Ousama Monogatari - Reception and Legacy

Reception and Legacy

Little King's Story received critical acclaim by many reviewers. It received 92% from Official Nintendo Magazine, a 9/10 in Edge Magazine and an 8/10 from Eurogamer.

As of November 13, 2009, Little King's Story had sold 26,000 units in Japan, 37,000 units in North America, and 67,000 units in Europe. Despite modest initial sales, Rising Star's Product Manager Yen Hau stated that the title "is still selling well to this day, something doesn't happen often to video games," citing Rising Star's satisfaction with sales. Kimura explained, "We are planning to make a sequel to Little King's Story, like Super Little King's Story, but we're still in the idea phase." However, Cing has declared bankruptcy since then; this does not mean studio closure, but rather that they will be tightening their financial belt. Regardless of Cing's closing, Marvelous Entertainment currently owns the full intellectual property rights to Little King's Story. Both Kimura and Wada left Marvelous and joined Grasshopper Manufacture in 2010.

On August 24, 2011, it was announced that Marvelous Entertainment is working on a re-imaging to Little King's Story titled Ō to Maō to 7 Nin no Himegimi Tachi ~Shin Ōsama Monogatari~ (王と魔王と7人の姫君たち～新・王様物語～?, lit. "The King, The Demon King and the 7 Princesses: New King Story") published by Konami for the PlayStation Vita. According to Famitsu, the game will have "love elements, along with new visual stylings for its characters."