The Nintendo Switch is one of the most convenient consoles ever made, letting you play with the system docked like it's a home console or in handheld mode directly on the system's screen. However, you may occasionally find you're having internet connection issues with the system, which can prevent you from using features like cloud saving and the Nintendo Switch Online free game vault. There are some steps you can take to alleviate this, however, and they should help you improve your Nintendo Switch internet connection and get back to playing online and downloading new games.

Try connecting somewhere else

If the option is available to you, one of the best things to do when first troubleshooting your Nintendo Switch internet connection is to try connecting it to someone else's Wi-Fi. This should preferably be a private home rather than a business for security reasons, but you can also try connecting it to a Wi-Fi hotspot on your phone, if your plan permits this.

Should it connect there without issue, then the bottleneck is very likely related to something in your own Wi-Fi setup rather than any problem with the Switch itself.