Charles Martinet retires as voice of Mario for new Nintendo role
radiotimes.comCharles Martinet, the original voice actor of Mario, is retiring after 27 years and and will now serve as a «Mario Ambassador», Nintendo has confirmed.
The American voice actor, 67, first appeared in the role of Nintendo’s video game character Super Mario in the 1996 instalment Super Mario 64, and also provided the voices of Mario’s brother Luigi and villain Wario.
Nintendo shared the news on <a href=«https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108?ref_src=» https: target="_blank" rel=«noopener»>Twitter
— which was recently re-branded as X — saying fans can also expect a special video message from Shigeru Miyamoto and Martinet to come at a later date.
«Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a long time, as far back as Super Mario 64,» Nintendo wrote in the statement.
«Charles is now moving into the brand-new role of Mario Ambassador. With this transition, he will be stepping back from recording character voices for our games, but he'll continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario and interacting with you all!
»It has been an honor working with Charles to help bring Mario to life for so many years and we want to thank and celebrate him. Please keep an eye out for a special video message from Shigeru Miyamoto and Charles himself, which we will post at a future date."
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Following his first performance as the Italian plumber in 1996’s Super Mario 64, Martinet went on to voice the character in over 150 Nintendo games, bringing to life Mario’s
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