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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 01/23/2026 10:30

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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 (62%)

    Online Play (62%)

  2. Sign in (31%)

    Sign in (31%)

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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • InsertPat patto (@InsertPat) reported

    BRO I GOT DISCONNECTED 5 SECONDS BEFORE THE ROUND ENDED!!! WHAT ******** NINTENDO?! I CANT PLAY 5 GAMES WITHOUT A PROBLEM

  • justkelly_ok Kelly Ellis is Pro-Abortion (@justkelly_ok) reported

    @RafayNawaz Ugh yes. It depends. Last weekend was mostly fine, with communication errors every 7 matches or so. But earlier today, I could barely get into a single match. Just network error after network error. I’m pretty sure it’s Nintendo and not me.

  • WilliamCail1 William Cail (They/Their/Him) (@WilliamCail1) reported

    @IGN I got better CS with Nintendo when I had an issue with a gift card.

  • sugarydrayden drayden 🎃 halloween brainrot (@sugarydrayden) reported

    you would think with how rich Nintendo is they would actually give a few extra dollars to make controllers that don't have severe issues/break every few months and you have to drop $70 dollars on another

  • Anon_Emouse48 Anon-Emouse (@Anon_Emouse48) reported

    @goodolgator Having said that I do dislike both Nintendo and Sony for not working harder to kill the scalping market

  • brxndybrxndy brandy (@brxndybrxndy) reported

    @NintendoCanada @NintendoAmerica @SplatoonNA Day 20 (21 with Splatfest) of asking for a fix for the “not enough players” error on Splatoon 3. Not holding my breath for the update tonight since I got my hopes up last time. Would be a nice surprise if you actually fixed it.

  • Ren_Heika Ren (@Ren_Heika) reported

    You know I was considering trying #NintendoSwitchOnline + expansion but realized they don't give a one month option to try it out?! @NintendoAmerica you messed this up, your base service is a rip off, no way I'm going to lock myself in for a year without being able to try it.

  • TheHunterBishop Hunter Bishop (@TheHunterBishop) reported

    If I play enough GamePass games I could get my subscription for free or get gift cards or win a laptop. If I buy enough Nintendo games I can get discounts, even free dlcs & digital games. If I buy enough digital Playstation games then I can get slightly better customer service.

  • BristolMap Bristol (@BristolMap) reported

    boof 'doesn’t really suffer from any major issues on Nintendo Switch when compared to PS4 Pro for graphics.' Thats interesting for this option so mabi go for it over the Steam one

  • moltentime ranell ꧂ SPLATOON 3!! (@moltentime) reported

    ah right ofc, I was the one to disconnect when theres 4 people disconnecting before me, me and my team mate are still in the game and my wifi is completly stable and ofc it counts as a loss mwa mwa nintendo

  • Paulis30ish Paul Tidd (@Paulis30ish) reported

    @XboxWire Well, it looks like no matter what four games Sony gives us every month, they pretty much "win" by default now. Unless Nintendo starts adding more classic games to their online service.

  • iWEIRDEDBEARDO 🤪🧔🏻‍♂️🍂🎃 Playing Children of Morta PS5 (@iWEIRDEDBEARDO) reported

    @WOOLLEY_GAMER The only part of it I really have an issue with is the requirement to purchase 4 digital games. They need to allow for adding physical game purchases like Nintendo does.

  • PORTPORTPORT2 EDSUKEDAIBOON (@PORTPORTPORT2) reported

    @JAAY_ROCK_ LOL! mother ******* be playing games to get trophies to get customer service priority and accepting it. HOLY ****! Hey if a game is ****** like cyberpunk, gotta scrounge up more trophies to get that ******* refund! Sony is trying to out Nintendo Nintendo!

  • comicsncats Sweet 2D Volcano (@comicsncats) reported

    @jonathan_eff Segas problem was announcing neat stuff for peripherals that never sold like 5 units then canceling them. Nintendo's problem was promising peripherals that would get hyped in Nintendo Power, then just... never appear again. Between that and FF7, thats why I have Playstation now.

