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Nintendo maintenance schedule - July 26, 2026 - lots of games downtime incoming
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Key Points:
- Nintendo has announced a maintenance schedule for the week of July 26, 2026, affecting various Nintendo Switch games and online services.
- Maintenance will begin on July 26 at 5:30 PM PT and last until July 27 at 1 AM PT, during which all network services for games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Pokemon Scarlet/Violet will be unavailable.
- A second maintenance window for Nintendo Switch Online services is scheduled for August 17 from 10 PM PT to August 18 at 12 AM PT.
- The affected games include Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Nintendo Switch Sports, F-Zero 99, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and others, with downtime impacting both Switch and Switch 2 editions.
- Nintendo advises users to plan accordingly as network services will be offline during these times across multiple regions including North America, the UK, and Europe.
