Silksong Dev Hints at Nintendo Switch 2 with Cake Photo

It's been six years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece Hollow Knight. Throughout these years, fans have eagerly awaited updates, with Silksong appearing and disappearing from various gaming showcases. At one point, Microsoft seemed to confirm a release before June 2023, but The Game Awards came and went without any news. Now, with the recent announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, could this finally be the moment fans have been waiting for?

The speculation began with a seemingly innocuous picture of a cake. Here's how it unfolded:

On January 15, Team Cherry's co-director William Pellen changed his Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake and tweeted, "something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow." This cryptic message coincided with rumors of Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal on January 16, which indeed happened. However, the connection between Pellen's tweet and the Switch 2 announcement left fans puzzled and eager for more clues.

something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow

— little bomey (@everydruidwaswr) January 16, 2025

The Hollow Knight community quickly sprang into action, reverse-searching the cake image, which led them to a Brooklyn Blackout Cake recipe on Bon Appétit, published on April 2, 2024. This date caught fans' attention because Nintendo confirmed that the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 would air on April 2, 2025. Could Pellen's tweet and the cake image be the start of a Silksong alternate reality game (ARG)?

The intrigue didn't stop there. Fans are now dissecting Pellen's new X/Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, and his new name, "little bomey." One theory from Redditor Representative-True suggests that "wr" might be the start of a word like "wrong," and connects it to the Druid of the Moss Temple, an NPC in Silksong. Additionally, "Little Boomey" is a wine from Southern Australia, near Team Cherry's base, though the spelling differs slightly, adding another layer of mystery.

When Hollow Knight: Silksong was first announced, Team Cherry confirmed launch platforms as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. However, with six years having passed, could Nintendo have secured Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title or even a timed exclusive? Or is this all just the wild speculation of fans desperate for news?

We'll have to wait a few more months to find out. In the meantime, be sure to check out everything announced at Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal.