It's been six years since Team Cherry announced *Hollow Knight: Silksong*, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece, *Hollow Knight*. Throughout this period, fans have eagerly awaited updates, with *Silksong* appearing and disappearing from various gaming events. At one point, Microsoft even hinted at a release before June 2023, but The Game Awards came and went without any news. Now, with the recent announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, fans are buzzing with excitement and speculation. Could this finally be the moment we've been waiting for?
The excitement stems from a seemingly innocuous image of a cake. Here’s how it unfolded:
Eagle-eyed fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that on January 15, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen changed his Twitter/X profile picture to a photo of 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, January 16 was the day Nintendo officially revealed the Switch 2. With this timing, fans speculated that Pellen’s tweet hinted at the Switch 2 reveal. But why a cake?
The Hollow Knight community dove deep into this mystery. Fans reverse-searched the cake image, leading them to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2, 2024. This date caught their attention because Nintendo has scheduled the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Fans now believe Pellen might have initiated an alternate reality game (ARG) for *Silksong* with his tweet and the cake picture.
The speculation doesn’t stop there. Fans are also deciphering Pellen’s new Twitter/X handle, @everydruidwaswr. Redditor Representative-True suggests that the handle, which is exactly 15 characters long, might hint at something significant. They propose that “wr” could be the start of a word like “wrong,” and connect it to the Druid of the Moss Temple, a character from *Silksong*.
Adding another layer of intrigue, Pellen’s new Twitter/X name is “little bomey.” Fans have noticed that Little Boomey is a wine from Southern Australia, where Team Cherry is based, though the spelling differs slightly. What could this mean?
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 *Silksong* as a Switch 2 launch title? Is it a timed exclusive? Or is this all just wild speculation from fans desperate for any news?
We’ll have to wait a few more months to find out. In the meantime, don’t miss out on everything announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.
