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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 01/14/2026 04:05

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (44%)

    Sign in (44%)

  2. Online Play (44%)

    Online Play (44%)

  3. Matchmaking (11%)

    Matchmaking (11%)

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 StatesEdenton Matchmaking
United StatesMiami Sign in
United StatesValencia Online Play
United StatesNew Orleans Online Play
United StatesLos Angeles Online Play
United StatesBatesville Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • LeDPD76 🇨🇦Le DPD🇨🇦 (@LeDPD76) reported

    Ngl I was hoping Nintendo would buy Activision Blizzard, but Microsoft is just as good. Hopefully they’ll be able to fix all internal issues, and maybe even thing their games to GamePass

  • LordLDR Luis D. Rodriguez Feliciano☕ (@LordLDR) reported

    @LucasPe49505931 @coreybell25 I have all 3 major consoles I'm worried about the overall health if the industry when you have one company buying so many big fishes. I have a big problem with tencent as well. If sony bought Nintendo I would have a problem with it.

  • oceansunfishy mola mola (@oceansunfishy) reported

    @goldboatlost @AustonMarner2 @nytimes No one is saying they're going to be taking stuff away...crash 4 isn't going to be taken off nintendo and sony stores...but if a crash 5 was made it'd be a microsoft exclusive. Minecraft is a poor example.

  • StarPreSeqfl star wars prequels and sequels lover for life (@StarPreSeqfl) reported

    @ibrandonh83 Let’s hope it won’t be a problem for Nintendo and Sony

  • Union_Keyblade (Nathan) 🇮🇪 @ Terraria 1.4 Journey's End! ⚔️ 🏹 (@Union_Keyblade) reported

    @BIGSHOTISMS That's not a Nintendo problem it's a square enix problem

  • OathKRoxas99 Michael "Roxas" Johnson (@OathKRoxas99) reported

    @PlaystationSize they acquired the company that while makes good shooters and are own Crash and Spyro, the whole issue is still there, it will always be there. So while every joe is saying Sony or Nintendo needs to worry, let's stop this competitive console war BS from a decade ago.

  • MilkIsHappy Milky 🌸 (@MilkIsHappy) reported

    @Gdjdkdkdk1 Microsoft problem is that they don't have enough big IPs compared to Sony and Nintendo

  • kritical_mr MR. KRITICAL FAILURE (@kritical_mr) reported

    As a guy who hasn't purchased a 9th gen console, I'm seriously consider #Xbox. First Bethesda now Activision Blizzard. Wow! COD, DIABLO, WOW, FALLOUT, ELDER SCROLLS, CRASH BANDICOT, STARFIELD, DOOM, QUAKE, SPYRO, & STARCRAFT. Not to take away from Nintendo or playstation but WOW

  • sirthomaspasty Jacob Redmon (@sirthomaspasty) reported

    @LarryBundyJr Yikes. Glad we got those Spyro & Crash games on Switch while we could. Microsoft's still not even doing anything with Rare; can't they just give them back to Nintendo? Or at least Playtonic?

  • CozyB0iChris God's Diciple (@CozyB0iChris) reported

    Literally Microsoft has a record of doing this with the invention of Internet explorer being stolen from Netscape by Bill Gates. Microsoft isnt a clean company and if there isnt diversity in gaming (besides Nintendo) the western gaming market will crash. Believe that.

  • JoshuaJSlone Joshua J. Slone (@JoshuaJSlone) reported

    A lot of tweets about how Microsoft is getting PlayStation-associated characters Crash and Spyro... but man, half of today's players weren't born back in the PS1 days when that was actually the case. Only slightly less out of date than saying Final Fantasy is a Nintendo series.

  • Tom_Hazelton Thomas Hazelton (@Tom_Hazelton) reported

    @RCAstudios Right, doesn't mean Sony or Nintendo can't come out with a similar service. And Netflix aquires companies all the time.

