It’s been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania gem, Hollow Knight. Over these years, fans have experienced a rollercoaster of hope and disappointment as Silksong appeared and vanished from various gaming events. Microsoft even seemed to confirm a release before June 2023, but that didn't pan out. The Game Awards came and went without a whisper of Silksong. However, could the recently announced Nintendo Switch 2 Direct finally bring the news fans have been waiting for?
The excitement stems from a seemingly innocuous picture of a cake. Let me break it down for you.
Dedicated fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that on January 15, Team Cherry's 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
This tweet coincided with the rumored date for Nintendo’s Switch 2 reveal, which indeed happened on January 16. While Nintendo unveiled the Switch 2, many questions about the next-gen console remain unanswered. Was Pellen hinting at the Switch 2 reveal? And if so, why?
This sparked a frenzy of speculation within the Hollow Knight community. Fans conducted reverse image searches on the cake, leading them to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2, 2024.
Is the cake a lie? Image credit: Bon Appétit.
Why is this date significant? Because Nintendo has scheduled the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Fans believe Pellen may have initiated an alternate reality game (ARG) for Silksong with this tweet and cake image.
The intrigue doesn’t end there. Fans are now deciphering Pellen’s new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr. 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 slightly. What could this signify?
It's crucial to remember that when Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced, Team Cherry listed 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 just the wild speculation of fans desperate for news?
We'll have to wait a few months to find out. In the meantime, take a look at everything announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.
