Silksong Dev Hints at Nintendo Switch 2 with Cake Image

It's been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece Hollow Knight. Throughout this period, fans have experienced a rollercoaster of anticipation and disappointment as Silksong appeared and vanished from various gaming showcases. At one point, Microsoft even suggested the game would launch before June 2023, yet The Game Awards came and went without a whisper of Silksong. Now, with the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, could this finally be the moment fans have been waiting for?

The speculation is fueled by a seemingly innocuous picture of a cake. Let me break it down for you.

Eagle-eyed fans on the Hollow Knight subreddit noticed that on January 15, Team Cherry co-director William Pellen changed his Twitter/X profile picture to an image of a chocolate cake. Pellen then 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 about a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal on January 16, which turned out to be true. Nintendo officially announced the Switch 2, leaving many questions about the next-gen console unanswered. Was Pellen hinting at the Switch 2 reveal? If so, why?

This sparked a frenzy within the Hollow Knight community, leading fans to delve deeper into the mystery. They reverse-searched the cake image, which led them to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2, 2024.

The intrigue doesn't end there. Fans are now dissecting Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr. Redditor Representative-True offered an intriguing theory: “The character limit on Twitter handles is 15 characters, which is the length of ‘everydruidwaswr.’ I think ‘wr’ is likely the start of a word, like wrong or something. I have yet to decipher this, but the Druid of the Moss Temple is a Silksong NPC.”

The mystery deepens with Pellen's new X/Twitter name, "little bomey." Fans have pointed out that Little Boomey is a wine from Southern Australia, where Team Cherry is based, though the spelling differs. What could this signify?

It's crucial to remember that when Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced, Team Cherry confirmed launch platforms as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. However, that was six years ago. Could Nintendo have secured Hollow Knight: Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title? Might it be a timed exclusive? Or is this all just the wild speculation of fans desperate for information?

We'll find out in the coming months. In the meantime, take a look at everything that was announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.