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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 12/21/2024 09:35

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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 (66%)

    Online Play (66%)

  2. Sign in (29%)

    Sign in (29%)

  3. Matchmaking (3%)

    Matchmaking (3%)

  4. Glitches (3%)

    Glitches (3%)

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
CanadaHigh River Sign in
RomaniaBraşov Online Play
United StatesHerndon Glitches
United StatesCastro Valley Sign in
United StatesCollinsville Online Play
BrazilGuarulhos Online Play
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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • ShinyLuckFairy Shiny Luck Fairy (@ShinyLuckFairy) reported

    @Benzox_x @LordJewkage @PhillyBeatzU How would you know though? Do you work at the Pokémon Company or Nintendo? Also buying the Games is a Personal Choice and Performance Issues were known for weeks or months. Y’all had plenty of time to cancel preorders. So why are y’all complaining after playing it if People said

  • TeagueZyrek Zyrek Teague (@TeagueZyrek) reported

    @Cadet_Kevdog @Charalanahzard Did I say they were the only problem? Gamefreak being a small team is the main problem. They are at fault for that shortcoming. Nintendo wanting to constantly push out games from one dev team doesn't help, especially when said dev team doesn't help themselves.

  • LavishLightsk1n Paragon of Torna - Biggest Mio Lover (@LavishLightsk1n) reported

    @SimpSlay_San @MicheleManoni @NintendoAmerica 1. Don't throw "simp" around if you don't know what it fully means 2. I said in the original tweet that I do see all the issue and agree that they are issues. I'm just saying they don't bother me as much as others. That's it

  • INFullMoon FullMoon (@INFullMoon) reported

    @sandaIphonss @Kimilers It probably wasn't Nintendo tbh they usually don't have a problem with delaying games if they need more time to get polished. It's probably more The Pokemon Company's doing

  • JordanBrathwai3 D!RTY_DAN 🇯🇲 (@JordanBrathwai3) reported

    @fun_kicks @NintendoAmerica Yet to fix my switch 🥺

  • BlueFroggolotl BlueFroggolotl (@BlueFroggolotl) reported

    @NinWire I thought they took it down days ago? I tried to download a few issues but it was taking forever and would randomly stop. Don’t know how to do the whole bit torrent thing. It’s so sad that Nintendo doesn’t want people to have access to an important part of their own history! :(

  • ShinyLuckFairy Shiny Luck Fairy (@ShinyLuckFairy) reported

    @LordJewkage @PhillyBeatzU Life. Instead you’re attacking me on the Internet and it’s no different than what y’all are doing to Nintendo and the Pokémon Company. It’s like y’all are blaming me for the performance issues too. It’s more pathetic than Magikarp 💁

  • The301st Choggles (@The301st) reported

    Also people acting like QA, GF, Nintendo, PokeCo, etc were not aware of almost every issue in the game dont understand how gamedev works.

  • FancyChipss Fancy Chips!🍥 (@FancyChipss) reported

    @writersflood Well my issue is that, again, Nintendo's games aren't on switch when they could be. Literally all they need to do is hire the Dolphin Emulator people and boom they have their entire gamecube library on switch. Instead its stuck on GC and 3DS until an executive decides otherwise

  • SimpSlay_San Simp Slayer (@SimpSlay_San) reported

    @LavishLightsk1n @MicheleManoni @NintendoAmerica Well people have standards for finished games, and you're over there simping while ignoring you all the issues and these people's strife. So no, your low standards don't matter amongst all of the problems the game came with.

  • squidofthewild ▴🎄❄️Josh❄️🎄▴ (@squidofthewild) reported

    what is nintendo’s logic with salmon run difficulty? if you’re spawning so many enemies the game can hardly keep the frame rate at 30 i think there’s an issue.

  • Vasilisa995 Asha Skywalker (@Vasilisa995) reported

    The reason why I'm getting a different game than #PokemonScarlet is my protest towards Gamefreak and Nintendo, who are experiencing one big case of Karma. I will not spend $70 dollars on a rushed and a broken game. I'd rather spend $100 dollars on Elden Ring instead.

  • celestialeopard Zi 🍑🌙 (@celestialeopard) reported

    @heartbomb_art i would rather die than give nintendo 80 bucks for joysticks that stop working bc they refuse to fix the problem

  • SimpSlay_San Simp Slayer (@SimpSlay_San) reported

    @LavishLightsk1n @MicheleManoni @NintendoAmerica Not when you say they don't care about the major issues that shouldn't exist. I see all these people losing hours of gameplay due to crashing, and you brown nosing so no, your low standards mean nothing.

