of their gaming business with Donkey Kong.

  • VgDiegazo Diegazbro (@VgDiegazo) reported

    @HadesOmega22 @JuiceMan_V unless he is thinking about going out of his way to sell the modded version, there shouldn't be an issue, id be like.. plus what does that have to do with nintendo striking down the videos of non moded non zelda games? whats the matter with you people