The unfortunate reality is that NSO Online play struggles when it comes to N64, but we hope the situation can improve over time.

The more wired connections you have in your lobby, the better off you'll be. Switch online connectivity isn't great even with Ethernet, but it's still better than wifi. For the standard Switch, you can purchase an officially licensed adapter for about $25 that plugs into the USB slot of the dock. If you're fortunate enough to have a Nintendo Switch OLED Model, that dock has an ethernet port. All N64 Games Super Mario 64 N64 Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 23rd Jun 1996 (JPN) 26th Sep 1996 (NA) 1st Mar 1997 (UK/EU) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 Nintendo / Nintendo EAD.

Plug into Ethernet: Switch is a very wifi-friendly console, but when it comes to NSO multiplayer, you should probably be hard-wired if you can. The best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 is Super Mario 64.

Play with fewer players: Even though Nintendo has allowed lobbies of up to four players to enjoy N64 titles, the online multiplayer experience functions much better with two or three people in the party instead.

It stinks, but playing with friends in your state should help your framerate substantially. As of now, you probably won't have great matches with friends halfway across the country, so you may need to limit your circle a bit.

Location matters: While it may not crop up very often in other online multiplayer scenarios these days, how geographically close you are to the players in your NSO lobby matters.

Still, there are a few things you should know to make the situation a little better. Unfortunately, there probably isn't a guaranteed way to fix all these problems entirely, as most of the blame comes down to Nintendo's terrible netcode. Play classic Nintendo 64 games anytime, anywhere Enjoy access to a growing library of classic Nintendo 64 games anytime, anywhere, right on your Nintendo Switch. If you see this error message a lot, there are a few ways to fix it.

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