<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
Sackboy	O
,	O
a	O
brown	O
ragged	O
doll	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
revolves	O
around	O
Sackboy	O
helping	O
various	O
Creator	O
Curators	O
around	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
before	O
facing	O
the	O
Collector	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapping	O
and	O
stealing	O
creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Molecule	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
four	O
former	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
employees	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Rag	B-Application
Doll	I-Application
Kung	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Harrison	O
at	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
and	O
won	O
many	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
sales	O
initially	O
dwindled	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
reaching	O
four	O
million	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
were	O
initially	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
became	O
a	O
franchise	O
with	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
spin-offs	O
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
and	O
Sackboy	O
became	O
a	O
mascot	O
for	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
user-generated	O
content	O
and	O
helped	O
launched	O
a	O
genre	O
of	O
level-editing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
online	O
functionality	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
13	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
alongside	O
services	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
is	O
a	O
physics-based	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
designed	O
around	O
the	O
tagline	O
"	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
other	O
levels	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
published	O
levels	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
editor	O
is	O
on	O
MyMoon	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
publish	O
levels	O
onto	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
eight	O
themed	O
areas	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
main	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
is	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
located	O
on	O
MyMoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
level	O
creators	O
to	O
publish	O
their	O
levels	O
and	O
objects	O
to	O
the	O
online	O
community	O
for	O
other	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
could	O
access	O
the	O
published	O
levels	O
through	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
have	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
planet	O
,	O
a	O
world	O
full	O
of	O
creations	O
made	O
by	O
Creator	O
Curators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sackboy	O
accidentally	O
destroys	O
one	O
of	O
Zola	O
's	O
creations	O
,	O
but	O
Zola	O
agrees	O
to	O
forgive	O
Sackboy	O
if	O
he	O
finds	O
out	O
what	O
is	O
troubling	O
the	O
bison	B-Application
;	O
the	O
cause	O
is	O
discovered	O
to	O
be	O
crocodiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sackboy	O
finds	O
Stripy	O
Tail	O
at	O
a	O
VIP	O
club	O
in	O
a	O
disco	B-Operating_System
and	O
brings	O
him	O
to	O
Meerkat	O
Mum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sackboy	O
enters	O
the	O
Weddings	O
,	O
a	O
butler	B-Operating_System
reveals	O
to	O
him	O
that	O
Frida	O
's	O
groom	O
,	O
Don	O
Lu	O
,	O
has	O
gone	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sackboy	O
fights	O
and	O
beats	O
Ze	O
Dude	O
and	O
his	O
bouncers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Goddess	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Great	O
Magician	O
needs	O
help	O
to	O
"	O
bring	O
sharing	O
back	O
to	O
LittleBigPlanet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Great	O
Magician	O
reveals	O
to	O
Sackboy	O
that	O
the	O
Collector	O
is	O
stealing	O
creations	O
around	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
"	O
not	O
sharing	O
them	O
around	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sackboy	O
breaches	O
the	O
Collector	O
's	O
base	O
and	O
starts	O
freeing	O
all	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
from	O
their	O
cages	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
curator	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
King	O
appears	O
and	O
addresses	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
calling	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
forming	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
;	O
Mark	O
Healey	O
,	O
Kareem	O
Ettouney	O
,	O
Alex	O
Evans	O
,	O
and	O
Dave	O
Smith	O
worked	O
at	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
and	O
developed	O
the	O
3D	O
platformer	O
Rag	B-Application
Doll	I-Application
Kung	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
cinema	O
visit	O
to	O
see	O
Howl	O
's	O
Moving	O
Castle	O
,	O
Healey	O
and	O
Smith	O
discussed	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
character	O
controls	O
similar	O
to	O
Rag	B-Application
Doll	I-Application
Kung	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
that	O
would	O
be	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
chose	O
to	O
pitch	O
their	O
idea	O
to	O
Harrison	O
using	O
their	O
own	O
software	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
bullet-point	O
information	O
as	O
in	O
standard	O
presentations	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
for	O
live	O
,	O
controllable	O
movement	O
of	O
game	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
Sony	O
gave	O
them	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
develop	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
exclusivity	O
and	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
around	O
its	O
associated	O
tagline	O
:	O
"	O
Play	O
,	O
Create	O
,	O
Share	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Healey	O
wanted	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
casual	O
and	O
hardcore	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
post-release	O
,	O
with	O
Evans	O
stating	O
that	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
would	O
be	O
supporting	O
the	O
community	O
"	O
massively	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Harrison	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
service	O
that	O
monetised	O
user-generated	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
scrapped	O
early	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenneth	O
Young	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Pemberton	O
,	O
and	O
Mat	O
Clark	O
were	O
the	O
composers	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
contains	O
21	O
tracks	O
that	O
were	O
licensed	O
by	O
other	O
producers	O
and	O
14	O
original	O
tracks	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
music	O
sequencer	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
scrapped	O
until	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
in	O
beta	O
versions	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
controversy	O
among	O
Muslim	O
gamers	O
who	O
found	O
combining	O
the	O
text	O
of	O
the	O
Qur'an	O
with	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
offensive	O
,	O
despite	O
Toumani	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
devout	O
Muslim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
worldwide	O
recall	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
from	O
retailers	O
on	O
17	O
October	O
2008	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
to	O
be	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
at	O
GDC	O
during	O
Harrison	O
's	O
keynote	O
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presentation	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
included	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
