System Maintenance
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – September 13, 2026 – payments and Switch Parental Controls
Nintendo has announced its system maintenance schedule for the week of September 13, 2026. Scheduled maintenance will affect the Nintendo Store's Apple Pay and Google Pay services, the Nintendo eShop's PayPal functionality on Switch, and the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls application.
Nintendo maintenance schedule – August 23, 2026 – Switch data transfer downtime planned
Nintendo has announced its maintenance schedule for the week of August 23, 2026, which includes planned downtime for the Nintendo Switch. Two sessions are scheduled for mid-week to impact user data and save data transfers. Specific times for the downtime are provided in PT, ET, UK, and European time zones.
Nintendo maintenance schedule – August 9, 2026 – Switch Online downtime coming soon
Nintendo has announced its maintenance schedule for the week of August 9, 2026. Scheduled downtime will affect Nintendo Switch Online services, including save data cloud transfers and Switch-to-Switch data transfers. The maintenance periods are scheduled for August 17th and 18th, with specific times provided for various time zones.
Nintendo maintenance schedule – May 10, 2026 – Animal Crossing, Switch cloud saves
Nintendo has announced a system maintenance schedule for the week of May 10, 2026. The maintenance will affect Animal Crossing: New Horizons' island backup feature and Nintendo Switch Online cloud saves. The downtime is expected to be brief, occurring overnight on May 11th into May 12th across various time zones.
Nintendo maintenance schedule – April 5, 2026 – eShop and Switch Online sessions
Nintendo has announced its maintenance schedule for the week of April 5, 2026. Scheduled downtime will affect the Nintendo eShop and network services for the Nintendo Switch, including Nintendo Switch Online on the Home Menu. Specific times are provided for North America, the UK, and Europe.
Nintendo maintenance schedule – March 15, 2026 – first downtime for Switch 2 GameChat
Nintendo has announced its system maintenance schedule for the week of March 15, 2026. The schedule includes downtime for GameChat on the Nintendo Switch 2, marking the first dedicated maintenance for this feature. Additionally, Nintendo Switch Parental Controls will undergo maintenance during the same week.