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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 01/20/2026 15:55

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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 (50%)

    Online Play (50%)

  2. Sign in (38%)

    Sign in (38%)

  3. Matchmaking (13%)

    Matchmaking (13%)

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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • JeriQrow Mr CrowBar (@JeriQrow) reported

    @Dexerto Just give up on nintendo until they fix themselves

  • yay_yay_english Eigo (@yay_yay_english) reported

    @bandwidthslayer @ArtSweetdreams @Rooflemonger You're right. My issue with their statement is they don't even understand what's going on Nintendo is literally still holding an officially licensed tourney. Panda are the ones who ****** over the scene

  • CoalGG CoalsGG (@CoalGG) reported

    @MreSSB The problem is that for them to show the answer they got they would need to leak the emails. I would not ******* risk doing that against a company as big as Nintendo. That or the Nintendo Rep says what it was.

  • rebelinthefdg2 No Leaf Outlaw (@rebelinthefdg2) reported

    @AydinPaladin My problem is that I fear it will just be a giant ad for Super Nintendo World. It could be a really good ad or it could the Cat in the Hat levels of bad advertising where it literally stops the movie to advertise Universal Studios.

  • JorgeDe84701244 JuneBoy (@JorgeDe84701244) reported

    @Mr_Slowpez @atme77 @nullGS But it wasn't fully nintendo, had Alan been like let's get licenses to so and so it wouldn't have been a problem, but he wanted it all to himself

  • coolyaya10 Coolyaya10 (@coolyaya10) reported

    @XavierCTurnips @SmashWorldTour @glitchdoe The problem is the SWT team got in writing that they can't do the Championship, so that triumphs a reporting unless Nintendo reaches out to SET directly and gets written approval.

  • ohheyhowareyou Frank Einstein (@ohheyhowareyou) reported

    @DabuzSenpai Based on the verbiage of the SWT post, GIMR is trying VERY hard to stay in Nintendo's good graces. Even if he has direct receipts to show that Nintendo is lying here, I highly doubt he'll release them. Probably just say "ok then! problem resolved! game on!"

  • JeskaiAngel Jeskai Angel (@JeskaiAngel) reported

    Pokemon Violet adventures: First time I've ever had a Nintendo game crash and force me to restart. Now, that's only happened once...but compared 0 times for all other Nintendo games I've played in the past 25 years, that's striking.

  • gurauki kohlrak (@gurauki) reported

    @HecRHC @ZehalZ @SmashWorldTour I keep reading that SWT made the decision, not Nintendo. I heard this is all in this mystery letter that Nintendo wrote that we all seem to have trouble finding and reading. Weird how no one reposts it...

  • phasmaars Ghost (@phasmaars) reported

    i have no idea how much trouble the rights to it would be, since it was like, a collab between nintendo and cygames, but i really hope we get to see something from dragalia again in the future

  • jisuSSBM Jisu (@jisuSSBM) reported

    @Technicals_ everyone was so quick to blame only panda and nintendo, no one seemed to realize that there are a lot of other problems that have never been addressed. this is why we shouldn't immediately jump to conclusions when something like this comes out. WAIT. FOR. BOTH. SIDES.

  • JadeEyes1 Megan W. 🎄❄️ (@JadeEyes1) reported

    Tonight, @doubletoasted_ was plagued by tech issues. Primary suspects include: - Squirrels - Pinocchio - Tyler Perry - God - Satan - Chris Pratt - Nintendo Inc.

  • Marionete2004 Marionete (@Marionete2004) reported

    @auralcoma @DevilNergigante @NoCheatCodez 2 years straight? Guess i forgot how they were the number one ranked publisher of 2021, Also what is with the PlayStation fanboys always hating indies? Nintendo fans have no problem with, And neither does xbox and PC players, It's always the PS mfs like you

  • KorgCrimson Crim.env 🕶️🔞 (redebut coming soon) (@KorgCrimson) reported

    sit back and think about it. We love secret bases. We kinda got returns for it, but it is mostly unused. We loved Mega Evolution. It got replaced for a knock off version called Dynamaxing. WHY!? Game Freak has the exact opposite problem of Nintendo. Where Nintendo hates change

  • teeeckskay ᴛoʙiᴀs xᴋ (@teeeckskay) reported

    @Raggumz @n0ned i'll add that from Nintendo's perspective what we do is worse cos we represent them to hella viewers in realtime—versus a product distributed to a small audience. cos the profit is never the issue; it's the reflection on their brand being made by ppl totally outside their control

  • NeuralHandshake James Morris-King (@NeuralHandshake) reported

    @XanozIchimonji seems more like finger-pointing and lawyer-speak. Wasn't the other big claim that Panda's CEO went around intimidating TOs? Seems like Nintendo is just passing the buck back to SWT for the cancellation issues.

