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

Six years. That's how long fans have waited for Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece. Through countless game showcases and even a seemingly confirmed pre-June 2023 release (courtesy of Microsoft), Silksong remained elusive. The Game Awards came and went without a peep. But could the recently announced Nintendo Switch 2 Direct finally be the moment?

The Hollow Knight subreddit believes so, and it all started with a cake.

On January 15th, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen updated his Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake, accompanied by the cryptic tweet: “something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow.”

something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow

— little bomey (@everydruidwaswr) January 16, 2025

With rumors swirling about a January 16th Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, the timing was uncanny. Nintendo indeed unveiled the Switch 2 that day, leaving many questions unanswered about the new console. Did Pellen’s tweet hint at this reveal? And if so, why?

This sparked a frenzy within the Hollow Knight community. Fans reverse-image-searched the cake, tracing it back to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2nd, 2024.

The speculation didn't stop there. Fans are dissecting Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, with one compelling theory suggesting the "wr" could be the start of a word related to a Silksong NPC, the Druid of the Moss Temple. The 15-character handle length also aligns with the character limit on Twitter.

Adding to the mystery, Pellen adopted the new name "little bomey," a possible reference (with altered spelling) to a Southern Australian wine, reflecting Team Cherry's location.

It's crucial to remember that Hollow Knight: Silksong was initially announced for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. But six years later, has Nintendo secured Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title, perhaps even a timed exclusive? Or is this all just fervent speculation from eager fans?

We'll know in a few months. Until then, let's revisit the announcements from Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.