Here’s what to do when Nintendo Switch Online isn’t working.

Instructions in this article apply to both the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite.

Here’s what to do.

Nintendo Switch Online

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Check its status on theIs the Service Down website.

Check Nintendo’s X (formerly Twitter) accounts.

You may also try searching the#NintendoSwitchOnlinehashtag.

The “Is Nintendo Switch Online Down” website

Search other social media for other people reporting an outage.

Here are some things to take a stab at get your system reconnected.

Turning your hardware off and back on again is a simple way to clear some common problems.

Test your internet speed

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You should try it before you move on to more complicated troubleshooting methods.

ensure your internet is up.

If your home data pipe is down, neither your Switch nor devices won’t be able to connect.

Check your internet speed.

Even if your internet is working, it may be running slowly or dropping the connection.

You’ll want to look out forbandwidth-hogging programs, signal interference, and malware, among other issues.

Power-cycle your data pipe.

If you have a separate modem and router, unplug them both.

Go to theNintendo support siteto find Switch-specific instructions that may solve the problem.