various	O
creative	O
tools	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
pre-made	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
and	O
at	O
TSG	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
gifts	O
include	O
a	O
sticker	O
book	O
,	O
a	O
burlap	O
pouch	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
official	O
game	O
guide	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
downloadable	O
costumes	O
for	O
Sackboy	O
of	O
Kratos	O
from	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
and	O
Nariko	B-Application
from	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
got	O
all	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
,	O
Canada	O
only	O
got	O
the	O
Kratos	O
and	O
Nariko	B-Application
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
Play.com	O
offered	O
the	O
costume	O
of	O
Nariko	B-Application
to	O
customers	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
rumoured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
public	O
beta	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
stress	O
testing	O
the	O
sharing	O
functions	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
GDC	O
2007	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
had	O
become	O
anticipated	O
by	O
various	O
gamers	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
of	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
in	O
GDC	O
2007	O
,	O
"	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Home	B-Protocol
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
impressive	O
new	O
community	O
software	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
stole	O
the	O
show	O
at	O
Phil	O
Harrison	O
's	O
Game	O
3.0	O
practice	O
conference	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
thing	O
that	O
everyone	O
was	O
talking	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
October	O
,	O
SCE	O
instigated	O
a	O
recall	O
of	O
all	O
copies	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
from	O
retailers	O
to	O
avoid	O
offending	O
Muslims	O
and	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
lyrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
release	O
,	O
two	O
patches	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
27	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
servers	O
activating	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
8	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
included	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
exclusive	O
levels	O
from	O
18	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
Monsters	O
,	O
and	O
History	O
costume	O
and	O
level	O
packs	O
and	O
the	O
Animals	O
costume	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
code	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
beta	O
of	O
ModNation	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LBP.me,	O
the	O
community	O
web	O
portal	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
community	O
levels	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
2011	B-Error_Name
PlayStation	I-Error_Name
Network	I-Error_Name
outage	I-Error_Name
,	O
Sony	O
offered	O
two	O
free	O
selections	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
games	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Welcome	O
Back	O
"	O
campaign	O
for	O
30	O
days	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
all	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
servers	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
remained	O
online	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
besides	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
servers	O
in	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
franchise	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	O
were	O
permanently	O
closed	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
after	O
months	O
of	O
issues	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
the	O
franchise	O
it	O
spawned	O
has	O
gathered	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
level	O
kit	O
and	O
costume	O
pack	O
based	O
on	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
water	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
a	O
level	O
kit	O
based	O
on	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
related	O
costume	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DLC	O
related	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Incredibles	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
a	O
level	O
kit	O
containing	O
themed	O
stickers	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	O
DLC	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
on	O
7	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
few	O
costumes	O
and	O
a	O
level	O
kit	O
containing	O
Marvel-themed	O
stickers	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
many	O
costume	O
packs	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
Disney-related	O
level	O
kits	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Incredibles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
has	O
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
95/100	O
indicating	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
85	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
Tae	O
K	O
.	O
Kim	O
called	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
amazing	O
and	O
interesting	O
gaming	O
experiences	O
ever	O
designed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
called	O
by	O
Edge	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
gaming	O
's	O
rare	O
triumphs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creative	O
aspect	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
has	O
been	O
widely	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
have	O
noted	O
how	O
it	O
takes	O
patience	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
great	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Jackson	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
user-generated	O
content	O
had	O
been	O
talked	O
about	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
Sony	O
successfully	O
created	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
in	O
this	O
matter	O
with	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oli	O
Welsh	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
said	O
that	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
"	O
creative	O
tools	O
turn	O
it	O
into	O
something	O
else	O
entirely	O
,	O
a	O
unique	O
,	O
hilarious	O
,	O
endless	O
entertainment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
have	O
recommended	O
playing	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
with	O
an	O
online	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
views	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
multiplayer	O
were	O
largely	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guy	O
Cocker	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
more	O
fun	O
when	O
playing	O
with	O
multiple	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
flawed	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
;	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
memorable	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
puzzles	O
as	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
clunkiness	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
in	O
general	O
as	O
bad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
wide	O
publicity	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
had	O
before	O
and	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
sales	O
dwindled	O
before	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
entered	O
the	O
all-formats	O
charts	O
,	O
recorded	O
by	O
the	O
ELSPA	O
,	O
at	O
#4	O
before	O
dropping	O
,	O
being	O
at	O
#19	O
by	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
before	O
dropping	O
to	O
