[Software] Switch Network Failure Prevents Users From Accessing eShop And Digital Games

[FazzNoth]

 

If you've been having online difficulties with your Nintendo Switch earlier today, it's not just you. Nintendo's network services have been experiencing some problems - supposedly preventing users from not only accessing the Switch eShop but also launching applications and certain digital games from the home menu.

Nintendo appears to have resolved this problem after a number of hours - issuing the following notices over time on its customer support Twitter account:

 

 

Currently, a network failure is occurring due to the use of download software on Nintendo Switch. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please wait for a while until the restoration.

Currently, Nintendo Switch is carrying out emergency maintenance of the Nintendo eShop. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please wait for a while until the maintenance is completed.

The troubles related to the use of download software, etc. that occurred around 05:30 on June 5 have been recovered. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome goes into a bit more detail about what exactly was going on behind the scenes:

[Nintendo eShop]

It appears that Nintendo’s “e-license” (DRM) servers are having problems today. This problem appears to have been ongoing for a few hours now. I’ve seen reports of users not being able to access the eShop or start digital software due to license checks failing.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/06/switch-network-failure-prevents-users-from-accessing-eshop-and-digital-games