It's been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece, Hollow Knight. Over the years, fans have eagerly awaited updates, with Silksong appearing and disappearing from various gaming shows. At one point, Microsoft seemed to confirm a launch before June 2023, but The Game Awards came and went without a Silksong mention. 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 elaborate.
Astute fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that on January 15, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen changed his X (formerly Twitter) profile picture to a chocolate cake. Pellen's tweet read, "something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow."
something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow
— little bomey (@everydruidwaswr) January 16, 2025
This tweet coincided with rumors of Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal on January 16, which indeed happened. Nintendo announced the Switch 2, leaving fans with many questions about the next-gen console. Was Pellen hinting at the Switch 2 reveal? And if so, why?
This sparked intense speculation 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.
The investigation didn't stop there. Fans are now deciphering Pellen's new X handle, @everydruidwaswr. Redditor Representative-True proposed a compelling theory: "The character limit on X handles is 15 characters, which matches 'everydruidwaswr.' The 'wr' might be the beginning of a word like 'wrong.' I haven't cracked it yet, but the Druid of the Moss Temple is a Silksong NPC."
The mystery deepens with Pellen's new X name, "little bomey." Fans noticed that Little Boomey is a wine from Southern Australia, Team Cherry's home, though the spelling differs. What could this signify?
It's important to recall that when Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced, Team Cherry listed launch platforms as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. Given it's been six years, could Nintendo have secured Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title or a timed exclusive? Or is this all just the wild speculation of fans desperate for news?
We'll find out in a few months. In the meantime, explore everything announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.
