It’s been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece, Hollow Knight. Throughout those years, fans have eagerly awaited updates, with Silksong appearing and disappearing at various events. At one point, Microsoft seemed to confirm a launch before June 2023, yet the game was notably absent from The Game Awards. Now, with the 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 elaborate.
Eagle-eyed fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit spotted that on January 15, Team Cherry's co-director, William Pellen, changed his Twitter/X profile picture to an image of a chocolate cake. Pellen's tweet that followed only fueled speculation: "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 swirled about a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal on January 16, which turned out to be true. Nintendo officially announced the Switch 2, leaving many questions unanswered about the next-gen console. 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, tracing it back to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2, 2024.
The speculation doesn't stop there. Fans are now analyzing Pellen’s new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr. Redditor Representative-True proposed a compelling 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."
The intrigue deepens with Pellen's new X/Twitter name, "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 crucial 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 Hollow Knight: Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title? Might it be a timed exclusive? Or is this all just wild speculation from a community desperate for news?
We'll have to wait a few months to uncover the truth. In the meantime, be sure to check out all the announcements from Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.
