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 experienced a rollercoaster of emotions as Silksong appeared and disappeared from various gaming showcases. There was even a moment when Microsoft hinted at a release before June 2023, but that didn't happen. The Game Awards came and went without a whisper of Hollow Knight: Silksong. 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. Let me explain.
Eagle-eyed fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that on January 15, co-director of Team Cherry, 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, and those rumors turned out to be true. Nintendo officially announced the Switch 2 that day, although many questions about the next-gen console remain unanswered. Was Pellen's tweet a subtle nod to the Switch 2 reveal? If so, why?
This is where the Hollow Knight community went into overdrive—or perhaps over the edge, depending on your perspective. Fans reverse-searched the cake picture, which led them to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2, 2024.
Why is this date significant? Because Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 will air on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Fans speculate that Pellen has initiated a Silksong alternate reality game (ARG) with his tweet and the cake image.
But the sleuthing doesn't stop there. Fans are now trying to decipher Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr. Redditor Representative-True has an intriguing theory: “The character limit on Twitter handles is 15 characters, which matches ‘everydruidwaswr.’ I think ‘wr’ might be the start of a word, like ‘wrong’ or something. I haven't figured it out yet, 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 noticed that Little Boomey is a wine from Southern Australia, where Team Cherry is based, although the spelling is different. What could this mean?
It's important to remember that when Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced, Team Cherry confirmed launch platforms as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. But 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 wild speculation from fans desperate for information?
We have a few months to find out. In the meantime, be sure to check out everything announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.
