James Bareham took the photo.
As kids and adults alike rushed to the Nintendo eShop, eager to spend the gift cards they found in their stockings, that excitement was quickly spoiled by an error screen. According to a report from Kotaku, the Nintendo Switch eShop has been brought down again because of the holiday surge.
We are aware that players are having trouble accessing Nintendo eShop, and are working to fix the issue as soon as possible. Please see our Network Status page for the latest updates.
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Nintendo of America posted on December 25, 2021.
The company is working to address the issue as soon as possible. There is a link to Nintendo's online service status page, where you can check for any updates about the outage.
Problems began to arise around 4AM. The company doesn't give any more information on the issue, vaguely stating that they are currently experiencing difficulties with their network services. Please try again. We apologize for any difficulties this may cause.
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On Christmas morning, the issues peaked at around 9AM, but have since been on a decline. I was able to open the Nintendo Switch eShop and download a couple of updates at 4:30PM, so that could be a sign that things are getting back to normal.
If you are still having issues with the eShop, keep in mind that the outage doesn't affect any other online activity. You can still play games online, but you won't be able to buy or download any content from the eShop, which may be a bummer if you were looking to fill your new Switch with digital games.
During Christmas last year, the Nintendo eShop went down, and the company didn't fully restore service until the next day. If you wanted to gift the Switch to someone on Christmas Day, Nintendo advised you to create a Nintendo account before the holidays, which isn't really ideal.
Nintendo didn't immediately respond to The Verge's request for comment.
