It has been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the much-anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece, Hollow Knight. Throughout these years, fans have eagerly awaited news, with Silksong appearing and disappearing from various gaming showcases. At one point, Microsoft seemed to confirm a release before June 2023, but that didn't come to pass. The Game Awards came and went without a mention of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Now, with the recent announcement of a Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, fans are buzzing with anticipation—could this be the moment?
The excitement stems from a seemingly innocuous picture of a cake. Here's how it unfolded:
Eagle-eyed fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit spotted that on January 15, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen changed his Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake. Pellen tweeted: "something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow."
something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow
— little bomey (@everydruidwaswr) January 16, 2025
Coincidentally, Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal was rumored for January 16, and indeed, that was the day the Switch 2 was officially announced. Although many questions remain about the next-gen console, fans speculated whether Pellen's tweet hinted at the Switch 2 reveal. If so, why?
The Hollow Knight community then dove deeper into the mystery. Fans reverse-searched the cake image, tracing it to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2, 2024. This date is significant because Nintendo confirmed that the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 will air on April 2, 2025. Fans now believe Pellen might have initiated an alternate reality game (ARG) for Silksong with that tweet and cake picture.
The intrigue doesn't end there. Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, has fans puzzling over its meaning. Redditor Representative-True proposed an intriguing theory: "The character limit on Twitter handles is 15 characters, which is the length of 'everydruidwaswr.' I think 'wr' is likely the start of a word, like wrong or something. I have yet to decipher this, but the Druid of the Moss Temple is a Silksong NPC."
Adding to the mystery, Pellen's new X/Twitter name is "little bomey." Fans noted that Little Boomey is a wine from Southern Australia, where Team Cherry is based, though the spelling differs. What could this signify?
It's important to recall that when Hollow Knight: Silksong was first announced, Team Cherry confirmed launch platforms as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. However, that was six years ago. Could Nintendo have secured Hollow Knight: Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title? Is it a timed exclusive? Or is this all just the wild speculation of fans desperate for news?
We'll have to wait a few more months to find out. In the meantime, be sure to check out everything announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.
