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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 02/08/2026 05:10

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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:

  • ButtNougat ChinFaceButtNougat (@ButtNougat) reported

    @PoorlyAgedStuff What’s worse is that Nintendo has the worst online service

  • ChadPrim3 The Chad (@ChadPrim3) reported

    @Sonicsaiyan07 @BehaviorReturns @MyNintendoNews I'd disagree, I got about thirty or so Wii U discs and more digitally. The Wii U's problem is that Nintendo just didn't know how market it which is a shame as the system really did deliver hard at times, and with more 3rd party support really could have been a legend

  • jitrel Jerel - #blacklivesmatter ✊🏾 (@jitrel) reported

    @trademarktaz @critical_hp I'm hoping it randomly comes to the N64 Nintendo online service later

  • Phantom_Cait Sidhe (@Phantom_Cait) reported

    @mrwaxwave @NintendoAmerica Honestly every time I try to download a Ocarina of Time Emulator it comes out as a buggy broken mess so I just gave up.

  • EightBitWarrior Mike (@EightBitWarrior) reported

    I’m unsure why people are upset about Nintendo Online having an expansion pack. I wish all online services did this if the core online service was only $20 a year. Pay for the extras you want. XBL and PSN are minimum $60 a year whether you only care about gameplay or not.

  • Tyrocks12ty Ty (@Tyrocks12ty) reported

    @ExpansionLord @ParaStrife @TheNCSmaster Exactly more people criticize Nintendo everyday compared to sony which have told lies about the PS5 and had problems with censorship. But Sony can do no wrong for them.

  • Rot8er_ConeX Mathoo | Rot8er_ConeX (@Rot8er_ConeX) reported

    @DoesPichu @AlanKush420 @NintendoAmerica I wouldn't even include the word "unexpectedly". The way they did the tournaments to advertise SSB4 and Ultimate, where we knew the rulesets of each round before the tournament even started, still has issues. What if someone is knocked out for not working well in r1's rules...

  • HypnoVike HypnoVike #CronoForSmash (@HypnoVike) reported

    While I still want Crono in Smash I would be more than happy with Crash Bandicoot, Kratos, Master Chief, or Doom Guy in Smash. Most disappointing final fighter would be any first party character from Nintendo.

  • Calamity7v7 🎃❤️⚡𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒚⚡❤️🎃 (Sorteo fijado) (@Calamity7v7) reported

    @Learii @MyNintendoNews xbox has halo, play station has GOW or Spiderman I do not understand what is the problem that nintendo has Bayonetta

  • ElDannyBoyYT DannyBoy (@ElDannyBoyYT) reported

    @Glefabuleux @mrwaxwave @NintendoAmerica $3 apiece on Wii U and a bigger catalog. Why wouldn’t people complain about a ******, expensive service excluding this for a second ******, expensive service? Meanwhile Sony/Xbox only ADD value to their subscriptions without spawning lackluster subscription expansions.

  • HilariousCow Aubrey Hesselgren (@HilariousCow) reported

    @CarlMuckenhoupt I expect you will have problems for menu controls is all. Nintendo's standards are different.

  • purplereign242 Yes. Tu madre. (@purplereign242) reported

    @2098diklooc @KirkRooster It's not kratos. Sony lost its classic mascots way back. If crash was still exclusive it would've been sony's iconic mascot. Kratos is not the face of sony. You think xbox you think of halo/master chief. You think nintendo you think mario. You think sony you think.. .....

  • PKwaifu linkous101 LNKO#127 (@PKwaifu) reported

    @CaptnPickle @mrwaxwave @NintendoAmerica Yeah but why pay extra for emulation that is no harder for them?? Im already paying for the service, why lock games behind another paywall

  • TDude73 TDude73 #TeamSARRAY (@TDude73) reported

    @Complex_Nobody @Kotaku @NintendoAmerica Not happening. You want Bayonetta 3, buy a Switch. It's what you do. If you want to save 15% or more on your asshurt port begging issues, you switch to using COMMON SENSE! It's what you do.

