Nintendo Switch Online

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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 01/15/2026 13:20

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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 (45%)

    Sign in (45%)

  2. Online Play (45%)

    Online Play (45%)

  3. Matchmaking (10%)

    Matchmaking (10%)

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
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
United StatesPhiladelphia Sign in
United StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
United StatesValencia Online Play
United StatesNew Orleans Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • owweenightwolf Strawberry Lemonade Queen (@owweenightwolf) reported

    @NintendoAmerica For some reason I can’t access the custom design portal in animal crossing it keeps saying a server communication error has occurred and when I click details it says problem occurred approx. 12/7/21 9:35 am (S0003)

  • akeda_tk TK Akeda❄ (@akeda_tk) reported

    @RainingAmethyst Nintendo services man. They need to fix it.

  • DRock91612182 D Rock (@DRock91612182) reported

    @NintendoAmerica $60 bucks online and server errors. We are in 2021 get your **** together.

  • TheGoldenFaz26 Goldie! (@TheGoldenFaz26) reported

    Is it me or is the Nintendo switch internet not working even tho my internet is fine?

  • aloebrandow mattbrandow (@aloebrandow) reported

    nintendo fix your server maintenance now. i wanna play minecraft.

  • ultraspeedyman ultra speedracer (@ultraspeedyman) reported

    @rosieeeeeee__ it's a shame that this still persists almost 5 YEARS after the console's release. soooo many people have mentioned this issue before and it's like... nintendo please for the love of god focus on remedying critical hardware issues instead of striking developers for fan games

  • MeepleMolten The Molten Meeple (@MeepleMolten) reported

    @AustinC65716338 @NintendoAmerica Amazon web services are having trouble that's what's causing all this.

  • mjbodden 엠제이 Bodden (@mjbodden) reported

    WHY ARE NINTENDO SERVERS DOWN?!?!

  • morurini koinu 🥚 (@morurini) reported

    @NintendoAmerica fix yo servers

  • kocaineeeee txxcxc (@kocaineeeee) reported

    @BlissyMelon Nintendo. Probably the only company that gives zero ***** about their online service. And still charges you up to 50 dollars.

  • angcupcakegal20 🌸𝒞𝓊𝓅𝒸𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝓈𝑒 //♡🧁🌸 (@angcupcakegal20) reported

    Nintendo should fix the problem now.

  • suilobo suilobo (@suilobo) reported

    @NoGravity_Games Can't download the game because of Nintendo's outage. Guess there goes my streak.

  • deiepgeihi cancel cancel culter (@deiepgeihi) reported

    @HappyPower My Nintendo switch is not working

  • CallMeNemz The G☠️thfather (@CallMeNemz) reported

    Imma need Nintendo to fix its ****, I’m tryna enjoy my games

  • SplashZix 🌨 whats a winter (@SplashZix) reported

    is nintendo servers down?? i cant play splatoon

  • elysianisACNH emmy 🧚🏾 | check pinned 📌 (@elysianisACNH) reported

    are the Nintendo servers down or….?

  • jKenzo7 j Kenzo (@jKenzo7) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Bro, hurry up and fix your ****

  • cassiekellyy_ Cassandra (@cassiekellyy_) reported

    When is @NintendoAmerica going fix the servers?!? They’ve been down for hours and I don’t want sherb to be voided because someone wants him🥺

  • NubbyPaws NubbyPaws pngtuber🐰🍰 (@NubbyPaws) reported

    @MojangSupport Hey me and my gf were trying to play Minecraft on the Nintendo switch (we have separate game systems). It keeps giving us errors when we try to open up the game. Is Minecraft on the Switch down or something?

  • GhaisGuevara Buckra’s Nightmare 🌍 (@GhaisGuevara) reported

    man why tf are the nintendo servers down

  • Ranger15Dogey AsherTrashMann (@Ranger15Dogey) reported

    @screenrant Guys my copy doesn't have this level 1 is it broken should I complain to Nintendo

  • YtUltragames UltraGames YT (@YtUltragames) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Does anyone having issues with server communication error on their Nintendo switch or something

  • w00zieGP w00zie ✨ (@w00zieGP) reported

    @DaqueenMarii Friend I swore I was about to see what clothes were in my store and fix up some houses and Nintendo slammed the door in my face .

  • 3plus3_BURGER 3+3=BURGER (@3plus3_BURGER) reported

    Why r the Nintendo servers down (´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`)

  • WafflesTwitch WafflePlays (@WafflesTwitch) reported

    Oh nooo 😱 The Nintendo Online service is down!

  • Slendercow880 Slendercow (@Slendercow880) reported

    Why are all of Nintendo's servers down

  • crazyBmonkey crazybloodmonkey (@crazyBmonkey) reported

    wait you're telling nintendo switch servers are still down lol i thought it would have been fix by this point. man what the hell is going on. i know services that use amazon servers were messed up too...so i guess that includes switch online?

  • AnthroDork Nicole (@AnthroDork) reported

    @NintendoAmerica any updates on when services for online options to be back up?! I’ve gotten errors stating services down all afternoon and evening.

  • emonims E$ (@emonims) reported

    **** Nintendo for this crash man

  • samantha_32199 Samantha (@samantha_32199) reported

    So how long are switch servers down for ? @NintendoAmerica @NintendoNYC