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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 04/01/2026 07:35

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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 (23%)

    Sign in (23%)

  3. Matchmaking (8%)

    Matchmaking (8%)

  4. Glitches (8%)

    Glitches (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
AustraliaMelbourne Online Play
United StatesVallejo Glitches
United StatesMobile Online Play
ItalyMilan Online Play
SpainAlbacete Online Play
United KingdomManchester Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • FromCPSonata Colorful Pastorale, Sonata (RP) (@FromCPSonata) reported

    @Cipher348 @ParagonNHJr @OnTheDownLoTho I only ever seen that complaint with Pokémon SS/Legends. The thing is Nintendo has little control over the series and there are other Pokemon games that look pretty good (Snap,Pokken, MD DX). It's Gamefreak and their schedules that are the problem.

  • FlyinAdamGraysn aj webb (@FlyinAdamGraysn) reported

    @NintendoAmerica how has this been a problem for 5 years? Everytime I try to redownload Fire Emblem Heroes it gets stuck on 89 and never finishes.

  • CosmicKingEvol Cosmic King Evol (@CosmicKingEvol) reported

    @IGN oh no. Working at Nintendo isnt fun. It isnt like working at some dream park. It is actually stressful and have all the problems as other work places. Oh no. Working at Nintendo is suppose to be WHOLESOME but it is not. :(

  • Mattwo7 Mattwo (@Mattwo7) reported

    @HopCaterpie @Nintendo Japanese internet vs American internet. Japan's government subsidized a fiber-optic infrastructure. Our cable companies hate fiber-optic, not even Biden's infrastructure law can fix that.

  • m_rizky_gumilar Rizky Gumilar (@m_rizky_gumilar) reported

    @DomanDragon @nintendolife I have issue against bias Nintendo haters like this stupid article ;)

  • BlakeTheRxGuy Dr. B (@BlakeTheRxGuy) reported

    It’s an absolute embarrassment just how broken @LSWGame is on the Nintendo Switch. So many game crashing bugs.

  • Mango_Magician Mango The Magician (@Mango_Magician) reported

    @The_Katbot @IGN Seems less like a Nintendo problem and more like a western work culture problem. Sucks, but it is what it is.

  • Dave19Brown83 David Brown (@Dave19Brown83) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Red bus will crash those still demanding Xenoblade Chronicles 3, DLC, WuHu Island, and NOT giving this bit of Switch Sports trivia a chance.

  • BendjiNzau Bendji Nzau (@BendjiNzau) reported

    @The_Katbot @IGN A bit misleading. The discontent is coming mainly from contractors. That's not a Nintendo problem, it's a contractor problem. I was contractor before in a big IT company and I experienced the same negative things the article is highlighting. Being contractor sucks, anywhere !!!

  • churritobro Edd Brena (@churritobro) reported

    @p00b072nd @The_Katbot @IGN This is literally a corporation problem no just Nintendo, I mean didn’t we just see IGN hiring freelancers for 20 bucks an article?

  • DanRockPro Danny Rockwell (@DanRockPro) reported

    If I get one more goddamn communication error on Nintendo Switch Sports I'm gonna throw my entire switch dock into the ocean

  • bear_swords BearSwords (@bear_swords) reported

    @Tristama_ So please stop defending Nintendo and hold them to the same standard as the other companies instead of always justifying them. Their broken products like joy cons, employees being mistreated, destroying the smash community and more needs to stop. Period.

  • Richard__Aaron Richard Aaron 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇯🇵 (@Richard__Aaron) reported

    @Reecee_yt I’ll be happy when they add Golf, which should’ve been included at launch. I have a feeling they might do something like they did with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing, hopefully there will be free DLC with the Nintendo Online Service.

  • ___Sybil___ ✧Sybil✧ (@___Sybil___) reported

    @MojangStatus @MojangSupport Please fix the Nintendo Switch version, bugs every 5 minutes... So disappointed

  • SwiftNinjaFox Jeff NinjaFox (@SwiftNinjaFox) reported

    @GenePark What are the chances gaming follows the same pattern as streaming movies? Nintendo service, M$ service, PS service, Epic, Steam, Amazon, Apple divide up what's on their platform. We've already seen Game Pass games come & go from the service, so it's already following suit.

