It's been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece Hollow Knight. Over these years, fans have been on a rollercoaster of anticipation, with Silksong appearing and disappearing from various gaming events. At one point, Microsoft even suggested the game would launch before June 2023, but that didn't happen. The Game Awards came and went without any mention of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Now, with the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, fans are wondering if this could be the moment they've been waiting for.
The speculation began with a seemingly innocuous change: on January 15, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen switched his Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake. Accompanying this change was a tweet that read: "something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow." This cryptic message, posted just before Nintendo's rumored Switch 2 reveal on January 16, set the community abuzz. Sure enough, Nintendo unveiled the Switch 2 that day, but many questions about the console remain unanswered. Was Pellen hinting at the Switch 2 reveal, and if so, why?
something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow— little bomey (@everydruidwaswr) January 16, 2025
The Hollow Knight community sprang into action, with fans reverse-searching the cake image, which led them to a recipe for Brooklyn Blackout Cake on Bon Appétit's website, published on April 2, 2024. This date caught their attention because Nintendo has scheduled the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for April 2, 2025. Fans now believe Pellen's tweet and cake image might be the start of a Silksong alternate reality game (ARG).
The intrigue doesn't stop there. Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, has fans scratching their heads. One Reddit user, Representative-True, theorized that the handle's character limit of 15 might be significant, suggesting "wr" could be the start of a word like "wrong." This theory ties into a Silksong NPC, the Druid of the Moss Temple.
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, near Team Cherry's base, though the spelling differs. What could this mean?
When Hollow Knight: Silksong was first announced, Team Cherry listed the launch platforms as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. 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 wild speculation from 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.
