Charles Martinet will no longer voice Mario, will step into the new role of "Mario Ambassador"
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Unless they wanted Mario to have more lines in future games.
Why replace him though? Martinet is iconic.
Hope this was mutually agreed upon. Gonna miss the OG for sure
Hope this was mutually agreed upon. Gonna miss the OG for sure
Nintendo always records new contextual dialogue for their mainline Mario entries. Not only that, but Martinet also voices characters like Wario, who as of WarioWare Gold has moved onto becoming a fully voiced character. Archival recordings is only going to get them so far.
idk, there could be lots of reasons.
it sounds like he was based on the statement and no word from him saying he retired or something like that. just speculation on my part.
Yeah, I guess, but Mario hasn't...ever had extended dialogue in basically any Mario games. I just can't see Nintendo pushing in that direction, especially if it means having to recast the most iconic voice in the history of gaming. Giving Mario expository dialogue would feel really weird.
If they're making the announcement now, hopefully his voice made it into Wonder. Looks like it will hopefully be a great game to go out on top with.
This will be such a strange adjustment considering how many character voices he does. Thanks for everything, Charles.
'It’s-a Me, Mario!'
You know Mario—who could forget the cheery “woo-hoos!” of Nintendo’s most beloved video game character? Now meet Charles Martinet, the voice behind the iconi...
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Iconic!
Also didn't know he wasn't the original voice
It still sounds like he was demoted or something. It could be that Martinet himself wanted this or atleast was okay with it, due to age or whatever... but personally I get the feeling from the message that it is Nintendo pushing him aside.
You can record VO from anywhere in the world, very easily. The industry is built around remote recordings.
I was at a convention a few months ago and despite the fact that he was the only guest charging money for autographs ($50), any time he was out his line was gigantic with the queue being overstuffed at all times. Dude can make all the money he will ever need just doing conventions at his convivence, and he's pushing 70. Hope the dude gets to enjoy the rest of his life at his own pace!
Charles did a great job, glad they're giving him a good sendoff as Mario rather than just discarding old voice actors and pretending they're not there (Like Kojima giving David Hayter the cold shoulder or the original voice actor for Kratos not even being contacted by Sony Santa Monica for the newer God Of War games).
