It's been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece Hollow Knight. Throughout these years, fans have eagerly awaited updates, with Silksong appearing and disappearing from various gaming showcases. At one point, Microsoft seemed to confirm 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, could this finally be the moment fans have been waiting for?
The excitement stems from a seemingly innocuous picture of a cake. Here's the story behind it.
Eagle-eyed 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
At the time, rumors were swirling about a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal on January 16, which turned out to be true. Nintendo officially announced the Switch 2, leaving many questions about the next-gen console unanswered. Was Pellen hinting at the Switch 2 reveal? If so, why?
This sparked a frenzy within the Hollow Knight community. Fans reverse-searched the cake image, leading them to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2, 2024.
Why is this date significant? Because Nintendo has scheduled the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Fans believe Pellen has initiated an alternate reality game (ARG) for Silksong with his tweet and the cake image.
The speculation doesn't end there. Fans are also 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 have 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 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.
