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Welcome, Ireland · Since 2019

Gameshop Enter.

Retro Nintendo, in every colour.

Every game and console is tested and photographed in Enter.

1,141 games11 Nintendo platforms, from Game Boy to Switch

Authenticity check

Six checks.

On every game, before it goes into the shop.

  • Screw & shell
  • Label & print
  • Weight
  • Circuit board
  • Save test
  • On real hardware
How I test every game

From Enter to the world

Already shipped to 21 countries

Every order tracked. Every country its own colour, every route starts in Enter.

World map with the 21 countries Gameshop Enter has already shipped to, each in its own colour, with a route from Enter
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Finland
  • United Arab Emirates
  • France
  • Greece
  • Croatia
  • Israel
  • Qatar
  • Sweden
  • Singapore
  • Austria
  • Australia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Spain
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • United States

Shipping rates & delivery time to Ireland

Games or a handheld

€8.75 – €16.00

Tracked PostNL letterbox packet or parcel up to 2 kg to any Eircode, priced by weight — a second game adds only a little.

Home consoles or heavier parcels

€28.75

The larger parcel (over 2 kg), tracked as well — home consoles travel boxed and padded.

Pokémon cards (up to 12)

€8.75

More cards ride along free — up to 12 ship for this one charge.

Ireland5-10 business days · €8.75 / €16.00 / €28.75
All other EU countriesrate at checkout

Rates are based on the official PostNL rates (2026) — Ireland is one PostNL zone beyond the continent, hence a little above the French or German rate. No customs and no import VAT inside the EU: the amount in your cart is the final amount. Free shipping on orders from €500.

Delivered to your door

What you pay — delivered

Three example orders with the shipping rate for Ireland, and what the post may collect at the door. The amount at checkout is what we charge; the import tax is an estimate.

One game

Price
€49.95
Shipping
€8.75
You pay us
€58.70
At the door
Nothing

Inside the EU customs territory: nothing to pay at the door.

Three games

Price
€149.85
Shipping
€10.50
You pay us
€160.35
At the door
Nothing

Inside the EU customs territory: nothing to pay at the door.

A handheld console

Price
€199.95
Shipping
€14.75
You pay us
€214.70
At the door
Nothing

Inside the EU customs territory: nothing to pay at the door.

Ordering from Ireland — the rules

What you want to know before you buy: customs, console region, plugs, payment and returns — no small print.

Customs & VAT

Ireland and the Netherlands are both inside the EU customs union: no customs, no import duty and no import VAT — unlike a parcel from Great Britain since Brexit. We sell under the margin scheme, so no VAT is added to the price; the amount at checkout is the final amount and nothing is due on delivery.

Will it play on my console?

Our games are European PAL editions — the same region as any console sold in Ireland or bought from a UK retailer. Even the region-locked systems (3DS, Wii, Wii U, GameCube, N64, SNES) play them without any trick, and Game Boy, GBC, GBA, DS, Switch, PS4 and PS5 are region-free anyway. The one exception is the NES: Ireland and the UK had its PAL-A version, mainland Europe PAL-B, and the two do not start each other’s cartridges — the product page says which one a copy is, or ask us.

Power & plugs

Consoles come with a European power supply (230 V); Irish mains is 230 V as well. Only the plug differs: the two-pin Europlug needs a simple adapter for the three-pin Type G socket used in Ireland — no voltage converter. The Game Boy family runs on batteries anyway.

Payment

You pay in euros — credit card, PayPal, Klarna or pay by bank. No conversion and no exchange fees: the amount at checkout is the final amount, and nothing is due on delivery.

Returns

30 days to return your order, to our address in the Netherlands — inside the EU, so no customs form and nothing to declare. The return postage is at your own cost, unless the item is faulty or we made a mistake; then we pay it and you get the full amount back.

Which language will I play in?

Our cartridges are the English edition unless the name says otherwise (German edition, Japanese edition). Up to and including the DS, every Pokémon game runs in one language per cartridge; from X/Y on the 3DS and on the Switch you choose at start-up between English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Korean, and from Sun & Moon also Chinese — Pokémon has never been released in any other language. For other games the product page lists the language as soon as it is established; if nothing is listed, ask us in the chat.

4.8 / 51400+ reviews

Since 2019 on Marktplaats — the Dutch eBay — without a break.

Every review comes from a buyer Marktplaats verifies itself — we cannot add or remove anything.

Frequently asked from Ireland

Where can I buy second-hand Nintendo games and Pokémon cards in Ireland?

Right here, online: Gameshop Enter is a second-hand video game shop for Nintendo games, consoles and Pokémon TCG cards — Game Boy, GBA, DS, 3DS, Switch, N64 and GameCube — every game and console personally tested, every card checked by hand. We ship to every county: every order leaves our stock in Enter, the Netherlands, on the next working day and travels to Ireland with PostNL — always tracked to your door. Delivery time 5-10 business days. At checkout you enter your Eircode (for example D02 X285); the form knows the Irish format.

What does shipping to Ireland cost?

At most €16.00 for games or a handheld console (up to 2 kg, priced by weight) and €28.75 for a home console or anything heavier. Ireland is one PostNL zone beyond Germany and France, which is why it costs a little more than a parcel to the continent; a second game adds only a little. You see the exact amount in your cart as soon as you choose Ireland — and that is exactly what you pay.

How can I pay from Ireland?

Through Mollie, a payment provider regulated by the Dutch Central Bank: credit card, PayPal, Klarna or pay by bank, and on your phone Apple Pay and Google Pay. You pay in euros — no conversion, no exchange fees. The payment page appears in English.

Are the games authentic?

Every cartridge is personally tested and checked for authenticity before it goes online — label finish, product code, weight and a working save function, plus the security screw and the board inside on Game Boy cartridges. If you ever receive a fake from us: money back.

Who is behind Gameshop Enter?

A registered Dutch business — KvK no. 93642474 (Dutch trade register) — based in Enter, in the province of Overijssel. Lenn has run the shop alone since 2019: from testing the cartridges to packing your order. He answers questions personally, by e-mail or through the chat on every page.

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Questions? Email gameshopenter@gmail.com — you always get a personal reply.

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Since 2019 · Enter, the Netherlands

Not just another online shop.

Every game at Gameshop Enter is personally checked for authenticity and function. No reproductions, no junk — authentic cartridges and sealed collector’s copies, from a cabinet in Enter, the Netherlands. Photos of the real items and knowledge built up from collecting retro since 2019.

I hope Gameshop Enter gives you back a piece of how it used to be.

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