  • nibelheim_dream Crashykk (@nibelheim_dream) reported

    @JoeBoyrmd @DorianOver9000 @IGN I don't have any problem with microsoft buying them. I have a problem with buying multiplatform publisher and blocking their games in one ecosystem. That's just bad for Sony and Nintendo as well. I won't be able to play new Crash or Spyro etc. on switch, cuz fking xbox. :/

  • s_munsey Shaun 👨‍💻 (@s_munsey) reported

    @titanw0lf @XboxP3 Pretty much all of Sony's big IPs came from studios they bought, they didn't just start up a gaming studio and that gave birth to Crash, Destruction Derby, Solid Snake, etc, killed off Sega and nearly Nintendo it's practically Karma

  • TheNeoAnthony NeoΛnthony (@TheNeoAnthony) reported

    @SpawnWaveMedia Super Crazy, now Nintendo has quite a few Microsoft Properties running on their systems: Minecraft, Diablo, Crash, Spyro, Overwatch, and Skyrim. What's next? XD

  • scannerbarkly Aidan O'Brien (@scannerbarkly) reported

    Kinda worried that this is gonna force a land grab from Sony and Nintendo. The exclusivity issue is gonna get a whole lot worse from here.

  • Julyyy44 🌺July🌺 (@Julyyy44) reported

    If Microsoft makes Crash and Spyro Xbox exclusives I'm gonna sob can companies please let my broke *** stay on my Nintendo Switch and potato PC 😭😭😭

  • rubbageman It's getting hot in here. (@rubbageman) reported

    @rileyjbrewer @DMC_Ryan Yeah I don't know if it is too much. There are plenty of other publishers out there. If it was only Sony, Nintendo and Xbox that would an issue. I doubt EA or Ubisoft will sell.

  • Lex_Naija ATLANTA BRAVES WORLD CHAMPS 2021 🏆 (@Lex_Naija) reported

    @tbyrd4230 Technically its not actually running on the Switch. The game is running on a server while your Switch just handles button input. Problem with that, is you're now at the mercy of Nintendo's online infrastructure and your own network connection.

  • TRIMILO_ TRIMILO (@TRIMILO_) reported

    It's wild when you think about how crash went from being playstation exclusive, even heckling Nintendo in a commercial, to being on all platforms including the switch, and now owned by Microsoft

  • Markis5150 Markis5150🎮⚾🍕🎵 (@Markis5150) reported

    @IGN So since Microsoft and Nintendo are on such good terms,is Crash still gonna be cart racing by Nintendo headquarters yelling "Hey plumber boy!" ???

  • HalcyonsXcution Halcy (@HalcyonsXcution) reported

    @THEREALRTU And yet minecraft, bethesda/id games and others are on nintendo and sony platforms. besides wow, cod, crash, overwatch and diablo activision let there other ips die. But ya total monopoly there

  • BDipitous Baron Dipitous (@BDipitous) reported

    @AbstractCT I don't know much about antitrust laws, but there's still Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Capcom, and several other rather large AAA companies (EA, etc.). My guess is there won't be an issue (at least not one brought up to the public).

  • steve_steve9500 Steve9500 (@steve_steve9500) reported

    @geoffkeighley Maybe, i can see them maybe portino AN eventual Crash 5 or Spyro 4 to nintendo after tot years, just because platformers today seems to sell only on Nintendo Even in the Gamecube days multiplatform platformer selled more on N

  • uhfrank Fʀᴀɴᴋ 👀 (@uhfrank) reported

    @AtrioxCP @Demon6880 definitely. nintendo and playstation will always be busy doing their own thing. i honestly respect what xboxs trying to do with the whole games as a service thing. its not for me but there are people who want that so i respect it. but they have yet to put out a game i need so idk

  • chelseacatgirl 💝😻💝Chelsea the Cat💝😻💝 (@chelseacatgirl) reported

    @Nibellion But what about Nintendo? Are Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games still gonna be in Nintendo consoles too?

  • Gson84912409 Ridly (@Gson84912409) reported

    @So_Ethereal Well Nintendo can survive without 3rd parties no problem , they barely had any activition games

  • do_diya Diya SZN (@do_diya) reported

    @Jasonpeeepooo @b0gur Fair enough, as long as they fix the work environment it's an improvement. But also considering that there's basically 3 video game companies now (Microsoft Sony and nintendo) it'll be a lot easier to do mictrotransactions

  • SquishedOctopus plasmoxus (@SquishedOctopus) reported

    Nintendo should try to buy Crash and Spyro quick amid the confusion. They didn't even put them on the list. It could work.

  • mon_loch Loch mon (@mon_loch) reported

    Everytime Microsoft buys a game studio people throw a hissy fit at how "oh they are trying to start a monoply" When let's be realistic, if sony or nintendo bought this those same people would be cheering and dancing in the streets, It's only a problem when microsoft buys a studio