Charles Martinet Will No Longer Be The Voice Of Mario

Moving on to be the Mario Ambassador.

Charles Martinet — the legendary voice of Mario, who made his debut as the plumber back when Super Mario 64 launched — is stepping back from the microphone and will no longer be recording his voice for Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and many other characters.

Nintendo made the announcement on Twitter today, confirming that the iconic voice actor will be "stepping back from recording character voices from our games". But don't worry, as Martinet won't be stepping away from Mario entirely. Nintendo has created a brand new role for the actor: Mario Ambassador.

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