Forza Horizon 6 pokes fun at Nintendo lawyers with in-game radio advertisement

Forza Horizon 6 developers have mocked Nintendo's legal stance on Pokémon by including a direct reference to the franchise in the recently released game, seemingly poking fun at the company's long-running and extremely active legal team.

The move, discovered by fans and reported by Insider Gaming, sees a subtle but clear nod to Pokémon in an otherwise unrelated environment, likely as a joke about Nintendo's long history of aggressively policing its intellectual property by filing lawsuits against any party that it believes has infringed on its IP, regardless of the alleged severity.

While Forza Horizon 6's developers haven't commented directly, the in-game reference has already sparked viral reactions online. As for the specific reference, in the above video, we can see a player driving around Forza Horizon 6, and on the radio, we can hear instructions to "grab your camera, and snap 'em all," followed by, "It's like that Japanese collecting game where we were not allowed to name for legal reasons. Exactly." It remains to be seen if Nintendo will set its legal team on Playground Games for the tongue-in-cheek comment.

Nintendo's legal department has been a topic of discussion in recent months, with Reddit users and gaming publications highlighting what they call "vile" patent applications and a perceived overreach in brand protection.

This isn't a recent thing either, as Nintendo has been known for many years for being the company that you do not want to even give a hint of possible IP infringement, as the Japanese gaming giant is more than happy to send its legal department after you, which is most likely going to win, given its intense success rate in Japanese courts.