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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 02/02/2026 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 (58%)

    Online Play (58%)

  2. Sign in (33%)

    Sign in (33%)

  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 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:

  • MissWhyke Debbie Whyke (@MissWhyke) reported

    @DisneyDLV is there a software issue with the game when playing on the Nintendo Switch? Every so often it shuts down and I have to reload the game again! Quite annoying!

  • froostiii froosti (@froostiii) reported

    @SkywardWing the fact it took this long to update the game is insane to me. or that aside, it took them this long to address the issue. game freak/nintendo wack as **** for this one. great game, but wayyy too glitchy

  • EVILSHADY17 pravesh (@EVILSHADY17) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Fix 20 minutes timer as well you ****** dumbasses. Do something nice for once in your miserable life.

  • totmacherx Akuma No Tsubasa (@totmacherx) reported

    @NintendoAmerica I just love how there are absolutely no patch notes except "fixed 4 second music" and started season 1. The game has a gazillion problems and at least some kind of real patchnotes stating which of them has been fixed would be the least you should do...

  • Velistite Velistitus (@Velistite) reported

    So how do I solve this I used one time gaming prime and then its credit got hacked and got charged -300 of Nintendo cards I use it a second time a year later and it gets hacked-300 in a website days later again What is the issue I don’t get it

  • RiddleOfWind Mana (@RiddleOfWind) reported

    @NintendoUK Not even gonna fix the performance. I'm sure they found out people can duplicate items very easily and they're after that.

  • strawhatking23 wickedunprofessional (@strawhatking23) reported

    @itchylittleboy @Lyndis_ @NintendoAmerica I mean there are under a post concerning pokémons & it's issues I don't see how this is not involved in pokémon into that smash drama. However I did say that whatever methods that they need to use to get Nintendo to listen is totally okay because that situation is ****** up.

  • rsluska Lucas Ramos (@rsluska) reported

    @NintendoAmerica The game is definitely broken. Problems such as graphics and audio bugs, sudden frame drops, poor rendering of images and textures, and especially the cooperative interaction via the internet that does not work properly, ruins the experience of playing the game ...

  • RebekaJones777 Rebeka Jones (@RebekaJones777) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Yay! I hope this will help fix some of the glitches. I went back to playing @CookstarYumYum because I got so frustrated with it.

  • Searingzilla Underground 🏆 (@Searingzilla) reported

    @PownicMania5000 To be completely fair, we got no communication from Nintendo or the Pokemon company about these issues until now, which would raise some doubts for some people.

  • rsluska Lucas Ramos (@rsluska) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Some issues I can point out are: - characters, pokémons and objects disappear at short, medium and long distance and later appear out of nowhere in front of the character. Makes it very difficult to find elements and move around in the game;

  • bimmerbitcorn bimmergang (@bimmerbitcorn) reported

    @Sicho @TripleBBB851 @IGN not going to entertain this nonsense of snake being a Nintendo character bc he’s in smash and twin snakes lol. Literally PlayStation built a big part of their identity in the present day off mgs 1 and 2 innovation. That said I got no issues with remakes etc being on all systems

  • IrariusWasTaken Gadriel (@IrariusWasTaken) reported

    @angeldark2136 @NintendoAmerica i just have slightly bad eyes and think some pokemon are impossible to spot in any case and spotting a shiny is actually even fking worse since the SLIGHT colour change sometimes is just not a thing you can see in legends arceus the mons where bigger plus a lil jingle no problem

  • Jbayz80 Jeff Bays (@Jbayz80) reported

    @CurvyKirby @NintendoAmerica I doubt they will fix it. I'm a nintendo fan boy but they're not the best at going back to things. They just make a new one.

  • MikeyHeegs Mykal Matters (@MikeyHeegs) reported

    @Twann0 If you blow on them like an old Nintendo cartridge, problem should be solved. 👍

  • NekoShen85 Shendow X (@NekoShen85) reported

    @NintendoAmerica The biggest problem I would say that makes this game hard to play is weather effects that drop the frame rate, can raid a Team Star base at 5fps and that's if the game doesn't start freezing up.

