Six years after Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece, fans are still eagerly awaiting its release. Numerous appearances and disappearances at gaming events, and even a seemingly confirmed pre-June 2023 launch from Microsoft, have left fans on tenterhooks. The recent Game Awards came and went without a Silksong announcement, but could the newly announced Nintendo Switch 2 Direct finally bring the news?
The internet believes so, and it all started with a picture of a cake.
Sharp-eyed fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that on January 15th, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen updated his Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake. He 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
With rumors swirling about a January 16th Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, the timing was suspicious. Nintendo did indeed announce the Switch 2 that day, leaving many questions unanswered about the new console. Did Pellen's tweet hint at the Switch 2 reveal? If so, why?
This is where the Hollow Knight community went into a frenzy. Fans reverse-image searched the cake, tracing it back to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2nd, 2024.
The significance? Nintendo confirmed a Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. Fans believe Pellen orchestrated an alternate reality game (ARG) with the tweet and cake image.
The speculation continues. Fans are dissecting Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, and his new name, "little bomey." One popular theory suggests "wr" might be the start of a word related to a Silksong NPC, the Druid of the Moss Temple. The "little bomey" moniker is linked to a Southern Australian wine, aligning with Team Cherry's location, though the spelling differs. What does it all mean?
Remember, Hollow Knight: Silksong's initial announcement listed Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch as launch platforms. Six years later, has Nintendo secured Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title, perhaps as a timed exclusive? Or is this all just fervent speculation from eager fans?
We'll know in a few months. Until then, let's keep an eye on the Nintendo Switch 2 announcements.