  • SaikaXByakuya6 SakuyaXByakuya (@SaikaXByakuya6) reported

    @TroveGame I can't login on Nintendo switch, it keep logging me out or it say connection has timed out.

  • razeak Razeak (@razeak) reported

    @halforcforge The green gas ones are excellent. For trigger squeeze practice I used a broken Nintendo zapper and dime way back in the day before I had money. Lol.

  • MkfShin Shinobi (@MkfShin) reported

    @LMANPAD22 @JJ_Pr77 This is about contractors, not the employees. The article make it clear that the problem is about the difference in how the two are treated. The fact that Nintendo treats its employees well didn't change, even more in other branches.

  • shadow859574948 wRJBEASTERw (@shadow859574948) reported

    @NintendoAmerica FIX THE ******* GREEN TINTST ON THE ******* NINTENDO SWITCH OLED NOWWW FOR **** SAKE PLSSS FIX IT

  • abedhjart abdart (@abedhjart) reported

    @memortal @NintendoAmerica Finally I thought I was the only one having this issue ! I can't play voleyball for some reason..

  • discofuck666 ~ D i s c o ******* ~ (@discofuck666) reported

    @RyanCarrxoxo Ryan you’re convincing me. Weirdly like 6 years ago (FB Memories) I bought a used Nintendo SD just to finally have and play Nintendogs and that ******* thing came broken!!!!

  • ClashAtMidnight Պւժռւցჩե (@ClashAtMidnight) reported

    Anyone else having issues with Bluetooth devices staying connected to their Nintendo Switch? I have a speaker and earbuds, but both disconnect about half an hour. #Nintendo #Switch #NintendoSwitch

  • pixcelation Subscribe to Pixcelation on YouTube! (@pixcelation) reported

    @atmikemind @TheBitsGuy2002 @NinEverything No. Firstly, the fan-translation isn't legal. It is allowed to exist because it's probably more trouble than it's worth to go after it, but Nintendo working with them would be the least Nintendo thing Nintendo has ever done.

  • HeyAwdi LeAndra (@HeyAwdi) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Bowling isn’t working. I keep getting an error.

  • dancerladyaqua olivia • オリビア | SK may end but my tears won't (@dancerladyaqua) reported

    Idk man I'm just reading the Nintendo contractor article and it's painting it as a Nintendo issue when it's a giant issue across so many industries??? I'm not excusing Nintendo but the thing is so many people get abused by companies and you can't just stop at one place

  • TheProminentBEG Brandon AKA The Soul King (@TheProminentBEG) reported

    @TipToeTino @cornbreadyellow Nintendo 64. That's usually my go to for a nostalgia fix. Either that or Super Mario 64

  • thomes09 Mathan Neersman (@thomes09) reported

    @NintendoAmerica I think that N.T.M/N.M. knows that your not treating your contractors as equals and he knows you're not treating them fairly so he suggested that you fix this because they deserve to be treated like the nintendo employees are being treated as well so please fix it now.

  • Marlotix Marlotix (@Marlotix) reported

    @yggdrasilsaltar It's an industry-wide problem and not Nintendo-specific but that doesn't absolve them of their behavior. It just means Nintendo isn't a safe haven like people try to pretend it is. I agree though. I hope bigger accounts bring it up. Change starts with awareness.

  • CosmicKingEvol Cosmic Mari (@CosmicKingEvol) reported

    @NosajRellim @IGN Guess I gotta send myself to the Nintendo repair shop. They will fix me just like the Joy-cons.

  • DoublePLayerSA DoublePLayer (@DoublePLayerSA) reported

    @NintendoEurope Hi, I can't seem to complete the "Use this app (Nintendo Switch Online)" mission even though I'm looking at the mission through the app, do you know what might be the issue? I tried restarting the console to no avail.