Whereas some communities (just like the Tomodachi Life followers) are having an absolute blast following at this time’s Nintendo Direct, others aren’t doing so sizzling. Particularly, I am referring to the Hollow Knight: Silksong people, who’re as soon as once more placing on their clown make-up after no new trailer for the long-anticipated Hollow Knight sequel surfaced on the showcase.
Happily, there’s one other one subsequent week.
Look, the Silksong neighborhood has been a sizzling mess of anticipation and disappointment for a whereas. Pop into the subreddit or neighborhood Discord on a given day, and you will be overwhelmed with fixed memes and “silkposts” fantasizing, predicting, and joking about a sport that looks like it’s going to merely by no means arrive. We coated their antics final 12 months, when a pair of back-to-back Directs equally despatched the neighborhood reeling, and once more in January when a picture of chocolate cake was a frantic seek for an ARG that by no means was. At this level, it is actually laborious to inform from the surface wanting in how a lot severe disappointment is concerned right here, and the way a lot is simply a tight-knit neighborhood of followers having a snicker each time a new showcase is introduced.
However there’s, admittedly, one thing a little extra urgent about this subsequent showcase. Hollow Knight initially launched for PC, however its climb to fame actually kicked into gear when it launched on Nintendo Change the next 12 months, which has triggered many to affiliate it with Nintendo’s consoles moreso than any of the others it is launched on. There’s additionally a sense of grandeur in regards to the showcase subsequent week, particularly: it is a Nintendo Direct meant to point out off the Nintendo Change 2, possible each the {hardware} and presumably additionally a number of launch titles. What higher place for Silksong to re-debut? Whereas there’ll naturally be a quantity of first-party video games there, Hollow Knight followers are hoping in opposition to hope that Silksong has confirmed anticipated and in style sufficient to warrant a spot at such a huge showcase…and, critically, that the sport is lastly prepared for prime time.
Are Silksong followers possible about to have their hopes dashed but once more for one thing just like the fiftieth time for the reason that sport was introduced? I dunno, most likely! There are a few different indicators that Silksong could be nearing some type of launch date announcement although. There was a passing reference to it about a week in the past in an Xbox Wire put up on indies, although which will have simply been a cheeky joke. Extra apparently, there have been some latest backend adjustments to the sport’s itemizing on Steam, together with a copyright 12 months replace. However we have additionally simply spent a number of years getting overhyped for no motive about Silksong getting listed and delisted from varied console storefronts randomly. So who is aware of, actually?
All we do know, for absolute sure, is what Staff Cherry advertising and marketing and publishing chief Matthew ‘Leth’ Griffin stated again in January after the cake incident. “Sure the sport is actual, progressing, and can launch.” All we are able to do now could be sit again, wait, and dream of what it is going to be like residing in a post-Silksong world.
Get that clown make-up prepared for subsequent week, people!
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Yow will discover her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Acquired a story tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.