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

Six years after Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania hit Hollow Knight, fans are buzzing with speculation. Numerous appearances and disappearances at gaming events, and even a seemingly confirmed pre-June 2023 release by Microsoft, have left fans yearning for news. The recent absence of Silksong from The Game Awards only fueled the anticipation. Could the newly announced Nintendo Switch 2 Direct finally deliver the news?

The current frenzy stems from a seemingly innocuous detail: a chocolate cake. Sharp-eyed fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that Team Cherry co-director William Pellen changed his Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake image on January 15th, accompanied by the 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 (which subsequently occurred), speculation ignited. Was Pellen hinting at the Switch 2 announcement? And if so, why?

The mystery deepened. Reverse image searching the cake picture led fans to a Bon Appétit recipe for Brooklyn Blackout Cake, published on April 2nd, 2024. The significance? Nintendo confirmed a Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. This sparked a theory that Pellen initiated an alternate reality game (ARG) with the cake tweet.

The investigation continues. Fans are deciphering Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, with one compelling theory suggesting the "wr" might be part of a larger word, possibly relating to a Silksong NPC, the Druid of the Moss Temple. The character limit of 15 characters on Twitter handles further supports this theory.

Adding to the intrigue is Pellen's new Twitter name: little bomey. While seemingly referencing a Southern Australian wine (Team Cherry's location), the slightly altered spelling adds another layer of mystery.

It's crucial to remember that Hollow Knight: Silksong's initial announcement listed Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch as launch platforms. However, six years later, the question remains: has Nintendo secured Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title, perhaps as a timed exclusive? Or is this all simply the fervent speculation of eager fans?

Only time will tell. In the meantime, the excitement surrounding the possibility of a Silksong reveal alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct remains palpable.