Hollow Knight: Silksong Reveal Seems Even More Likely After Latest Nintendo News
Since its initial announcement, people have been eagerly awaiting more news about , only to have rumors about a potential release date be dashed when nothing occurs. However, Nintendo has dropped a piece of news that, when mixed with the gaming events that are about to happen, could finally turn things around.
The original game came out in 2017, and itwas instantly dubbed a classic and even a masterpiece by some critics. The game took the Metroidvania genre and wrapped it around a new and fascinating bug-themed world that had numerous layers and nuances to make the game stand out from others like it. Its success was so immediate that, after releasing several DLCs for the game, was announced in February 2019, first as a DLC package and then as a true sequel to the hit title. Since then, developer Team Cherry has been mostly silent about it.
There's no substituting for Silksong, but Hollow Knight fans could definitely find some fun in a new game that's blazing its own trail.
However, things could be changing. The X (formerly Twitter) handle for Nintendo of Europe revealed that a special Nintendo Switch Online trial for the original is currently going on and will last until June 12. The key thing to note is that while this trial is timed on the date, it's not timed on the gameplay aspect. As such, people who get this trial could beat the entire game before the trial ends – not including the DLC.
As multiple people on the X post stated, this could be a sign that is about to get an announcement. First and foremost,Summer Game Fest's opening livestream is Friday, June 7, and that means that the game could be one of the many reveals for Geoff Keighley's event. Keighley himself has been rather low-key about what the event will have, even saying that the games at the show will drop in 2023 for the most part. That could mean that if is there, it'll be released soon. It's not a guarantee, though.
The other thing to consider is that even if the game isn't at the Summer Game
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