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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 01/30/2026 02:20

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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:

  • sakya333 シャーキャ (@sakya333) reported

    Splatoon 3's P2P method is vulnerable to cheats This P2P has been viewed as a problem since Splatoon 2, and users have been telling Nintendo to change it.

  • Epicfries12 epicfries (@Epicfries12) reported

    fix tri color chances now. it’s way to low. i just wanna play tri color nintendo

  • METROTESTlNG TARTAR. (@METROTESTlNG) reported

    // Nintendo after taking 4 and a half years to fix the balancing of their 2 team splatfests: You know what'd be funny

  • moepical juno / TEAM GRUB! (@moepical) reported

    this has genuinely been the worst ******* splatfest to date. awful connectivity issues to the point that i cant even hold 1 match, overly aggressive players, ZERO tricolor battles because nintendo patched out their frequency because scissors players are little ***** *******, +

  • freckalex Alex | TEAM GRUB 🍔 (@freckalex) reported

    @ardnin_ I feel like y’all are being a little too harsh. I understand that tricolour isn’t that fun when you’re on the defending team, but it’s a new mode and it needs some time, Nintendo has stated they’re actively trying to find a fix, things like this take a while /nm

  • DocDrowsy DocDrowsy (@DocDrowsy) reported

    @DingDongVG What's frustrating about Nintendo in particular is that I've never seen them straight up say "we messed up" and fix it like other companies would. They're content to just keep taking peoples money and not bring their netcode up to a reasonable standard

  • NickCharlesYT NickCharlesYT (@NickCharlesYT) reported

    @squidschool_spl Absolute bullshit, this is. Nintendo needs to fix it yesterday. I've been on the screwed over team twice now... Won't even bother playing the 2nd day since it's a waste of my time and energy to just get bodied every match.

  • Atheta11 エッチい Atheta (@Atheta11) reported

    @ranbooFlop Same, Nintendo quality matchmaking never changes. The whole splatfest every other game i get Communication error occurred after waiting like 90 seconds lol

  • PR1M3ONLINE Reggie Wiley (@PR1M3ONLINE) reported

    @N2NOther @TheCraftOfGames exaggerated praise for gimmicks (DualSense highly overrated haptics), $100 games, and $1,500.00 consoles with Nintendo being Nintendo and MS becoming 3rd party or service based only. That is the future this blind support will take us. I want one where Sony has to fight back.

  • Armataan Justin C Adams (Boycott Activision) (@Armataan) reported

    @DoWhatYouDo6 "a pinata game" Best two life-sims of the 7th generation, and the best party game not made by nintendo. "avatars for a UI" with 240 games that used them in-play. One of which sold 24m. "incomplete pirate service game" which has been on Steam's top-100 for 160 contiguous weeks.

  • duckster628 Ducky (@duckster628) reported

    NINTENDO PLEASE GET A BETTER ONLINE SERVICE. I WANT TO PLAY THE GAME I BOUGHT

  • hu_taothot cnxx (@hu_taothot) reported

    I’m sick and tired for being punished for something that’s not my fault I don’t care who is responsible. fix it NOW @SplatoonNA @NintendoAmerica

  • JuiceMan_V JuiceManVon (@JuiceMan_V) reported

    @bryanjedi82 One of the biggest issues was that they viewed as "kiddy", right? As soon as the Switch dropped, ads were more measured and focused towards teens and adults as a result. The Nintendo community made them this way.

  • Squicman Squicman (@Squicman) reported

    @DingDongVG My bro from Gear got many connection errors while I play for Fun and have none on the same Switch. Nintendo is biased for Fun!

  • daibanaisu violet @ team gear!! (@daibanaisu) reported

    3 communication errors in a row nintendo?????

  • ranbooFlop 🖇 jae / jillz / kalel !! (@ranbooFlop) reported

    NINTENDO WHY ******** ARE TRICOLOR BATTLES NOT WORKING ...

  • SiameezyRPGer Jenae (@SiameezyRPGer) reported

    You know how @NintendoAmerica/@Nintendo solves the issue of the lead team getting destroyed? LET EVERYONE PICK THEIR MODE AND ACTUALLY GET THE MODE THEY PICK! But maybe that was just too difficult for Nintendo to come up with, better to block people from tricolor instead🙃

  • YTangeldevil21 angeldevil21 (@YTangeldevil21) reported

    I literally can't play Tri-color mode, it keeps taking me to turf, Nintendo fix this mode #Splatoon3

  • yohanamarubys ruf || my wingbeat soul (@yohanamarubys) reported

    it's been an HOUR and i still haven't gotten one nintendo fix this **** immediately

  • JenniCarlson_OK Jenni Carlson (@JenniCarlson_OK) reported

    Adrian Martinez looked broken last week. This week? Not so much. Maybe K-State reset him like a Nintendo cartridge. Take him out, blow out the dust and restart.

  • Rockcandy_1234 Rockcandy_ (@Rockcandy_1234) reported

    @NintendoAmerica FIX THE TRI COLOR BATTLE IVE BEEN PLAYING FOREVER AND I HAVE PLAYED ONE YET PLEASE

  • Spud_dles Spud - TEAM GEAR! (@Spud_dles) reported

    Did some of yall already forget Nintendo said they decreased the apperance of tricolor battles? It's a quick-fix for just how absolutely destoryed team scissors got as they work on actually balancing it. #Splatfest

  • gummuru Gummuru (@gummuru) reported

    how come i cant actually play tri-color splat cmon nintendo fix your game

  • FlackTheJack Flack / WSAD (@FlackTheJack) reported

    Nintendo really needs to fix their connection issues in Splatoon 3

  • ZombieLung 🧠 PAIGE/CAS | COMMS OPEN/DTIYS! 🧠 (@ZombieLung) reported

    everytime I try to queue for a tricolour battle the server has a communication error Nintendo can you do anything right ever

  • toffinski rowan!! 🧀 (@toffinski) reported

    NO EXCUSE for nintendo to have such GARBAGE online service. why should we be charged for this. its not my internet thats a problem. NSO is kicking me out of splatoon 3 i hate how it acts like its our ends fault and then fire off a 10 minute ban on the player. they didnt fix jack.

  • EdgyFloral Audrey (@EdgyFloral) reported

    Every time I get a team and we start winning, Nintendo decides to punish me with a connection error. They are scared of what Team Grub could do.

  • T001_Frost_Star Tyler Kelley (@T001_Frost_Star) reported

    The first video game I remember playing was Super Mario World. It was on some family trip and I had to get up before my cousins of I wanted to play it because they wanted to play some sports game. Problem was I had no idea how to turn on a Super Nintendo.

  • Kodasan7 Koda - Hazama (@Kodasan7) reported

    I've only got ONE tricolor battle the past hour god ******* damn nintendo this doesn't fix your problem.

  • icze4r Margaret Gel (@icze4r) reported

    @sleepy_poff Nintendo needs to learn that their homophobia is not anyone's problem but their own