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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 01/25/2026 10:20

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Online Play (57%)

    Online Play (57%)

  2. Sign in (36%)

    Sign in (36%)

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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • marauderz Marauderz (@marauderz) reported

    @RotoPenguin Not disagreeing but current gen (ie PS4 -> PS5)has better back compat because of the similar hardware in the trunk. Before this the only reason you have back compat is when the console has the hardware of the previous gen in it. So.. not really a Nintendo only issue.

  • M_Blaggy Blaggy (@M_Blaggy) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Give me one week as CEO I'll fix your company, appease investors and make your fans like you again. There are literally 3 easy steps to it. Introduce rolled back net code, port games to the new eshop and expand the library, and stop your insane "IP protection."

  • cabuchons nicole✨ilu luz noceda (@cabuchons) reported

    the issues isn’t the low graphics themselves. it’s that the games are pushed out fast so that Nintendo can basically print money and the poor graphics are a symptom of thst disease.

  • UnfunnyNinJokes Unfunny Nintendo Fan Bot (@UnfunnyNinJokes) reported

    Uncanny Mr. Incredible: my ****** thought this was DMCA takedown Nintendo now: Me when I find one that really intendo fix it stand on it

  • Switchemup_06 Android_21_simp🌚 (@Switchemup_06) reported

    @femdas I don't know much but nintendo said they was gonna do something with this service sometime this year and I'm assuming that time is now(I believe the servers aren't shutting down so don't worry about that)

  • skarchomp Abby 🤖 Rexy 🦖 Siltala 🌹 (KO-FI SKETCHES CLOSED) (@skarchomp) reported

    does nintendo suck? yeah no question. you CANNOT count "makes a sequel to a popular fighting game" as one of their issues

  • Nipah_All_Day Nipah Grows Meh (@Nipah_All_Day) reported

    @Kobayashi_IRL I don't have a problem with Nintendo Switch is underpowered. It gets annoying when people act like "graphics doesn't matter" and then backpedal when the games looks passable/a Switch port is from a demanding game from 2014-15 lol. Nintendo fanboys are worse than Sony fanboys.

  • RTDiveley87 RTD 👽🖖✊🇺🇸 (@RTDiveley87) reported

    @IGN Doesnt this dude put himself back together again though? So really the Nintendo Generation has been the basic principle of boot camp already. The weak are broken down and rebuilt.

  • itsTomokocchi Tomokocchi (@itsTomokocchi) reported

    @moldyclay Apparently it's a Nintendo issue.

  • DFRetro ✨ Dawn Rose ✨ EN Vtuber 🇦🇺🏳️‍⚧️ (@DFRetro) reported

    @ElaraVtuber Worldwide next time surely 👀 Wish Nintendo would fix netplay

  • RICEYfour2o Alex Parntaprasert (@RICEYfour2o) reported

    @BlandrewYT Nintendo Switch is a secondary console/portable tho. The framerates issues & 30fps half of time. Nintendo Switch Online is terrible to be honest. If people want to do Nintendo Systems only. Then Nintendo need to make better online experience & make Switch Pro.

  • flwovcean c 🕯demi dm 🕯 (@flwovcean) reported

    @dyIrhodes DONT JINX IT YOU MF 😭 or i’ll have a broken nintendo by the end of the day

  • JustSaiyanThis Justin (@JustSaiyanThis) reported

    @PaulTassi Really wish Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft fix the drifting issues. My original joy cons drifted, a cousin's PS5 controller drifted, and a friend's Xbox Series X controller drifted.

  • Joshwam91 Josh, ready to be hurt by 2022 🎉🥳 (@Joshwam91) reported

    @hxrsefly Actually if you mail them in to Nintendo, I believe they fix the drift for free.

  • TheSlowestPizza Yeah, I Guess So (@TheSlowestPizza) reported

    I cant wait for when it gets leaked that nintendo has been making profits in secret as a whole *** cartel service, and then they reveal that Nintendo games are being sent over to Steam to give people a way to play their games on a non emulation service

  • ZiddersRoofurry Zidders RooFurry (@ZiddersRoofurry) reported

    @BlurpleBean96 My guess is they were waiting to post until they were revealed in order to avoid any issues with Game Freak/Nintendo. This way they can claim they worked fast when really nobody makes plushes -that- fast.

