Game Spark Weekly Ranking: Gothic 1 Remake Sells 500,000, Nintendo Patent Evokes Zelda
The roundup shows a strong commercial debut for a classic RPG remake and a patent filing that fans are reading as a potential Zelda-related development.
Reporting from 1 sources: Game Spark.
Game Spark's weekly ranking for June 12-18, 2026, covers the open-world RPG 'Gothic 1 Remake' selling 500,000 copies in its first week, a new Nintendo patent involving Shigeru Miyamoto that users associate with 'The Legend of Zelda', and the mecha action RPG 'Ironwing Valiant' influenced by 'Armored Core 6' and 'Valkyria Chronicles'.
Game Spark's weekly ranking for June 12-18, 2026, leads with 'Gothic 1 Remake' selling 500,000 copies in its first week across PC and Xbox Series X|S, with a PS5 version due in Japan on July 16. The remake of the 2001 RPG peaked at 78,000 concurrent players on Steam and holds an 88% positive rating from over 17,000 user reviews.
At third place, a new Nintendo patent application names Shigeru Miyamoto and Yuji Kando as inventors. The patent describes an exploration support system and camera control technology that adjusts the viewpoint to help players maintain their sense of direction, which users online are linking to 'The Legend of Zelda'. The fifth-place entry covers 'Ironwing Valiant', a mecha action RPG from Tiger Team that combines real-time and pause-command combat with JRPG-style story and NPC affinity elements.
- Ironwing Valiant: Record of Astera: Fifth place; mecha action RPG influenced by Armored Core 6 and Valkyria Chronicles
- Gothic 1 Remake: Fourth place; sold 500,000 copies in first week, 78,000 peak concurrent players on Steam
- New Nintendo Patent: Third place; patent by Shigeru Miyamoto and Yuji Kando for exploration support and camera control, associated with Zelda by users
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