Charles Martinet no longer voicing Nintendo's Mario

Nintendo shocked fans this morning when it announced that Charles Martinet, the longtime voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and numerous other characters from the Super Mario Bros. franchise would be stepping away from his various roles.

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In lieu of this shift, Nintendo said that Martinet would now be serving as a "Mario Ambassador" which would allow him to remain tied to the series in some capacity. And while it's not yet fully known what this new role will entail, it seems to be one that Martinet is taking on with a fair bit of excitement.

Charles Martinet will no longer be voicing Mario, Nintendo has announced.

In an official tweet, the company stated that Martinet will be stepping down from voice acting duties and will instead be taking on a new role of ‘Mario Ambassador’.

“Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a long time, as far back as Super Mario 64,” the statement reads.

"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.”

Speculation about Martinet’s role as Mario started doing the rounds in June, following the announcement of several new Mario-themed games, including Super Mario Bros Wonder and WarioWare: Move It.

Both these trailers featured soundbites from characters traditionally voiced by Martinet, but some believed they don’t quite sound like him, to the point where ‘Charles Martinet’ was one of the trending topics on Twitter following the announcements.

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Not long after Nintendo shared this big news on its own social media channel, Martinet took to his own X (previously Twitter) account and thanked fans for their support over the years by saying that they're "numba one" in his heart. He went on to refer to his position as Mario Ambassador as a "new adventure" which he seems eager to take on. For the time being, Martinet hasn't added any additional context to what it will mean for him to be an ambassador for Nintendo's longtime mascot, but it's apparent that he won't be completely out of the spotlight.

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