  • JadeEyes1 Megan W. 🎄❄️ (@JadeEyes1) reported

    Tonight's #doubletoasted stream was plagued by tech issues. The primary suspects include: - Squirrels - Pinocchio - Tyler Perry - God - Satan - Chris Pratt - Nintendo Inc.

  • JoeyBagODonuts8 (LAGr) Joey Bag O' Donuts (@JoeyBagODonuts8) reported

    @TheChefCheese Getting canceled if they did not join his basically The SWT had more tourneys and what not, but in short Alan basically been working to get tourneys to join him or get canceled by Nintendo **** when before he started pushing this, Nintendo never had a problem with the SWT b4

  • CactusManCurtis CactusManGaming (THE FROST) (@CactusManCurtis) reported

    @Drawfuel @SypherPK Modern Nintendo is the problem right now since they're about corporate greed and making themselves look like *********. I'm sure there will come a day where they won't be like that anymore

  • MreSSB AITX | Mr. E (@MreSSB) reported

    @CoalGG I don't think they would get in trouble for stating what they heard or read in this circumstance. If Nintendo eventually says they don't want to give specifics, I take that as that's the things they are unwilling to disclose, but not the initial general answer/reason.

  • Rando276 Some rando on the internet (@Rando276) reported

    @DanielT26320657 @TKbreezy SWT just announced how they are cancled and in their statement it is heavily implied that Alan was the reason that Nintendo told them that they are cancled because of broadcasting rights and licensing issues.

  • DG_Goldssb DG Gold (@DG_Goldssb) reported

    @WonkyDrive Nah this definitely wasn't a miscommunication, PR doesn't work like that. It was a blatant issue of Nintendo failing to review or even communicate about filing for a license in APRIL, not even beginning to get into everything behind the scenes with Panda and maybe Nintendo too

  • Drawfuel Drawfuel (@Drawfuel) reported

    @CactusManCurtis @SypherPK Exactly nintendo chose to not fix the joycon drift Instead they just let it happen then address the issue Why they had to ruin my favorite childhood company 😭

  • JinHakazura Anthony Derome (@JinHakazura) reported

    @EGPWonderChef I think the problem with your statement here is that Nintendo shouldn't have just flipped the script because of one ornery ceo :D.

  • myfairjulia Julia Wolf (@myfairjulia) reported

    @MSDeliQuent88 @jasonschreier The video game market had the problem of being filled with crap games and having no standards and Nintendo fixed that by introducing and marketing the Seal of Quality (and also locking out games that they didn't specifically allow on their system).

  • DrakyPana NEO/Draky (@DrakyPana) reported

    @PracticalTAS wait im lost, so nintendo didn't say the swt must be cancelled and it could have happened without any problem? 😭

  • Flesh177_srl Flesh177 (@Flesh177_srl) reported

    @jennyprenzlberg to my knowledge, I didnt read too much into it yet, the issue was more panda than nintendo

  • liamdilley Liam Dilley (@liamdilley) reported

    @NintendoAmerica they took note with the Sonic trailer and fixed it. Please take note of your trailer and comments: you still have time to fix that too

  • aupercat aupercat (@aupercat) reported

    @NamesDumb @PracticalTAS m8 its literally a direct statement from nintendo regardless of whatever issue you have with kotaku in the past they wouldn't just make this up lol

  • MechaShiva76 MechaShiva76 (@MechaShiva76) reported

    welp, nintendo ruined splatoon 3 online even more by giving weapons that already had a massive lag advantage an even bigger advantage. there is zero point using a shooter anymore. use a slow, heavy, boring, lag abusing weapon or lose. ggs. thanks nintendo