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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 01/22/2026 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 (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 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:

  • woofs_bruiser Pup Benji (@woofs_bruiser) reported

    So I have a Nintendo DS Lite that needs repair...can someone give me some tips where to find someone who can fix it?

  • larsboom4 larsboom (@larsboom4) reported

    @Beton5671 Ayo no problem, the dutch got you covered Did not even know we had a specific nintendo account lmao

  • sorrelkj sorrel kerr-jung🏳️‍⚧️ (@sorrelkj) reported

    the joy-con should be my absolute favorite video game controller because i am a massive bells-and-whistles enthusiast but i have to replace them so often that i cannot bring myself to praise them. nintendo fix ur build quality xoxo sorrel

  • Zurg___ TZL | Zurg (@Zurg___) reported

    @kelsie_whitaker Did you know that the elf’s name isn’t zelda, it’s link? Yeah it was actually a translation error. When nintendo made the first link game, they used the chinese name which is Zelda. I’d love to tell you more about it sometime

  • GLL_XC GLL (@GLL_XC) reported

    @MarshallStodda2 Mischief is ALWAYS wrong and he never admits when he is wrong or issues a public apology to the people who he was trying to call out, the nintendo switch runs nintendo switch games better than the steam deck, thats just a fact but he is an idiot so yay steam deck lol

  • accismusing Conservasionalist (@accismusing) reported

    @CurvyKirby @TommySkywlker11 @NintendoAmerica That isn't the problem I highlighted with Xenoblades, though

  • datGuyOvetThere dat Guy (@datGuyOvetThere) reported

    @mzkjnky80 @drjonesjnr @King_Shadow89 Yeah. They should just fix how the home console is treated. Cause with it on its the same as Nintendo and Sony.

  • RumiBom RumiBom (@RumiBom) reported

    @PlayApex so i get an error happens on the nintendo switch amd you give me a abandon penalty? mfs

  • 0dd_Father Vinny The Chin (@0dd_Father) reported

    @ErrantAurora I've not seen any yet, but I've been working and it's so hot this year I be playing Nintendo Gamecube in my cold basement when not working. Can you throw some meme up?

  • GramGoesToRehab Gramcrackr & Knuckles (@GramGoesToRehab) reported

    why don't we have tomadachi life 2 on switch @NintendoAmerica fix this please

  • ChazzH69 Chazz-i-am (@ChazzH69) reported

    UPDATE: I wanted to get something yesterday and hoped, after more than two weeks, that it would be fine. It didn't work and I'm back to day one. This is utter incompetence and I can't believe @NintendoUK don't fix this problem.

  • secretbranch98 Andrew Quar-Hunte-ined (@secretbranch98) reported

    i've said it before and i'll say it again: i GUARANTEE you nintendo did the booster course pass thing instead of mk9 because they wanted to create/maintain the same sort of anticipatory hype that smash had, and it is NOT working. i bet they weren't even ready to deliver.

  • BlackIsleStudio Black Isle Studios (@BlackIsleStudio) reported

    @Magnus_Sol Looking into this issue, I found that Nintendo would not let us include Brazil as a market unless we have a Portuguese language localization. This is why the game is not showing up. So sorry about this!

  • Bakhurr Bakhurr (@Bakhurr) reported

    @PufuuLive Nintendo really needs to make their own streaming service and put it in NSO

  • ShinyWallBrick The R. (@ShinyWallBrick) reported

    @bayleebra @ArgentLeftovers @YokaiRiderVT Maybe if Nintendo decided to preserve the old games, instead of shutting down their shop, this wouldn't be a problem. What's your gain by defending Nintendo? They won't aknowledge you, and surely not handle you free copies of their games for defending them from the truth.

  • haveyouseen01 HaveYouSeen (@haveyouseen01) reported

    @mcquack306 RROD, YLOD, Disc read errors are not intentional. What Nintendo and Sony are doing is intentional. What that means is that the next generation they can relax and resell the same games at full price. You can’t complain either because it’s only for two years.

  • Thesupernintend TSNK (@Thesupernintend) reported

    @NintendoUK Dudes mentally broken

  • Beriearwen Meredith Carlson (@Beriearwen) reported

    @BlackIsleStudio I noticed a glitch in the Nintendo Switch version of the game. At times enemies either won't die no matter how many times you hit them, or they're stuck still like statues.

  • BaconLazer1 BaconLazer (@BaconLazer1) reported

    @THEREALRTU Unless the Japanese government has something to say about game preservation to be accessible at all times. Yes Nintendo is in big *** trouble either way

  • itstheprincessx Princess ♥ (@itstheprincessx) reported

    @Just_Frenzy_ Keeps telling me there's corrupt data when trying to install a game... I'm not sure what's going on, even after resetting it - it's still doing it. I've gone though all the steps on nintendo's site to diagnose and fix the problem but nothings worked :( I don't wanna buy a new one

  • dayIilies ً (@dayIilies) reported

    @rthford U make a nintendo acc and just sign in i think

  • FinestCustard FinestCustard (@FinestCustard) reported

    @NintendoAmerica This is cool once they add enough content I might pick it up. I was excited for this game but I’ve heard nothing but bad things. Hopefully they fix that with updates

  • PerfectC117 PerfectChaos117 (@PerfectC117) reported

    @Nickcomplains_ @VelvetPimpson @IGNDeals Nintendo's hardware is very particular about the type C it recives and it's very possible to brick your switch if you're charging it with the wrong cable, let alone an entire third party dock, and you're just asking for trouble

  • dniswang Denis (@dniswang) reported

    @Shmeaty_Shmixes @ScrubQuotesX somehow the geniuses at Nintendo have made wireless mode on the pro controller have less lag than wired

  • TheDORIANGRAE DORIANGRÆ λ 🇫🇷 🇯🇵 🇰🇷 (@TheDORIANGRAE) reported

    You have 120 million boxes out there and your marquee franchises can't sell over 15% of your userbase. Nintendo has no problem doing it. Last of Us 2 in 2 years sold less than Elden Ring did in a couple weeks. LOL

  • THEDoctaMario DoctaMario (@THEDoctaMario) reported

    @jotamide I don't see how. Consoles are standardized hardware & with Xbox being unpopular in the Asian world & Nintendo deciding to ship the Switch without a Lan port, PS is the only real option. If everyone gets used to the same input lag, it's whatever even if it sucks there's lag.

  • WOKENJJT 「WOKEN TAION SIMP」 (@WOKENJJT) reported

    @coffeemoogles Luckily we won’t have this problem in America because Nintendo hasn’t reprinted Xenoblade 2 (outside of private reprints) since 2018

  • _DuxNet Matt Johnson (@_DuxNet) reported

    @AubadeBlanchard I love owning origional copies and playing them on origional hardware so I don't have this issue but the way Nintendo are being with not giving people a way of properly purchasing older titles I can totally see why people pirate.

  • BlankSamuel samuel blank (@BlankSamuel) reported

    @Park_Journey Totally and to be honest I Don't want another WW land. my biggest problem with EU is is still feels like a universal park. If was designing a third Universal park it would be in the some what style of a castle park nintendo land will be fantasyland like monsters will be like

  • asterixo00 Chris~ 🌸✨WILL HAVER FINALLY (@asterixo00) reported

    Do i get new joy cons or do i just send them to nintendo and hope drift is the problem?