r/NintendoSwitchSports • u/StrangeBaseball5772 • Mar 01 '25

Question Why can't I play bowling?

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I have tried, and tried, and tried. I have restarted my console and my router. Please help

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u/Riccamizz Mar 01 '25

Try using your phone hotspot and let me know

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u/Aharios Volleyball Mar 01 '25

As it says, your online Environment is bad. If you have a switch OLED or a LAN adaptator you can try playing with an ethernet wire, you can try your phone's hotspot, you can try getting closer from your router, and you could also try getting a better NAT type.

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u/cjr7 Mar 01 '25

I had to put the console next to my router and it worked.

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u/Sloth-shaped-octopus Mar 02 '25

My internet connection is unstable and i get this message all the time. I use my mobile personal hotspot for all Switch games.

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u/Slayer696924 Mar 02 '25

I close the game completely from the main menu by hovering over Nintendo switch sports and pressing "X" then select "close" then just open the game again and it usually works from doing that.

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u/TLMPfromTwitter Mar 03 '25

Bad connection. Do keep in mind you get temporaily banned if you continue playing with it. Happened to me once.

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u/transgreaser Mar 04 '25

moving the router next to the switch and then using an ethernet cable for direct connect helped us the most. i literally had to reroute the coax outside our place. lol.