Nintendo Switch Online down? Current status, problems and outages

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.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Nintendo Switch Online users through our website.

• Online Play (62%)
• Sign in (23%)
• Matchmaking (8%)
• Glitches (8%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Nintendo Switch Online outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Melbourne	Online Play	17 days ago
Vallejo	Glitches	20 days ago
Mobile	Online Play	25 days ago
Milan	Online Play	1 month ago
Albacete	Online Play	2 months ago
Manchester	Online Play	2 months ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Andrew Lietz (@Evilpricetag) reported 4 minutes ago

  @BoctorOctopus @anish_fish @NintendoAmerica Well no, Nintendo has to pay Sega to use their emulator, so it costs more. The Animal crossing DLC is just there to make the service more tempting. Gets some friends/family together & go for the family service, you just send an email link they have to follow.

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  Stiggy (@willwillyt1234) reported 5 minutes ago

  @d960b79f9851482 @NintendoAmerica Xbox and sony made a good online service and then added games as an enticement. Nintendo gave us dogshit with sprinkles and expects almost price parity with the competition

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  Jacob Whalan (@SpartaRulz) reported 5 minutes ago

  @SpawnWaveMedia Sure it really should have been cheaper but I don't really mind paying $59.95 AUD for this service. I've been patiently waiting for Nintendo 64 games, I'm not going to allow an additional $30 ruin my excitement.

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  🌊💫𝑯.𝒑 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐💫🌊 (@AlexHedgieBoi) reported 7 minutes ago

  @JoJoJosiah_ttv @JonaCarib @NintendoAmerica Ok I'll rephrase it "I'M NOT GOING TO PAY ALMOST 3 TIMES THE PRICE I PAID FOR THE ORIGINAL SERVICE THAT I COULD MOST LIKELY EMULATE ON A LOW END DEVICE ANYWAY" people defending Nintendo's ea like way of thinking nowadays is sickening.

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  Karen (@ThatWelshKaren) reported 7 minutes ago

  Free retro games or not, Nintendo’s online ‘service’ isn’t worth $50 because of how garbage the connections are.

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  Branden 👍 (@Im_BrandenJ) reported 9 minutes ago

  @Mannny_____ @MamaLuigi714 @NintendoAmerica It’s showing certification why do you have a problem with them stating they’re a hardware engineer

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  Derek J Warren (@SuperNerdDerek) reported 14 minutes ago

  @IMAphan_x3 @MichPAngel @MayorSouls Isn't that... the point? Something completely non optional that is required for survival that you aren't given the option of saying "no" to, compared to a luxury service that is optional and about 1/90th the cost? We ask Nintendo for lower prices, but don't care if its food?

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  sharkcubus 😈 (@LatGeek) reported 14 minutes ago

  @CaseyExplosion I wish there was a better term for it. "Piracy" is obnoxiously loaded, but "emulation" is too vague. After all, when you play N64 games from Nintendo's "legit" online service, you're emulating them.

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  Heinz Doofenshmirtz (@BrownDrDoof) reported 15 minutes ago

  @AustinJohnPlays Had Nintendo kept up with Backward compatible like how Xbox is now, I don't think we would see this problem as much. Of course there are other reasons like preference, but for the most part (I hope) they buy the game and then emulate it.

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  Reuben Holland #FreePalestine #TransRights 🏳️‍🌈 (@RJH755) reported 16 minutes ago

  @Consumed_Poison @Kotaku My point is that Nintendo fans' outrage meter is completely broken

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  Ryan Whitehead (@Cardboard_Ninja) reported 17 minutes ago

  @NintendoAmerica Your online service pricing vs. what your actually giving us in exchange is an insult to your players.

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  diamondsintherough (@sonsofsamcrow) reported 19 minutes ago

  @KasumiRylith @JimSterling well Nintendo DID blatantly lie about them not working on a 4K Switch so I don't blame the writer for that.

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  Candice (@CAJ033) reported 22 minutes ago

  @animalcrossing @NintendoAmerica Why is Ninteno Switch Online not working for ACNH? It hasn't worked for days.

