Highly-anticipated Metroidvania game Hollow Knight: Silksong has been incredibly elusive, but fans are hoping news on the game will come as part of the Nintendo Indie World event scheduled for Wednesday, April 19. Indie World showcases, for the uninitiated, are special Nintendo Direct-style events that focus on indie games on the way for the Switch as opposed to Nintendo's own first-party titles.Nintendo will be hosting the next Indie World showcase on Wednesday, April 19 at 9:00am PT. Nintendo has promised that fans can tune in for about 20 minutes of reveals, announcements, and updates on indie games that are on the way for the Nintendo Switch, but stopped short of confirming any specific games for the event. Even so, that hasn't stopped Hollow Knight fans from flooding the tweet with their hopes that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be featured at the show. Many of the replies to the announcement are tongue-in-cheek, acknowledging that it may not be a great idea to get excited about the possibility that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be featured at the Nintendo Indie World event on April 19. Many responses include Hollow Knight characters in clown outfits, suggesting that anyone who thinks the long-awaited sequel will be at the event is a clown for getting their hopes up. The jury is still out on whether Hollow Knight: Silksong will be at the Indie World event or not, but fans won't know unless they tune in on April 19 at 9:00am PT.
When is the Nintendo Indie World Showcase This Week?
- Wednesday, April 19 at 9am PT
Many Indie World events have come and gone with no sign of Hollow Knight: Silksong, and so it's possible that will happen again. However, there is some hope that Hollow Knight: Silksong could indeed make an appearance at the show. In fact, if the game was going to be at any Indie World event, one would think it would be this one. After all, the reveal that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be a day one Xbox Game Pass game came with a promise about its release date.
When Hollow Knight: Silksong was confirmed to be an Xbox Game Pass game, it helped narrow down its release date. Hollow Knight: Silksong's Xbox announcement was part of a group of games that were all promised to release by June 12, 2023. Assuming Hollow Knight: Silksong isn't being delayed, that means its release date needs to be within the next two months. It wouldn't be out of the question, then, for Hollow Knight: Silksong to be at the Indie World event and use the opportunity to finally announce its release date.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.