  • FullMetalGamer8 FullMotivatedGamer (@FullMetalGamer8) reported

    @PkmnBrainrot Lmao defending a broken buddy game isn't the flex you think it is. This is why Nintendo will always be a **** tier company cause of fanboys like you

  • BabygirlTashhh #Belief ♡ BabygirlTashGaming (@BabygirlTashhh) reported

    @R_Schultz1979 @H1ppin I miss PC so much omfg :( But yeah the Nintendo Switch isn't supposed to be a powerhouse, I get that. Hopefully they fix the graphics like with patches or whatever. They're not terribly bad, but still bad lol

  • MakoS0LDIER Uzair محمد Syed (@MakoS0LDIER) reported

    @ardyn85 I understand that. What I'm saying is that people are far more forgiving when it comes to issues in Nintendo games regardless of hardware just because it's Nintendo.

  • MrWigglyAU MrWigglyAU (@MrWigglyAU) reported

    @NintendoAUNZ @NintendoAUNZ Nintendo need to either push for the sacking or restructure gamefreak, these consistent lazy rush jobs of their titles need to stop. They don't even fix the games fully before dropping them. It reflects poorly on both the Pokemon company and you.

  • ShinyLuckFairy Shiny Luck Fairy (@ShinyLuckFairy) reported

    @LordJewkage @PhillyBeatzU Maybe y’all should learn how to be Grateful for what you have because there are millions of people like myself who can’t afford the Game and a Nintendo Switch. Y’all are being absolutely negative and need to speak to a Therapist if this Game is causing this big of a Problem in ur

  • SimpSlay_San Simp Slayer (@SimpSlay_San) reported

    @LavishLightsk1n @MicheleManoni @NintendoAmerica Well people have standards for finished games, and you're over there simping while ignoring all the issues and fellow pokemon lover's strife. So no, your low standards don't matter amongst all of the problems the game came with.

  • silvercut86 Fancy Feast (@silvercut86) reported

    @NintendoAmerica Why is lag always so bad with online play in smash ultimate? No matter where I go, online play is absolute hell.

  • ScapismAdvocate EscapismAndChoiceAdvocate (@ScapismAdvocate) reported

    @SXodium By now, we all know what a broken, untested, unfinished & unpolished POS Scarcet & Pukelet are. People should ask for refunds, return all cartridges & demand Nintendo & GameFreak to fix the mess. Web patches should NEVER be tolerated when it's physical media. Only REPLACEMENTS.

  • LakeUncalming Number 1 Simisear Fan 🐀 (@LakeUncalming) reported

    @cjgapay @PkmnBrainrot That's more likely on Nintendo than gamefreak, along with just a general issue of Game Development under capitalism

  • ItsVampiric Vampiric (@ItsVampiric) reported

    @NintendoUK Idk how you drop reports but this is just one of so many issues, unfortunately.

  • NesssMaaan538 Nessman (@NesssMaaan538) reported

    It's so sad how Scarlet/Violet is running on switch, I hope nintendo and Game freak can fix by hearing the feedback #ScarletViolet #NintendoSwitch #Nintendo

  • DVulth CoralieVulth (@DVulth) reported

    @trans_gurl666 @munosnail would still be 1 game per year with 5 studios for example , but they would all have 5 years to respectively make their games , the issue is that it costs money and Pokemon Company as well as Nintendo will just not do it ever because they ******* suck

  • ScapismAdvocate EscapismAndChoiceAdvocate (@ScapismAdvocate) reported

    @SXodium By now, we all know what a broken, untested, unfinished & unpolished POS Scarsh1t & Pukelet are. People should ask for refunds, return all cartridges & demand Nintendo & GameFreak to fix the mess. Web patches should NEVER be tolerated when it's physical media. Only REPLACEMENTS.

  • Cadet_Kevdog Gatchu (@Cadet_Kevdog) reported

    @TeagueZyrek @Charalanahzard Nintendo publishes hundreds of games each year, which aren't rushed, and have good quality for their hardware. But suddenly the one franchise where Gamefreak has equal decision power to Nintendo, and you think they're the problem?

  • JohnnyboySP John Anderson (@JohnnyboySP) reported

    @Pettan_Enjoyer @Gaigous It's crazy that I just beat a Sonic game that never crashed or glitched on me after 24 hours of playtime and Nintendo releases this mess and people want to defend it to high heaven as if it doesn't have issues.

  • SEGAMew SEGAMew @ Commissions Open (@SEGAMew) reported

    @WillowedSage I don't hate Fan Projects, but some of the comments people make against Sonic Team I found pretty insensitive. Fans aren't held back by SEGA. Like fans are lucky that SEGA doesn't issue takedowns like Nintendo. Sonic Team is doing the best with the hand they are given.