The Nintendo Switch is an amazing device, but like all electronic devices, it's not fail-proof. We've put together a list of common bugs and errors and troubleshooting steps to fix them, so you can keep playing on the go. If you're having connectivity, data management, or stability issues with your Switch, you'll find your answer below.
A common solution for major connectivity issues associated with wifi is to simply update the router firmware or reset the router to factory settings.
Error Code: 2110-3127, 2618-0203: Wireless issues
This error appears when you cannot connect to a wired or wireless network. This is usually a DNS error with the device or your ISP, but it can be an easy fix.
How to Fix Error Code 2110-3127, 2618-0203
Test your internet connection on another device. If your phone or computer is able to connect to the internet but your Switch cannot, follow the steps below.
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Check the DNS settings and change the settings from Manual to Automatic if not needed.
- If your network requires a specific DNS address, contact your network administrator.
How to troubleshoot wireless range issues:
- Keep the Nintendo Switch closer to the router. Staying within 10-15 feet of the router gives you the best connectivity.
- Disconnect the switch from the docking station.
- Move other metal or electronic devices away from your router and console.
- Reset your router to its factory settings.
Error Code: 2618-0201, 2618-0501, 2618-0502, 2306-0501, 2306-0502, 2618-0006: Unable to join matches, slow internet.
This error occurs when your internet connection is unstable or you cannot join a match.
How to Fix Error Codes 2618-0201, 2618-0501, 2618-0502, 2306-0501, 2306-0502, 2618-0006
- Bring the Nintendo Switch closer to the router. Staying within 10-15 feet of the router gives you the best connectivity.
- Move other metal or electronic devices away from your router and console.
- If your router supports two bandwidths, try switching. For example, if you can't connect on 2,4 GHz, try switching to 5 GHz.
Error code: 2110-2003
This error occurs when the Switch cannot connect to your wireless connection or the Internet due to incorrect settings.
How to Fix Error 2110-2003
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Check your network password.
- Try using your Switch on another wireless connection.
- Move other metal or electronic devices away from your router and console.
Error Code: 2811-5001, 2137-8006
This error appears when you cannot access online features, such as the eShop. This happens due to incorrect DNS settings or weak signal.
How to Fix Error 2811-5001, 2137-8006
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Move other metal or electronic devices away from your router and console.
- If your router supports two bandwidths, try switching. For example, if you can't connect on 2,4 GHz, try switching to 5 GHz.
Error Code: 2124-5200, 2811-7503, 2811-7504, 2124-5002, 2124-5249
These errors occur when you cannot sign in to your Nintendo Account. Typically, this means the service is down or undergoing maintenance.
How to Fix Error 2124-5200, 2811-7503, 2811-7504, 2124-5002, 2124-5249
- Check the service status online at the official Nintendo site.
- Wait and try again later.
Error code: 2110-1100
This error occurs when you cannot connect to a wired or wireless network. This means that a saved network was not detected or the USB LAN adapter is not installed correctly.
How to Fix Error 2110-1100
Wired:
- Make sure the LAN cable has been properly inserted into your switch.
- Connect the USB LAN port to another Nintendo Switch dock slot.
- Try using another LAN adapter.
Wireless:
- Make sure the switch is not in airplane mode. Press and hold the Home button for 1 second, go to Settings and turn off Airplane mode.
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Check the strength of your internet connection.
- Keep the Nintendo Switch closer to the router. Staying within 10-15 feet of the router gives you the best connectivity.
- Restart your router and modem.
Error code: 2124-3080
This error occurs when you try to connect to a match and your connection fails. This happens when your Nintendo Account is specific to a country or region.
Error Code: 2813-1400, 2813-0009
This error occurs when the eShop is undergoing maintenance.
How to Fix Error Code 2813-1400, 2813-0009
- Check the service status online at the official Nintendo site.
- Wait and try again later.
Error Code: 2110-2000 to 2110-2899, 2110-1000 to 2110-1999
This error occurs when the switch cannot connect to the internet because the internet settings are incorrect.
How to Fix Error 2110-2000 to 2110-2899, 2110-1000 to 2110-1999
Wired:
- Make sure both ends of your Ethernet cable are properly connected.
- Try another Ethernet cable.
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
Restart your router and modem. - Connect using a different port on your router.
Wireless:
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Make sure your Wi-Fi password is correct.
Error code: 2005-0005
This is an issue where the Nintendo Switch freezes on a single screen.
