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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 02/28/2026 19:20

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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 (64%)

    Online Play (64%)

  2. Sign in (27%)

    Sign in (27%)

  3. Matchmaking (9%)

    Matchmaking (9%)

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
ItalyMilan Online Play
SpainAlbacete Online Play
United KingdomManchester Online Play
United KingdomWitney Sign in
United KingdomPreston Online Play
ParaguayAsunción Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • asylum_sentry 𝕕𝕚𝕘𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕤𝕪𝕝𝕦𝕞 (@asylum_sentry) reported

    @NexTheCat @GIF73940300 Then why am I not experiencing same compatibility issues? Cause you're saying it's a problem with PC in general. Which is weird as PC literally is the most compatible thing out there, you can emulate even old Xbox, PlayStation & Nintendo games.

  • Gigatechhater 🔞CHADHAN BLANCO🔞 (@Gigatechhater) reported

    @AltArrDee Doubt it. The problem with FIFA is that it's comes out every year and the only thing that changes is the roster. No Nintendo game is at that point yet. No not even Pokemon

  • BaritonePats Scorpio Pats (@BaritonePats) reported

    @UbisoftSupport anyone else getting a Error 503 Service Unavailable while trying to activate a Ubisoft Connect add-on via Nintendo Switch?

  • nebukam Timothe Lapetite (@nebukam) reported

    @UbisoftSupport hey, im unable to even access the Ubisoft Connect login on @NintendoCanada, despite having the physical cartridge; but it’s mandatory to boot the game. How can I work around that?

  • SkullcrusherSys Princess Sapphie 💖 (@SkullcrusherSys) reported

    @boba_witch "when will nintendo port" that part's your problem right there, see

  • MrNobod59746675 MrNobody (@MrNobod59746675) reported

    @nichegamer How many times does Nintendo need to drop the ball before giving us more of the stuff they are not sending here in USA? It's their most frustrating flaw. And with digital now a thing they cannot even claim it's a shipping issue.

  • niccTorna 2ThiccNicc 🏳️‍🌈 (@niccTorna) reported

    @sweetenernj that’s for my gcc but with other nintendo controllers there’s so many other issues related to delay on the procons, all nintendo controllers just suck to play on

  • BlueEyedVibes Blue-Eyed Vibe Checker (@BlueEyedVibes) reported

    @squires800 @GameSpot Still could be worse, I mean, Nintendo has to use SEGA Megadrive games to try and push their online service lol. Relatively speaking, Sony and Microsoft's freebies are pretty good right now.

  • juanace13862371 Wisey wing (@juanace13862371) reported

    @RachmanChef if nintendo ever realases melee for their future classic library of gamecube games, i just wish for them to fix the jank of the low tiers, i don't mind games with low tiers but at least make them playable, cuz some of them are astraight up not playable

  • MohammadNeoIran MohammadNeoIran (@MohammadNeoIran) reported

    @NintendoAmerica I got the game but I cannot install it there is a problem when I’m trying to install it after download the game. Does anyone know what should I do?

  • dmierau Dustin Mierau (@dmierau) reported

    Nintendo should create an Nintendo Online Plus service that allows me to play NES/SNES/etc games on my iPhone. Especially since there are no emulators allowed in the App Store, I’d pay extra.

  • veearrell Sofia Jane Lugo (@veearrell) reported

    @normal_andy And now, of course, the best way to play Genesis is on the Nintendo Switch since you can get a collection of 50 games plus the ones from the online service and take it anywhere. 10 year old me would never have believed it if you told me back then.

  • Ratchet034 Lolfy (@Ratchet034) reported

    *gets nintendo card and comes home tired out from the many groceries I bought*. *scratches card* ... *digits are scratched off* *tries to put it in* ERROR **** YOU WALMART!!! 50 DOLLARS DOWN THE ******* DRAIN.....

  • PownicMania5000 PownicMania (@PownicMania5000) reported

    @BulbaWhat98 Yeah, and Nintendo likely knows they never lasted long which is why they put the free update model with those games to make sure the mass audience talks about them more. Needless to say, it's not working

  • _dahlia_ac fern🎨 (@_dahlia_ac) reported

    @SteelCloudburst @FallGuysGame I’m having the same issue! When you play on Nintendo: do you get bad lag? Like I always jump 2 seconds later than I press it.🙄

  • nikua_ nikuA Initiative (@nikua_) reported

    @Carls493 read the tweet?? he said that modern nintendo games “always” have the same problems of being multiplayer centric with little content. this is not true. nintendo has a lot more than just multiplayer games.

  • legendaryjoeb Joe (@legendaryjoeb) reported

    @AnonymusAxolotl I'll be shortly proven wrong now that I open my mouth but I feel like we're still a while out before Nintendo launches something new; if only because electronics logistics are still an issue and they probably would like to avoid a PS5 like problem.

  • TheLocalCrows The Local Crows (@TheLocalCrows) reported

    @Mertkaykay_ Hello, I just wanted to say that your video on the Rachel Foster game was well spoken. I just submitted a complaint to nintendo's support. The person I spoke to sounded equally concerned. And if they don't give me an update on this issue I will bug them until they do

  • Tomkins_15 Fun Facts (@Tomkins_15) reported

    @NintendoAmerica fix your service the internet was down all day on Friday.

  • FiredragonAnth1 FiredragonAnthony (@FiredragonAnth1) reported

    @NBA2K I have been experiencing a glitch or some along the lines of that. Whenever I go to mycareer (current gen) at the park it is just me and nobody else. The elevator doesn't work and I'm getting error code 727e66ac. I'm on nintendo switch please help

  • Magic_Octo Magic8Ball (@Magic_Octo) reported

    @KyochaNDxD This is honestly what I’m worried about for tournaments too. As soon as those cheats get made public it’s going to be a problem. I would love to force everyone to attach their Nintendo accounts to their battelfy as a preventative measure, if there were some way to do it.

  • n3ongraveston3s Beth 🌿 (@n3ongraveston3s) reported

    My sister spends all day on her Nintendo Switch and that's fine but I spend 1 hour on my PlayStation and I'm made to feel bad about not helping around the house. I have no issue helping with dinner and cleaning but she is never asked to lift a finger -

  • flame_vu Smoke Choked (@flame_vu) reported

    @PerfectMarioCut Ah yes, I remember hearing that exact quote from reading a back issue of Nintendo Power

  • ReasonEddie Reason_Eddie (@ReasonEddie) reported

    @QuarantinedCoof Nintendo and Xbox seem to have recovered decently from any COVID production issues but Sony is still making games for both PS4 and 5 because they can’t produce enough of the latter to justify making pure exclusives. So they’re stuck having to support weaker and stronger hardware.

  • rdelgadocano Ramón Delgado (@rdelgadocano) reported

    @HeathbarPlays @FallGuysGame Did you linked /unlinked your switch account to the epic one? I did and had the same issue, had to create a new Nintendo and epic account to fix it

  • FFDPod Just a nerd (@FFDPod) reported

    @nosleep1138 @AstreisGaming What @nosleep1138 said. Also anything that had a 2020 or 2021 date or even this year isn't really on anyone given what's been going on. Sony, Xbox, Nintendo and PC have all had issues. It's not anyone's fault....it just is

  • NintendoShame Nintendo Shame (@NintendoShame) reported

    It's been 354 days since the last game was added to the Nintendo Switch Online service

  • LethargicGalago LethargicGalago (@LethargicGalago) reported

    Why is no one talking about how bad @FallGuysGame looks on the @NintendoAmerica switch? The frame rate is so bad! Not sure if it’s a dev issue or just the shortcomings of the consoles hardware but yikes it’s scary bad at times.

  • SonicoStylux ṨonicoṨ†ylux (@SonicoStylux) reported

    @FortniteGame @FallGuysGame @RocketLeague fix audio on nintendo switch...

  • Geniou_ Geniou (@Geniou_) reported

    @BrettpunkArt You might still want to disable this since there are some privacy concerns but all companies collect analytics on their products Nintendo just uses an already existing service