  • rsluska Lucas Ramos (@rsluska) reported

    @NintendoAmerica I scored some defects among several that the game has. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet still manages to be fun, but it is unacceptable that such an expensive game is released with so many defects. I hope they fix all the bugs and bugs soon and deliver the beautiful.

  • IrariusWasTaken Gadriel (@IrariusWasTaken) reported

    @NorielTheDigger @NintendoAmerica you dont even know what exactly they fix aside a music bug they bugfixed other games also they may just fix duping items and thats the patch we could wait for months before fps or big glitches get fixed if ever i believe it when i see it

  • VoidCreature323 𝔳𝔬𝔦𝔡 𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢 (@VoidCreature323) reported

    Then again, regarding the console, mine is pretty old, BUT, my game has been just fine. No bugs, no glitches. Idk what to tell yall, but at least Nintendo is churning out updates to fix it which is a lot more than several other companies can say. At least its getting fixed. 2/2

  • hellenus Dee 方传嫣 (@hellenus) reported

    When I push the stick downwards it takes 5 years to slowly move back up instead of being instantaneous. And when I calibrated it it has trouble going round in a circle smoothly 😭 ******* hate nintendo

  • TrevBotCondroid Trev-Bot (@TrevBotCondroid) reported

    @JoseTarango98 @NintendoAmerica @Pokemon I’m pretty forgiving on frame drops and things, but the clipping and lagging are both atrocious. I can’t deny that. Also the game has force closed itself and average of once per day since launch. I don’t think my other switch games combined total that many crashes since 2017.

  • uneasyworld Andy (@uneasyworld) reported

    @SpawnWaveMedia Realistically how much can Nintendo actually patch to fix so people will be happy? Some of the issues are more cheap and quick design decisions like the boring repeating textures.

  • donmedinamx Daniel Medina (@donmedinamx) reported

    @ShellderCashman @NintendoAmerica @Wario64 I have played for 5 hours and I've had a lot of technical issues and frame drops. So I'm sorry if I don't believe you

  • WaluigiIsGoth 𖤐Iris𖤐 (they/them he/him) (@WaluigiIsGoth) reported

    @fr0gs3 literally Minecraft bedrock 💀 (ik this has to do with Pokemon, but this happened with Minecraft too... people blame my Nintendo switch alot when i tell people there's tons of unfixed bugs and lag in bedrock, at least on switch) it's the game itself..

  • CorTenebrae89 Philipp Apel (@CorTenebrae89) reported

    @NintendoAmerica You/GameFreak really should delay the “first season” and fix this game. It’s embarrassing.

  • Elegantplays Elegant 👑 (@Elegantplays) reported

    @M88Gaming I love the game still, but I also gotta admit that it's busted. And people, especially the gaming media, should've demanded that they fix it. Not just saying "they won't" and move on. I mean that's not how CDPR or Bethesda was treated. Shouldn't accept it 'cause its Nintendo

  • SuperMosh1990 SuperMosh1990 (@SuperMosh1990) reported

    @PlayerEssence @NintendoAmerica Exactly I have no plans to play this game until they fix majority of the issues.

  • lejackel Le Jackel (@lejackel) reported

    @winterishere88 @Dyyrin @IGN Yea but the problem is that it’s a trend among the industry. Publishers rush out games to hit deadlines and fix it after with patches instead of putting out a polished product. It’s something Nintendo ain’t known for.

  • RealDanteezy Danteezy (@RealDanteezy) reported

    @NintendoUK Shame this will probably only fix duplication glitches etc

  • shade737 Shade 🌙 (@shade737) reported

    @NintendoAmerica @Pokemon Good to hear. It’s a good game just needs the lag and bugs fixed.