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  Stiggy (@willwillyt1234) reported 22 minutes ago

  @purplemage572 @NintendoAmerica "Online play" is worse than the original xbox's. Lmao those 4 emulators are free online and the only reason to pay is the goodness of our hearts. Renting a DLC is not value. It is a paid time trial. $20 a year was already overpriced for their **** service

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  Ammies King Bread 💫 (@BreadsSwitch) reported 30 minutes ago

  My problem is these big accounts dont mobilize against Nintendo the way they do about Nintendo fans. The energy not the same.

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  SlickSexyShiny (Daily Rias Gremory) (@SlickShinySexy) reported 34 minutes ago

  But it is true Nintendo should lower the price and fix their joycon drift... If anyone has joycon drift issues I'd just keep the same pro controller and joycons and don't buy no more until they get their act together. Switch is fun as hell but it has its issues.

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  Val ! (@VallerieKnight) reported 35 minutes ago

  @blomstfoto Oh no I am now Vallerie "Two Nintendo Switches" Knight. The other one sits in a drawer as a discussion point (and I'll fix it one day)

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  SafeMoon Wizard (@SafemoonWizard) reported 35 minutes ago

  @SafeMoonSpidey Also make sure you buy another MicroSD card since the memory fills up pretty quick. I recommend getting one from Nintendo because my wife had issues buying with the one we got her from Amazon

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  2021 - Year of the Savage (@LazyStevz) reported 36 minutes ago

  @NintendoUK N64 games? Nice! Sega Megadrive games? Sweet! Paid DLC for a game included? Not bad. Of course it will cost more. ... And STILL no native voice chat, party invites, universal cloud save support or supposed dedicated servers? Still not convinced it's an online service mate. :|

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  Jaspelino 🙃 (@Jaspelino) reported 37 minutes ago

  @LadySaen @32DaCrow Yeah it’s such an annoying issue. Nintendo’s repair center here in the Netherlands sent it back to me, saying ‘the color variation falls within Nintendo’s norms.’ But I’m sure that other repair centers may handle this differently. I decided to send it back to the retailer.

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  field intentionally left blank (@roswell_0629) reported 42 minutes ago

  + that document came out laying out a bunch of times nintendo ****** over melee or p+ that were suspected but never confirmed, which compounded the issue

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  Rain (@czimm93) reported 42 minutes ago

  @Puertorock77_ Nintendo was able to fix their chip shortage WAY before Sony/M$. It's the reason why they've been on insane run for over a year.

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  Cody Mercer (@cody_cbmercer17) reported 44 minutes ago

  @sp33dyt0rr3s @Omfni2 @ProsafiaGaming This is a OBJECTIVELY a very anti-consumer tactic from Nintendo and just because you have the money, doesn’t mean that others do and are willing to spend it on this dysfunctional online service. Again thank you.

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  Stop Hangin’ DJs (@Consumed_Poison) reported 44 minutes ago

  @RJH755 @Kotaku Then why specifically state that Nintendo fans this, Nintendo that, if you know that there are other places where this issue is actually discussed more?

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  AbsolutelyNoOneㅤ (@AbsoluteNo1) reported 45 minutes ago

  @daymona @NintendoAmerica Good joke, but I really hope this doesn't cause any problems.

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  Prof. NoFace (@Prof_NoFace) reported 52 minutes ago

  @RFSwitchArt I literally signed up for a year of Nintendo online yesterday (it lapse, but it turns out my kids will wither away and die if they can't access the Minecraft dungeons Halloween event so...) And I have no idea there was an upgraded service until I saw your tweet late yesterday.

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  2021 - Year of the Savage (@LazyStevz) reported 53 minutes ago

  @MathewAJWard @NintendoAmerica A viable online service. Even without the retro games... A VIABLE ONLINE SERVICE.

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  Sophia (@Sophia21ok) reported 54 minutes ago

  @Jakkekopp @FE_Heroes_EN Don't try to erase the data from your cellphone!!! Unless you have linked to a nintendo account first!!! I made that mistake not knowing it at all.. and now i'm afraid i won't bring my account back.. My very last hope is that support service answer my mails..

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  jifour  working on comms (@jifour98) reported 56 minutes ago

  these nintendo servers are crashing tonight. kinda funny that we are gonna start the DLC with a crash and end with a crash

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  Noah ⬛️ (@SecretSilvio) reported 56 minutes ago

  if hero gets nerfed i’m switching to val no cap fix kafrizz and ftilt and we are good nintendo 👍