#29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
sales	O
increased	O
by	O
58	O
percent	O
and	O
raised	O
it	O
from	O
#29	O
to	O
#16	O
in	O
the	O
charts	O
by	O
mid-December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
356,000	O
units	O
during	O
October	O
and	O
November	O
placing	O
it	O
fourth	O
amongst	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
software	O
sales	O
for	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
had	O
52,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
lacklustre	O
sales	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
pleased	O
by	O
the	O
performance	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
being	O
a	O
new	O
IP	O
and	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
incredibly	O
volatile	O
time	O
of	O
year	O
and	O
the	O
chart	O
reflects	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
611,000	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
December	O
2008	O
and	O
that	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
sold	O
1.3	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
PSN	B-Error_Name
outage	I-Error_Name
in	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
gained	O
1.5	O
million	O
new	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
has	O
been	O
included	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
has	O
been	O
nominated	O
for	O
and	O
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
won	O
the	O
most	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
10th	O
Annual	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
winning	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
awards	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
judged	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
given	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Artistic	O
Achievement	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
took	O
off	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
with	O
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
having	O
noticed	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
that	O
"	O
hundreds	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
thousands	O
,	O
of	O
PSN	O
users	O
ha[d]	O
been	O
uploading	O
a	O
continuous	O
stream	O
of	O
homemade	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
straining	O
servers	O
,	O
with	O
varying	O
levels	O
of	O
quality	O
and	O
dedication.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
one	O
million	O
levels	O
had	O
been	O
published	O
on	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
eight	O
million	O
levels	O
had	O
been	O
published	O
across	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
2011	O
PSN	B-Error_Name
outage	I-Error_Name
,	O
Evans	O
had	O
observed	O
that	O
multiple	O
levels	O
were	O
being	O
published	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
basically	O
,	O
everybody	O
publishes	O
a	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
servers	O
shut	O
down	O
for	O
all	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
,	O
ten	O
million	O
levels	O
had	O
been	O
published	O
across	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
popularity	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
little	O
scholarly	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
culture	O
surrounding	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sara	O
M	O
.	O
Grimes	O
of	O
Cultural	O
Studies	O
noted	O
how	O
the	O
cultural	O
scene	O
is	O
"	O
tethered	O
"	O
to	O
Sony	O
and	O
integrates	O
player-based	O
activity	O
and	O
cultures	O
into	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
digital	O
culture	O
surrounding	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
could	O
either	O
be	O
a	O
call	O
to	O
revisit	O
ways	O
cultural	O
scenes	O
can	O
be	O
evaluated	O
or	O
a	O
corporate-controlled	O
infrastructure	O
that	O
is	O
too	O
broad	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
cultural	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
around	O
user	O
creation	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
players	O
could	O
modify	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
,	O
these	O
types	O
of	O
tools	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
to	O
console	O
players	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
was	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
on	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
mainstream	O
game	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
creative	O
tools	O
to	O
create	O
levels	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
kickstarted	O
a	O
genre	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
would	O
apply	O
the	O
tagline	O
"	O
Play	O
,	O
Create	O
,	O
Share	O
"	O
to	O
their	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
ModNation	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
Trials	B-Application
,	O
Planet	B-Application
Minigolf	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
would	O
follow	O
suit	O
in	O
applying	O
the	O
same	O
philosophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
include	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
distancing	O
themselves	O
from	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
developed	O
Dreams	O
,	O
which	O
further	O
expanded	O
upon	O
game	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Molecule	O
and	O
Sony	O
initially	O
indicated	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
traditional	O
sequel	O
to	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Evans	O
said	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
ship	O
a	O
traditional	O
sequel	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
huge	O
emotional	O
investment	O
"	O
users	O
have	O
made	O
in	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
would	O
eventually	O
spawn	O
many	O
follow-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exceptions	O
are	O
Sackboy	O
's	O
Prehistoric	O
Moves	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Run	O
Sackboy	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
and	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Molecule	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
that	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
amid	O
recent	O
rumours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sackboy	O
's	O
Prehistoric	O
Moves	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
meant	O
to	O
introduce	O
PlayStation	O
Move	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
back	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Next	B-Device
Generation	I-Device
Portable	I-Device
"	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
between	O
Tarsier	O
Studios	O
and	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
racing	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
was	O
rumoured	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
retailer	O
event	O
hosted	O
by	O
Sony	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
during	O
early	O
development	O
,	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
was	O
largely	O
uninvolved	O
in	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
as	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Tearaway	B-Application
and	O
Dreams	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
step	O
away	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
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<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
endless	B-Application
running	I-Application
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spin-off	O
developed	O
by	O
Firesprite	O
titled	O
Run	O
Sackboy	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
hiatus	O
,	O
Sackboy	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
Future	O
of	O
Gaming	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
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