How to Fix Error 2005-0005
If the switch hangs when powering on:
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- If possible, update the switch device software.
If the switch hangs when starting a game:
- Delete data, DLC, and updates for the game you're having trouble with.
- Download the game again.
- If the error persists, try installing the game to another SD card or device memory.
Error Code: 2162-0002, 2168-0002
This error occurs when using the console.
How to Fix Error Code 2162-0002, 2168-0002
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- If possible, update the switch device software.
Error code: 2618-0513
This error occurs when trying to play online. This happens due to internet connection speed, NAT type or other network settings.
How to Fix Error Code 2618-0513
- Try to connect again.
- If you still can't connect or can't join a specific player, check your NAT settings.
- Restart your router and modem.
Error Code: 2110-2900 to 2110-2999
This error occurs when your switch cannot connect to your internet service.
How to Fix Error 2110-2900 to 2110-2999
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Enter the IP manually in the switch settings.
- Reset your router to its default settings.
Error code: 2124-8028
This error occurs when you can't sign in to your Nintendo Account or online store. This is usually caused by a weak or slow internet connection.
How to Fix Error 2124-8028
- Check the online service status on the official Nintendo website.
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Check your network password.
- Try using your Switch on another wireless connection.
- Move other metal or electronic devices away from your router and console.
- If your router supports two bandwidths, try switching. For example, if you can't connect on 2,4 GHz, try switching to 5 GHz.
Error Code: 2306-0520, 2160-0103
This error occurs when you are unable to join an online match.
How to Fix Error 2306-0520, 2160-0103
- Try restarting the console by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Try entering the DNS manually.
- Try restarting your network devices as this can sometimes resolve your issue.
Error code: 2005-0003
The error appears when you cannot save files to the memory card.
How to Fix Error 2005-0003
- Try downloading to another memory card.
- Format the memory card and try downloading again.
- Download the file to system memory.
Error code: 2813-6838
This error occurs when your eShop card number cannot be verified.
How to Fix Error Code 2813-6838
- Check that you are entering the numbers correctly.
Error Code: 2110-2004, 2110-2200, 2110-2214, 2110-2201
This error occurs when trying to connect to a Wi-Fi network. It usually means that the password is incorrect.
How to Fix Error Code 2110-2004, 2110-2200, 2110-2214, 2110-2201
- Verify that your Wi-Fi password password is correct.
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Make sure you are connecting to the correct network that has a strong signal.
- If MAC filtering is enabled on the network, enter the Nintendo Switch MAC address in the router settings or consider disabling this setting.
- Disable the Wifi password, then connect the switch. If it connects without issue, try changing the wireless network type from WPA-AES to WPA2-AES.
Error code: 2618-0542
This error appears when trying to join an online match that is already full.
How to Fix Error 2618-0542
- Try to join the match later or join another match.
Error Code: 2813-0002, 2306-0811
This error mainly occurs when the Nintendo eShop is not working properly.
How to Fix Error 2813-0002, 2306-0811
- Check the service status online at the official Nintendo site.
- Wait and try again later.
Error Code: 2160-0202, 2137-0240
This error occurs when you cannot connect to the Internet due to a slow or weak connection.
How to Fix Error 2160-0202, 2137-0240
- Check that your internet connection is working on other devices.
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Move other metal or electronic devices away from your router and console.
- If your router supports two bandwidths, try switching. For example, if you can't connect on 2,4 GHz, try switching to 5 GHz.
Error code: 2153-0321
This error appears when the Nintendo Switch fails.
How to Fix Error Code 2153-0321
- This error usually means that the device needs to be repaired. Contact Nintendo for details.
Error code: 2110-3400
This error occurs when the switch cannot connect to a network due to authentication issues.
How to Fix Error Code 2110-3400
- Update the software of your Switch device.
- Try to connect again.
Error code: 2810-1224
This error occurs when you can't sign in to your Nintendo Account or eShop.
How to Fix Error Code 2810-1224
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Wait 10 seconds before reconnecting.
Error Code: 2110-3000 to 2110-3999
These errors usually occur when the Switch cannot connect to the Internet.
How to Fix Error Code 2110-3000 to 2110-3999
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Check the online service status on the official Nintendo website.
- Verify that your internet connection is working on another device.
- Check DNS settings and switch from Manual to Automatic if possible.
- Contact your network administrator to see if certain DNS settings are required.
- Try using your Switch on another wireless connection
Error code: 2016-0601
This error usually occurs due to corrupted memory data.
