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 masterpiece Hollow Knight, fans are still eagerly awaiting its release. Numerous appearances and disappearances at gaming events, and even a seemingly confirmed pre-June 2023 launch by Microsoft, have left fans on tenterhooks. The absence of Silksong at The Game Awards fueled speculation, but could the recently announced Nintendo Switch 2 Direct finally bring the news?

The online sleuthing began with a seemingly innocuous detail: co-director William Pellen's change of Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake. His accompanying tweet, "something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow," sent ripples through the Hollow Knight subreddit.

With rumors of a January 16th Nintendo Switch 2 reveal swirling, the timing was suspicious. The subsequent announcement of the Switch 2 only intensified the speculation. Fans' investigations led them to the Bon Appétit recipe for the cake, published on April 2nd, 2024 – the same date as the announced Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2. This fueled theories of an elaborate alternate reality game (ARG) orchestrated by Pellen.

The mystery deepened with Pellen's new Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, and name, little bomey. Theories abound, with one suggesting the handle's 15-character length (matching Twitter's limit) and potential connection to a Silksong NPC. The "little bomey" moniker, possibly referencing a South Australian wine, adds another layer to the enigma.

While initial announcements listed Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch as launch platforms, six years have passed. The possibility of Hollow Knight: Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title, or even a timed exclusive, is now a central point of discussion. Is this an elaborate ARG, or simply the fervent hopes of a community starved for information?

Only time will tell. Until then, the community continues to dissect every detail, hoping to crack the code and finally unveil the release date of Hollow Knight: Silksong.