Robot Unicorn Attack on Android tomorrow, Adult Swim app in May

Adult Swim plans to release its first magical Android app, Robot Unicorn Attack, tomorrow for $1 on the mobile platform with cross-platform Open Feint support. Jeff Olsen, VP of Adult Swim Digital and Games, told Joystiq that the "Heavy Metal" and "Christmas Edition" versions of Robot Unicorn (currently available for iPhone) may come to Android depending on how the original performs on the Android Market.

The company also expects to launch its free Adult Swim app for Android in May. The app allows users to access full episodes and clips from the Cartoon Network programming block's popular shows, including Robot Chicken, The Venture Bros and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The app has surpassed a million downloads on the Apple App Store since its release in mid-February.

"We've gotten a lot of requests for our games on Android," Olsen told us, saying that Adult Swim's other top-performing iOS games, Amateur Surgeon and Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself), would likely be next for development. "We're starting with Robot Unicorn because we've seen the most call for it. If it performs well, we'll look at our whole catalog and bring over our other top titles."

"We haven't green-lit any projects for the console space," Olsen added, "but we are interested in the downloadable market; experimenting on multiple platforms on a variety of new platforms with Android being just the first."

The free, Flash version of Robot Unicorn Attack is available to play on AdultSwim.com.

Reader Comments (23)

@sonofman Its not sad at all, my friend, it's perfectly normal. I don't always play games, but when I do, I play Robot Unicorn.

AS anywhere? I may never get anything done again.

This announcement makes me feel like I'm in harmony, harmony, oh yeah!

Its not up just yet but the weirdest thing is that I searched "Robot Unicorn Attack" and I got Lame Castle as a search result.

@TaintedKane
Tuhmorrah. Nut tudai, tuhmorrah.

@RyanS

Oh I thought this a post from last night I was reading today. Thanks for clearing that up

@TaintedKane

No worries, I thought the same thing when I first saw it.

It always puzzles me how developers/ designers can be so lax about bringing applications to the Android Market. Yes, the market finally got an official website not too long recently, but even still.

Android is made on many phones on almost every carrier where as iPhones are limited to about 3 carriers and 3 devices...

@Negatron
More standardised hardware probably has something to do with it.

Also that Android is limited to phones and tablets only (or appears to be), whereas iOS is on iPods too, which are insanely popular.

@VeeDeeVee

There are Android PMPs as well. Not as popular as iPod crap, but Android is not limited to tablets and phones.

@mrmojoz
If the iPod was crap it wouldn't be the worlds best MP3 player. Even though the iPod touch is more like a PDA these days.

@VeeDeeVee

You're absolutely right, I'm just looking at it from a greedy Kotick perspective. Android started off somewhat slow but has established large market. I would push to have my apps. on there asap.

@VeeDeeVee

iPods are good at a few things, but being the "worlds best MP3 player" isn't one of them. Their audio quality is sub par and the having a device tied 100% to itunes just flat out sucks. Now if you said the iPod touch was the worlds best iPhone with no modem, I'd agree with you.

@Negatron The real reason, which nobody has mentioned here, is that Android apps don't make money. Android phones may have established a large market share, but nobody's opening their wallets.

@StickyKrippy

stay thirsty, my friend

Always, I want to be with you

About time! Can't wait! This will be one of the few apps I actually pay for on my phone, to so much because I feel like this game is worth $1 but because I want more adult swim games on android.

Harmony!
HARMONY!
OH LOOOOOVE♪

Charging for an Android app? Good luck with that.

@SpacePenguinBot

I'll buy it, just like I did with Radian HD, Hex Defense, Guerrilla Bob, GameDev Story, MiniSquadron.

It's hard to deny a developer my $1 for a great game (even if it is a port, someone had to port it) when I blow more than that on my morning coffee.

"Do you know how many birthdays there are a year? There are HUNDREDS! LITERALLY... HUNDREDS!"

My god I hope this comes to Canada.

Awesome! I've been waiting for this for a while.

Finally

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Robot Unicorn Attack on Android tomorrow, Adult Swim app in May

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