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. The game's elusive appearance at various events, even a seemingly confirmed pre-June 2023 release by Microsoft, has left fans yearning for answers. The recent Game Awards came and went without a Silksong announcement, but could the newly announced Nintendo Switch 2 Direct finally bring the news we've all been waiting for?

The internet believes so, and it all started with a cake. Specifically, a picture of a chocolate cake.

Sharp-eyed sleuths on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that on January 15th, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen changed his Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake image. He accompanied the change with 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 did indeed announce the Switch 2 that day, leaving many questions unanswered about the new console. Did Pellen subtly hint at the reveal? And if so, why?

This is where things get interesting. Fans reverse-image-searched the cake, tracing it back to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit. The recipe's publication date? April 2nd, 2024.

The significance? Nintendo confirmed the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. Fans believe Pellen orchestrated an alternate reality game (ARG) with the cake tweet, leading many down a rabbit hole of speculation.

The speculation doesn't end there. Fans are dissecting Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, and his new name, little bomey. One compelling theory connects "everydruidwaswr" (15 characters, matching Twitter's handle limit) to a Silksong NPC, the Druid of the Moss Temple. The "little bomey" name is linked to a Southern Australian wine, a nod to Team Cherry's location, though the spelling differs. The meaning remains elusive.

It's important to remember that Hollow Knight: Silksong's initial announcement listed Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch as launch platforms. But that was six years ago. Could Nintendo have secured Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title, perhaps even a timed exclusive? Or is this all just the feverish speculation of intensely dedicated fans?

We'll have a clearer picture in a few months. Until then, let's revisit everything revealed during Nintendo's Switch 2 presentation.