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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 03/12/2026 00:05

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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
United StatesMobile Online Play
ItalyMilan Online Play
SpainAlbacete Online Play
United KingdomManchester Online Play
United KingdomWitney Sign in
United KingdomPreston Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Zealothia Zeeval 🦇🎨 (@Zealothia) reported

    twitter was broken so all I saw was all my friends going on their respective servers yell about the games they were most excited for on the nintendo direct xD

  • LovelyWingsArt Kingfreak 🔨Lord Heisenberg🔨 (@LovelyWingsArt) reported

    @cheripi_ I've seen others have the same issue... Honestly the messaging issue was only fixed for me, like, MAYBE half an hour ago... and the whole not being able to tweet only lasted the duration of the Nintendo Direct. So who knows. Its Elon fault, though. Can't remember details...

  • parvo_ Jurídico Jake Gyllenhaal (@parvo_) reported

    @Nintendo Nintendo is releasing a game that literally has a title in Portuguese along with the word "samba" but doesn't take the trouble to translate its games to PT-BR, sad

  • joopism Joop (@joopism) reported

    Alright, now here’s hoping twitter isnt gonna give me problems now soooooo…. that nintendo direct huh :

  • Reicedellas Rei 🗡️ (@Reicedellas) reported

    @EcthaelionPlays @OG_Reesetti @NintendoAmerica I understand that you're telling your personal issues with the game, but saying that it "didn't lived up to the hype" when it's literally the most successful Zelda game in ages seems like pushing it too far

  • nv_boredomXXIV Bored (@nv_boredomXXIV) reported

    @summersucks7 @OG_Reesetti @NintendoAmerica It’s not a skill issue to get annoyed when your cool Excalibur breaks bc it was made out of aluminum and you wanted to swing around a big clunky sword-

  • nealagosto15 Neal Agosto (@nealagosto15) reported

    @PostUp_bbb @CMAgovUK @FTC The government knows Microsoft is trying to use their money to force up on their bad cloud service and lock out Sony and Nintendo from games that should be and always be third party.they are showing Microsoft they lied by using their Bethesda purchase as a example

  • NerdzGG GFUEL | Nerdz (@NerdzGG) reported

    @NaviHelps Twitter broken after the Nintendo Direct

  • KenSugimori726 KenSugimori (@KenSugimori726) reported

    @NintendoUK that's why they need 70 USD per copy to fix the damn sword

  • RobertoCrownJr CMR21 (Roberto Crown, Jr.) (@RobertoCrownJr) reported

    @TheMilanTooner It's kinda funny how all these problems began as soon as the Pikmin portion of the Nintendo Direct ended. Not saying it was, but I'm not saying there isn't a connection either

  • never_please_j BoBBI5t33lz (@never_please_j) reported

    @NintendoTrucker I'm also aware that in the time they've had the subscription service they've never humored the option openly. Also outside of Gen 1 and 2 they've never put anything onto any kind of Virtual console. I think Nintendo would milk the IP for all its worth with limited access

  • sckbounty sckbounty (@sckbounty) reported

    Does twitter work again?:D I was having problems tweeting earlier 😭 What did you think of the Nintendo Direct?:0 I think it was like REALKY GOOD :D

  • sleepymaid sleepymaid (@sleepymaid) reported

    @NintendoAmerica After being baited by Mahi-Mahi, Hammerhead, and Flounder Heights only to be given ruined imitations of them, being offered (the chance to pay for) the old hub is just insulting. Please fix your current map design philosophy, and stop chasing quick profits.

  • Fanboybegone Brown Bat loves PCVR (@Fanboybegone) reported

    @SlaterRecordsTV @anchordown902 @DreamcastGuy It was cool.. And I'm glad Nintendo has bolstered that service! As they should.. But i just found it odd that it had 3 minutes of screen time!

  • MushroomZeroArt MZA (@MushroomZeroArt) reported

    @RaginCajun928 @NintendoAmerica Nah, that was an error in SMB2

  • MeerkatP MeerkatQueen (@MeerkatP) reported

    So is Nintendo going to fix the Animal Crossing part of their NSO app orrr?????

  • Lord_of_Toast_ Toaster 🍞 (@Lord_of_Toast_) reported

    @thatguyusojin Problem is that Nintendo can charge whatever they want and people will still buy it.

  • BicoVVins Vins✨🌠🚀 (@BicoVVins) reported

    I know some people complain about this, but I personally think that it's great that nintendo is putting old titles in the switch so you have a legal way to play them. My main problem is not the old games itself but the price, it's difficult to be like "wow so good, now I can play

  • Silver_Bullet2 Ross Silver (@Silver_Bullet2) reported

    The fact that we didn't get a Mario Baseball announcement today makes me wanna puke. Fix this @NintendoAmerica

  • DionDeLesia Dion De Lesia (@DionDeLesia) reported

    @NintendoAmerica tell me about the refund we’re getting for your Nintendo switch online service not working tonight

  • Lord_of_Toast_ Toaster 🍞 (@Lord_of_Toast_) reported

    @thatguyusojin Problem is that Nintendo could charge whatever they want and propel will still buy it.

  • alexa_doodles Alexa Cordeiro✨ (@alexa_doodles) reported

    Nintendo Direct stream of consciousness- Broken Twitter Edition:

  • ZoraDementio Switchless Behavior (ZoraD) (@ZoraDementio) reported

    @GrailSummoner The long & the short of it is that during the Nintendo Direct a glitch or something was happening where people couldn't post anything because Twitter thought they reached their maximum amount of posts for the day.

  • FERMOR_23 FERMOR (@FERMOR_23) reported

    @SpawnWaveMedia The problem with $70 Nintendo games is that they don’t devalue over time like 90% of other games, also their budgets aren’t close to what other studios that make AAA games for PS5 Xbox Series. I hope they make this a per game basis & not every new game. Zelda TOTK is ok at $70

  • AegixDrakan Philip Eloy (@AegixDrakan) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fingers crossed that the story pacing is good this time! That was the one issue with the last one. :P

  • TheLordFool Operation Star-Fool CHECK PINNED (@TheLordFool) reported

    i missed the outage bc I'm at work that aside, MOTHER ******* GHOST TRICK IN MY NINTENDO SWITCH more likely than you think

  • kolbepayne Kolbe Payne (@kolbepayne) reported

    At least Nintendo delivers finished games. And doesn’t say “live service” to hide unfinished products.

  • TennojiNesoberi Tennojiberi (Thank You Tomori!) (@TennojiNesoberi) reported

    @shawarmasilog The conspiracy is that this glitch happened exactly when Nintendo was live for their Direct...

  • CombotheBeehen Combo (@CombotheBeehen) reported

    @ilovemyjadebabe Every time there's a Nintendo direct the twitter is broken due of too much tweet like today.

  • Cru33 John Robertson (@Cru33) reported

    @Ben_W_Ritter @Nintendo The problem is, for me, the subsequent F-Zero games changed what I liked about the original too much. I’m all for new things, and advancement, but it just got so wonky.