  • respawnLUL respawn  (@respawnLUL) reported

    @MostlyBrockish @PaulTassi @Forbes For Nintendo I agree. But Xbox would never be able to release a handheld that would compete with their streaming service. Would be too far behind to catch up, that’s what I was meaning.

  • BristolMap Bristol (@BristolMap) reported

    and oof 'While the few frame drops on PS4 Pro aren’t ideal, they are nowhere as annoying as the constant drops on Nintendo Switch. Hopefully future patches can address these performance issues.'

  • adamst09 Terry Adams (@adamst09) reported

    @BandaiNamcoUS What are the login bonuses, My Nintendo Switch has displayed? sorry, i can't read Japanese

  • lightnoc Tanyu (@lightnoc) reported

    @ALLiN_indie @JonComms And the rest helped Nintendo in their projects (mainly BotW). If they had the staff and time back then, a lot of it's issues would have not existed. There are some things that will have stayed like how the starting chapters feel like an anime since the writer wanted that.

  • Sammie87353157 Sammie (@Sammie87353157) reported

    @DisneyDLV there is a glitch on the Nintendo switch on the How far you’ll go quest, it won’t let me fish, I throw my fishing rod out but it retracts straight away every time!

  • Zapi_NNHS ¡Zappy (@Zapi_NNHS) reported

    Two things I hate about 3 and what nintendo should fix 1.ultra stamp 2.sloshing machines f*** hitbox.

  • Andy300822 Andy C (@Andy300822) reported

    @dragon_fallsx @NintendoUK Good luck getting a reply. Selfish customer service, complete lack of care to their customers leading them on in the way that they are.. And when it’s all been and gone, and many people miss out, we won’t hear an apology from them for badly mishandling the situation.

  • linnylinnn Lin!! (@linnylinnn) reported

    nintendo fix splatoon PLEASEEEE.

  • grumpyoctopus1 grumpyoctopus (@grumpyoctopus1) reported

    @MCG_Raven @JonComms And lastly, nintendo had no problem spoiling things for this game in trailers so claiming thats why luaras model was prisrine isnt something ill ever buy into

  • bri_isfunny αBri (@bri_isfunny) reported

    my only two issues are that the select button doesnt work on the gamepad (seller clarified this, i havent tried troubleshooting yet) and also the fact that my nintendo network id has my deadname in it so sadly i wont be friending anyone 😭😭 u can friend me on 3ds tho

  • NintendoShame Nintendo Shame (@NintendoShame) reported

    It's been 435 days since the last game was added to the Nintendo Switch Online service

  • ReasonEddie Reason_Eddie (@ReasonEddie) reported

    @steamfan22 @Black_D_Gamer1 in the end Qureate still folded to pressure and the game’s release on Switch is kind of a question mark. That’s on them. But I don’t think any agency is making Nintendo do anything. It is possible they may be more skittish, but lewd games have come and gone since with no trouble.

  • DannTheManTV dann (@DannTheManTV) reported

    I don’t understand why the Animal Crossing community seems so resistant towards modded content. Because it’s “not authentic”??? Nintendo failed y’all, let the community fix it.

  • rand0mpeasant Lore. A. Fanté (@rand0mpeasant) reported

    @bearinbriefs Yeah, last night I had a series of communication errors, then ended with my teammate PFFTing right next to me before the match started. Switched to single player campaign the rest of the evening. So frustrating. Wish Nintendo could get their multiplayer act together

  • creeper19221 Creeper1922 (@creeper19221) reported

    @lambiepie64 @Reecee_yt "Patience", he says while nintendo continue to charge 20 dollars for a service that doesn't even work properly for over 3 years

  • BrokenGamezHDR_ BrokenGamezhdr (@BrokenGamezHDR_) reported

    @BlandrewYT What is Nintendo Customer service like. I actually dont know.