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Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario for 27 years, will no longer be voicing the iconic character according to a tweet from Nintendo.
“Charles is now moving into the brand-new role of Mario Ambassador.
With this new transition, he will be stepping back from recording character voices for our games,” Nintendo’s statement reads.
“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.”
Though a fixture in video game history, Martinet was missed as the voice of Mario in the billon-dollar grossing Super Mario Bros. Movie that was released earlier this year.
Nintendo has not yet confirmed if Super Mario Wonder would be Martinet’s last time as gaming’s most famous plumber.
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End of an era :(
Probably good he’s stepping down town with time to select a replacement, instead of gambling with the unknown of old age.