It's been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece, Hollow Knight. Over these years, fans have experienced a rollercoaster of emotions, with Silksong appearing and disappearing from various gaming showcases. At one point, Microsoft seemed to confirm that the game would launch before June 2023, yet The Game Awards came and went without a whisper of Silksong. However, could the recently announced Nintendo Switch 2 Direct be the long-awaited reveal?
The fanbase is buzzing with excitement, and it all stems from a picture of a cake. Let me break it down for you.
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's tweet added fuel to the fire: “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 indeed happened. Nintendo finally unveiled the Switch 2, leaving us with several lingering questions about the next-gen console. Did Pellen's tweet hint at this reveal? If so, what was the connection?
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.
The speculation doesn't stop there. Fans are now 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.”
The plot thickens further with Pellen's new X/Twitter name, "little bomey." Fans have linked this to Little Boomey, 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. Has Nintendo 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 news?
We'll have to wait a few more months to find out. In the meantime, check out everything announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.
