Six years after Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania masterpiece Hollow Knight, fans are buzzing with speculation. The game's absence from various showcases, including The Game Awards, has fueled intense anticipation. Now, a cryptic social media post has ignited a frenzy of speculation, centering on a seemingly innocuous image: a chocolate cake.

Co-director William Pellen's January 15th Twitter/X profile picture change to a chocolate cake image, accompanied by the tweet "something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow," sent ripples through the Hollow Knight subreddit. The timing coincided with rumors of a Nintendo Switch 2 announcement on January 16th, a rumor that proved true.

The mystery deepened when fans reverse-image searched the cake, tracing it to a Bon Appétit recipe published on April 2nd, 2024. This date is significant because Nintendo announced a Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. This led many to believe Pellen orchestrated an alternate reality game (ARG), using the cake image and tweet as cryptic clues.

The speculation extends to Pellen's new Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr (15 characters, the Twitter handle limit, possibly hinting at a Silksong NPC), and his new name, "little bomey," potentially referencing a Southern Australian wine, aligning with Team Cherry's location.

While Hollow Knight: Silksong's initial announcement listed Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch as launch platforms, six years have passed. The possibility of Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title, or a timed exclusive, is fueling the ongoing debate. Is this a cleverly crafted ARG, or simply overzealous fans grasping at straws?

Only time will tell. In the interim, we await further developments and the upcoming Nintendo Direct for potential answers.