  • samurai_snake Samurai Snake (@samurai_snake) reported

    Shadow of the Ninja is a rare game that costs a lot of many to buy used, but with Nintendo switch online, you can play it on their online nes service.

  • foreverinhidin solace (@foreverinhidin) reported

    @TahmAydoh @thompson_buddy @ExpandDong15 online. It’s a better service in every way and the price is more justified than Nintendo’s.

  • realTailss Tails 🇳🇬 (@realTailss) reported

    @sandiano8 @JCBPLAYS Jesus you need to stop personifying these companies. It's not a "friendship" and it doesn't benefit "one side". It's a business decision that will cost Nintendo licensing fees to have on the subscription service, Microsoft will get money from this deal.

  • JohnMas63103930 UNSC Spartan 774 (@JohnMas63103930) reported

    @XboxP3 @NintendoAmerica @thetruebowser As a N64 Nintendo fan I humbly request the release of Diddy Kong Racing to be available on the N64 Nintendo Online Service. Please let me if I can assist in any way to make this a possibility.

  • blackxvillain Sir Wesley Tyler🀄 (@blackxvillain) reported

    @Acuriousbun The original problem was with Sega and their decision to cut back funding mid-project on B2 forcing Platinum to go to Nintendo. But Sega still has publishing and IP rights. NOW, because Nintendo literally has staff on B2 & 3, it can't be *not* exclusive.

  • daitsaisan 🌈⭐Diana TS @ 60%☀️🌈 (@daitsaisan) reported

    Nintendo needs to fix this battery draining thing I blink and its 10% down 😩

  • CactusM15198869 CactusManGaming (@CactusM15198869) reported

    @VntngToAClngFn @ForShantae The problem is Nintendo doesn't like to put effort into unique movesets, they'd rather copy paste the moveset from one of the other sword fighters and then disguise it so it's not as noticeable

  • beeaiu nada ♡ (@beeaiu) reported

    @kkcannabis you can send them to Nintendo and tell them u got the joycons less than a year ago and theyll fix it for free

  • HeroScrappy HappyScrappyHeroPup (@HeroScrappy) reported

    @RandomName256 Yeah, that's what concerns me. Nothing like Nintendo living in the past with all their games/services. Maybe in 2054 we'll finally get that proper 3D Kirby and online service.

  • dyingl1t KEEPMOVINGFORWARD (@dyingl1t) reported

    @HylianHero83 @crazyzombee @NintendoAmerica Not everyone lives in the US, and it's going to be more expensive than that for a ****** service that barely works

  • BehaviorReturns MISTER BEHAVIOR - THE GAMING **** (@BehaviorReturns) reported

    @xheophesBackUp @ChadPrim3 @MyNintendoNews You do know that the Nintendo switch online service is not the same thing as the online capabilities available at launch, right?

  • EskeetitLucy Lucy Eskeetit (@EskeetitLucy) reported

    @Knightly9999 Fair, the problem is that they realized there's nothing quite Nintendo on the market

  • MisterFerloni MrFerloni (@MisterFerloni) reported

    @MsTPrice @NintendoAmerica Super common issue. Poor manufacturing and QC.

  • blackxvillain Sir Wesley Tyler🀄 (@blackxvillain) reported

    @Acuriousbun All of it. Here's the problem. B2 had to get released twice to be wholly successful. The second release was far more popular because it was on a console a lot of people *want* to play. Nintendo knew this (which is why most of the Wii-U game library was ported to the Switch).

  • mikeyvbudgaming mikeyvbudgaming (@mikeyvbudgaming) reported

    @FallGuysGame good evening. Sorry to trouble you but is there any news or indication of when Fall Guys is coming to the Nintendo Switch? Us switchers are so excited but sad. Thanks. Mike

  • DenCommandSoft Den (@DenCommandSoft) reported

    @Frappo_Chino I have someone in mind, but the honor goes to Crash. Ever since the whole debacle with Activision, I dread Nintendo and Sakurai being dragged into the crossfire.