Charles Martinet, Mario’s official voice actor in the games, announced his retirement last Monday, 21
End of an era! Last Monday, Nintendo issued a statement announcing that Charles MartinetMario’s official voice actor in games, is stepping down to take on a new role, that of Mario’s Ambassador.
Check the translation of the ad:
“Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for quite some time, going back to Super Mario 64. Charles is now moving into the brand new role of ‘Mario Ambassador’. With this transition, he will be moving away from voicing characters in our games, but will continue to travel the world sharing Mario’s joy and interacting with all of you!
It has been an honor to work with Charles and help bring Mario to life for so many years, and we would like 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 later date.”
According to information released by G1, Martinet gives voice to the most famous plumber in the world since 1966, in addition to having also lent his voice to other Nintendo characters, such as Luigi, Baby Luigi, Waluigi, Wario and Baby Mario.
It is worth remembering that, in the most recent adaptation of Mario Bros. to the cinemas, Charles he was also not responsible for voicing the iconic character. On the big screen, Mario was voiced by the actor Chris Pratt. So far, it has not been announced who will be the new voice actor.
Source: Recreio
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