How to Fix Error Code 2016-0601
If you are not using an SD card:
- Update the software of your Switch device.
- Delete the problematic software and download it again.
If you are using an SD card.
- Verify that your SD card is compatible with the Switch.
- Update the software of your Switch device.
- Download the software to the on-board memory of the switch.
- Format your SD card and try again.
Error Codes: 2002-4301 to 2002-4463, 2002-0001, 2002-3005
This error occurs when you try to turn on your Switch or wake it from sleep mode.
How to Fix Error 2002-4301 to 2002-4463, 2002-0001, 2002-3005
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds. If that doesn't work, press the Power key for 12 seconds.
- Remove the SD card and see if that fixes the problem.
- Update the device software, if possible.
- Contact Nintendo for repair options.
Error Codes: 2002-4501 to 2002-4535, 2002-4690, 2002-4683, 2002-6201, 2002-4741 to 2002-4760, 2002-4641 to 2002-4660
This error occurs when you cannot download software from Nintendo eShop.
How to Fix Error Codes 2002-4501 to 2002-4535, 2002-4690, 2002-4683, 2002-6201, 2002-4741 to 2002-4760, 2002-4641 to 2002-4660
- Make sure your Switch has the latest system software.
- Check for any corrupt data.
- Reinstall any software that won't open properly.
- Remove the SD card and try downloading again.
Error code: 2810-1500
This error appears when trying to connect to the Facebook account from Nintendo Switch.
How to Fix Error 2810-1500
- Try restarting the Nintendo Switch console by holding down the power button for 3 seconds and select Restart from the options.
- After turning it on, connect to the wireless connection, make sure you see the wireless icon on the top right of the screen with at least one signal strength bar.
- If the problem persists, try again after some time.
Error Code: 2-BABBE-1000, 2306-0819
This error occurs when you cannot log into Ultra Street Fighter II.
How to Fix Error 2-BABBE-1000, 2406-0819
- Update your Switch software and restart the game.
Error code: 2110-2091
This error occurs when the switch cannot detect your LAN adapter.
How to Fix Error Code 2110-2091
- Make sure both ends of the Ethernet cable are properly connected.
- Try using another Ethernet cable.
- Restart your Switch by pressing the power button for 3 seconds.
- Restart your router and modem.
- Try another port on your router.
Error code: 2801-7199
This error appears when uploading photos to Facebook fails.
How to fix error code 2801-7199:
- Unlink your Facebook account from your Nintendo account.
- Re-link your Facebook account.
- Download the image again.
Error code: 2122-0082
This error occurs when your device cannot retrieve data in a game.
How to Fix Error Code 2122-0082
- Install the latest system update on your Switch.
Error code: 2813-0055
This error appears when you try to redeem a code for a game before its official release.
How to Fix Error 2813-0055
- Wait until the game is released to redeem the code.
Error Code: 2124-3000, 2000-0000
This error occurs when trying to connect to an online game with a Switch using an older software version.
Error code 2124-3000, 2000-0000
- Install the latest software update for your Switch.
Error code: 2801-7002
This error appears when you cannot upload a photo to Twitter. This is usually due to a service issue.
How to Fix Error 2701-7002
- Try again later when the service issue has been resolved.
Error code: 2817-0700, 2816-0700:
This error indicates a service error while using Switch online services.
How to Fix Error Code 2817-0700, 2816-0700
- Try again later when the service issue has been resolved.
Error code: 2162-0101
This error occurs when the software needs to be updated.
How to Fix Error Code 2162-0101
- From the Home menu, open the software.
- Press + or – to open the software options.
- Update the software.
- Restart the game.
Error code: 2164-0020
This error can occur when trying to start the software.
How to Fix Error Code 2164-0020
- Use the home menu to select the problematic software.
- Press "+" or "-" to open the software options.
- Select Manage Software, then Remove Software.
- Select Delete to confirm.
- Remove the game card, then reinsert it.
- Restart the software. When prompted, update the software.
Error Codes: 2002-0007 to 2002-0008
This error occurs when trying to download software.
How to Fix Error Code 2002-0007 or 2002-0008
- Make sure your console has the latest system software update.
- Check for corrupted data.
- Try removing any software that might be causing the problem.
Error code: 2618-0516
This error occurs when trying to use matchmaking. This usually means the network's NAT type is not set correctly.
How to Fix Error 2618-0516
Learn more about troubleshooting NAT issues on Nintendo Switch.
