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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 01/28/2026 15:20

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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 (62%)

    Online Play (62%)

  2. Sign in (31%)

    Sign in (31%)

  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:

  • CatFelony 💎Felony The Cat💎 (@CatFelony) reported

    @I_d_k_m_a_n_ I appreciate the inclusion of Punch-Out in this tier list but I feel like Nintendo isn’t ever going to touch that series again after all the legal trouble they got into with the Wii game. Plus, in this age, people willl just cancel it for its stereotyped characters.

  • AlsoKnownAsZeaf Faez (@AlsoKnownAsZeaf) reported

    In terms of Online game service in my opinion, The Xbox Live service is at number one, Sony Playstation Plus is at 2nd place but Nintendo Switch Online is a 3rd place last. Nintendo are still clueless at making a good quality online service for multiplayer games #NintendoSwitch

  • SneaslyHat0914 Bouncy (@SneaslyHat0914) reported

    @FallGuysGame @Mediatonic There is a bug on Nintendo switch where if you try to enter the shop, the game crashes. Please fix this.

  • spamton_enjoyer spaghetti_collector (@spamton_enjoyer) reported

    I remembered a thing I wanted to download on my 3ds, and since that thing was free, I decided to go on the Nintendo e shop, but when I got in It have me an error, and when I went back to the home screen, all the things I installed we're gone

  • Yahya_no_1 Yahya Osama yahya (@Yahya_no_1) reported

    @ModernVintageG I will give the Nintendo online devs this They definitely ignoring the fanboys & taking real criticism, fixing/ improving the service for real consumers to enjoy the product

  • ClaireKnives Claire (@ClaireKnives) reported

    part of the problem is I want my team to have a Reuniclus on it but that means I've gotta play a game post-gen 5. X and Y are dull af, I can't pirate SuMo because our modded 3DS isn't a new nintendo 3DS, and swosh was kinda sloggy for Tess.

  • sonikuenjoyer O⅁N¡ᙠ 🎃 (@sonikuenjoyer) reported

    Nintendo, please fix your servers. I cannot play Splatoon without disconnecting at least twice

  • sirthomaspasty Jacob Redmon (@sirthomaspasty) reported

    @STAGEBLOQ Where I take issue with this position is that everyone else who worked on the game already got paid. The developers, programmers, & artists all made their money. If the game is ****** over, it only hurts Nintendo executives and Hideki Kamiya.

  • adam_sax Adam Sax (@adam_sax) reported

    @retro_bowl Typical nintendo, always lagging behind 😒

  • TheOgEVG ElectricVideoGamer (@TheOgEVG) reported

    @Eube_v2 @PownicMania5000 Special Edition Nintendo Store Fiasco Didn’t seem that much different from Splatoon 2 leading up to release + glitches/connection issues out the *****.

  • rexrexrexregs FRIDAY | Rex (@rexrexrexregs) reported

    @SoraDaMan @mahadopower First of all this **** is a joke and is not real Second of all that seems more like a Nintendo problem than it is a Sakurai problem

  • PercivalOfWales Zilox (@PercivalOfWales) reported

    @your_goblin_mom @SG_Torbarian As far as im aware, voice actors get paid by hours of recording. A rate of 400-600 per hour if voicing 1 character. Now, if nintendo expected her to voice the whole bayonetta game in 8-10 hours, i dont see an issue with the pay offered.

  • JRSZ99 🆈🅴🆁🆂🅷 🅽🅸🅽🅴🆃🆈 🅽🅸🅽🅴 (@JRSZ99) reported

    @robclemz How? Nintendo's server issues, or offline thingies? I've never had any problems with saves on switch :/

  • LuigiBlood Yakumono (@LuigiBlood) reported

    @transparencyboo I do know it almost was a thing but apparently the problem was the comments from other Nintendo people: "but it is not a game" and I actually hate that this was what got the title cancelled

  • patricknotirl patrick (@patricknotirl) reported

    nintendo wii broken

  • Urzorn Urzorn (@Urzorn) reported

    @canisadunt1 @Normanjam671 PS5 scalpers should be thanked and incentified. They are doing us a great service by buying something people want, and then selling it for a profit without providing any services! They're being persecuted by woke Nintendo shrils.

  • richierich1992 Rich champness (@richierich1992) reported

    @FallGuysGame This morning on nintendo switch everytime i go into the shop section the game crashes and say software closed due to error

  • namielle_9527 Namielle (@namielle_9527) reported

    @Nintendo PLEASE FIX YOUR ******* SPLATOON 3 SERVER

  • spamton_enjoyer spaghetti_collector (@spamton_enjoyer) reported

    I remembered a thing I wanted to download on my 3ds, and since that thing was free, I decided to go on the Nintendo e shop, but when I got in It gave me an error, and when I went back to the home screen, all the things I installed we're gone (2/3)

  • ItsCsteph ES Csteph (Evil Ducky) (@ItsCsteph) reported

    @RPGoblin I'd say Nintendo I almost never hear problems with buying games or connections to online. Ain't no way Xbox has better servers. Literally a week ago had party issues or the store would be broken.

  • namielle_9527 Namielle (@namielle_9527) reported

    @Nintendo PLEASE FIX YOUR TRASH SPLATOON SERVER

  • Pentonize Liam (@Pentonize) reported

    @BethesdaSupport Is there anything I can do regarding a refund as Nintendo have stated they can't despite the issue break the consumer rights act?

  • Punisher_Max_ SmartTrainNutrition (@Punisher_Max_) reported

    @TheSphereHunter Nintendo are holding the purse strings. This issue is dictated by them.

  • CactusCorps Cactus Corps (Kevandre) 🌵 (@CactusCorps) reported

    @RPGoblin Certainly not Nintendo lmao I've rarely played Ps online but I've never had a problem with xbox's when I do that

  • namielle_9527 Namielle (@namielle_9527) reported

    @Nintendo PLEASE FIX YOUR FRICKING SPLATOON SERVER

  • samieweiss Sammie Weiss (@samieweiss) reported

    @tweezocko I feel like if you have perfect connect, you still get dc'ed a timed out. Maybe, someone else could have the worst connect and lag all over the place and never get dc'ed I see how it is Nintendo

  • sanriyeojin mari (@sanriyeojin) reported

    @GT_Turbos i’ve heard that splat3 has just been having a bunch of issues w players and servers so i hope nintendo is able to . fix it going forward

  • nano_pone spooky nano 🎃🐱 (@nano_pone) reported

    @GoldenDude8 @brichoco_ @NintendoAmerica nintendo has literally zero way of knowing who downloaded what games, let alone where they LIVE. the only people sending out letters are isps telling their customers to stop pirating because that are scared THEY'RE gonna get in trouble for what YOU do. even these letters are rare

  • SneaslyHat0914 Bouncy (@SneaslyHat0914) reported

    @FallGuysGame There is a bug on Nintendo switch where if you enter the se hop the game crashes instantly, please fix.

  • Yahya_no_1 Yahya Osama yahya (@Yahya_no_1) reported

    @ModernVintageG I will give the Nintendo online devs this They definitely ignoring the fanboys & taking real criticism, fixing/ improving the service for real consumers to enjoy the product Hopefully they keep on improving all the issues with their Emulator+ game experience