Hollow Knight: Silksong Dev Fuels Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Fever With a Picture of a Chocolate Cake

It's been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania classic Hollow Knight. Throughout this period, fans have experienced a rollercoaster of anticipation, with Silksong appearing and disappearing from various gaming showcases. At one point, Microsoft seemed to confirm that the game would launch before June 2023, but The Game Awards came and went without any Silksong news. Now, with the recent announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, could this finally be the moment fans have been waiting for?

The speculation kicked off thanks to a seemingly innocuous picture of a cake. Here's how it unfolded:

Astute fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that on January 15, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen changed his Twitter/X profile picture to a photo of 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 that Nintendo would unveil the Switch 2 on January 16, which indeed turned out to be the case. However, there are still many unanswered questions 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 conducted a reverse image search on the cake photo, leading them to a recipe for Brooklyn Blackout Cake on the Bon Appétit website, published on April 2, 2024.

The speculation doesn't end there. Fans are also trying to decode Pellen’s new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr. Redditor Representative-True proposed 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 cracked it yet, but the Druid of the Moss Temple is a Silksong NPC.”

The intrigue continues with Pellen's new X/Twitter name, "little bomey." Fans have pointed out 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 first announced, Team Cherry listed the launch platforms as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. But that was six years ago. Could Nintendo have secured Hollow Knight: Silksong as a launch title for the Switch 2? Might it be a timed exclusive? Or is this all just the wild speculation of fans desperate for information?

We'll have to wait a few more months to find out. In the meantime, be sure to check out everything that was announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.