Many of us felt hurt and betrayed when Nintendo announced to the world that Charles Martinet would not continue to voice the world’s most famous video game plumber, Super Mario Bros.
The reason has not been disclosed, but we assume it could be because of Charles’ age, who is nearing 68, or because the Japanese company believes it’s time for a transition due to the overwhelming success of the Super Mario Bros. movie.
However, what everyone was wondering was whether Nintendo had already bid farewell to Charles Martinet or if they were going to let him do one final job with Super Mario Bros. Wonder to say goodbye to the audience. We now have the answer.
The new voice actor will be in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Nintendo has confirmed that the new voice actor for Mario will be revealed in the credits of the upcoming game Super Mario Bros. Wonder. There won’t be any official announcement before the game’s release.
Doug Bowser, the president of Nintendo of America, reiterated this information in an interview with IGN at Nintendo Live. He stated that the identity of the new voice actor would be revealed in the game’s credits and that there would be no advance announcement.
Bowser also mentioned that Charles Martinet, the previous voice actor for Mario, was excited about his new role and would continue to represent the Mushroom Kingdom.
But Charles Martinet still doesn’t know what he will do as an ambassador
It seems that Martinet himself is not sure about the details of his new ambassadorial role. The legendary voice actor mentioned to the audience that he is still learning the responsibilities it entails and will discover them alongside the fans.
“Now I am, you may have seen in the news, Ambassador of Mario,” Martinet told the present fans. I still don’t know what that is. I’m not retired, so to speak. I don’t know how… but I am an Ambassador. And as we move forward into the future, I will learn exactly what that means,” concluded the charismatic Charles.
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