  • OwReise Reise_OW (@OwReise) reported

    yo @NintendoAmerica wed buy dlc for legends of arceus because its the only good main series pokemon game yall have released in years especially if you fix the camera angle which is one of the only faults the game has like youre releasing another bad game and ignoring your best

  • ReasonEddie Reason_Eddie (@ReasonEddie) reported

    @vDeadbolt @RoseSilicon @Pokemon The eShop thing happened a week AFTER the last Nintendo Direct. And how can Pokémon Day, TWO WEEKS after the eShop controversy, be damage control for the same problem? Besides, people stopped caring about the eShop after a week. What damage is there to control?

  • BofurDeeznuts Book of Boba Deeznuts (he/him) (@BofurDeeznuts) reported

    @TFG1Mike It’s less an argument and more an explanation. Also, no, not quite. The “everything is coke/Nintendo/iPad” analogy isn’t really comparable here. There isn’t one dominant streaming service any more. Years ago you could have said it was Netflix but not any more. This is different.

  • NextGenCeo NGC (@NextGenCeo) reported

    @xMBGx They will skip ps5 pro. Pretty sure. Chip problems still continue. Nintendo even skip the Pro model Switch console.

  • TonyTwtch Tony 🎮 (@TonyTwtch) reported

    @MegaCrit Hi! The update seems to have broken support for my controller (Nintendo Pro Controller). Is there a way to get it working again or can I go back to V2.2? Is there some other support venue?

  • dreadGodshand matthew blankenship (@dreadGodshand) reported

    @hellomredwards @BlandrewYT When no man's sky first launched,everyone blamed the devs. But when gta comes out on the switch horrible(even though they updated it to fix it all)everyone blamed nintendo's system for it. It's time we all stop playing the hypocrite and put the blame where it belongs, on the devs

  • UnderTale UNDERTALE / DELTARUNE (@UnderTale) reported

    DELTARUNE Chapter 1&2 was updated to 1.10 (PC/Mac) and 1.06 (PS4 & Nintendo Switch). This only fixes an issue where loading an old save or getting a game over would sometimes not work on versions 1.08 and 1.09. Sorry for any trouble this might have caused.

  • phoenix_ser Ser Phoenix (@phoenix_ser) reported

    @NexhiAlibias @Rooflemonger They definitely do - look at Activision Blizzard or Nintendo or Riot lol. The problem I have isn't with people just saying "Bandai is rich" - it's with people not knowing the first thing about the costs involved and pretending they do.

  • KayinNasaki Kayin (@KayinNasaki) reported

    There are so many arguments about stuff even beyond nintendo where people nitpick over the exact reason for something, assuming the base behavior is a normal, acceptable thing when the base behavior is absolutely the problem.

  • Nipah_All_Day Nipah Grows Meh (@Nipah_All_Day) reported

    @Kobayashi_IRL I don't have a problem with Nintendo Switch being underpowered. It gets annoying when people act like "graphics doesn't matter" and then backpedal when the games looks passable/a Switch port is from a demanding game from 2014-15 lol. Nintendo fanboys are worse than Sony fanboys.

  • Carro3DSculpts Carro1001 (COMMS FULL) (@Carro3DSculpts) reported

    @MadArtRaven Ye, that is definitely the case now that u mention it, botw had issues but Nintendo just made it overclock the console, Pokemon's engine seems so abysmally bad rn, tho it also started like this on 3ds, so hopefully it improves over time

  • user1point0 user1point0 (@user1point0) reported

    It's okay to hate Nintendo but if you are seriously gonna stick up for Smash fans, I think you have issues

  • RoaminBison Bison Boi 🔜 FurtheMore ‘22 (@RoaminBison) reported

    @RavagerOfNoobs @lordboop “Not moral” lol Nintendo can handle some fanartist making a few bucks off their property. They’re a giant mega corporation, not a independent artist who doesn’t even own enforceable copyrights on their characters. Calm down. This person won’t get in trouble. I promise.

  • Secondwind814 Secondwind814 (@Secondwind814) reported

    @VARaphael I think the problem there is that people tend to compare the switch to other hardware such as the Playstation 4/5 or the Xbox Series S and then want Nintendo to have the same graphical quality as those consoles.