Charles Martinet will no longer be the voice of Mario

Nintendo has announced that Charles Martinet will no longer be the voice of Mario in video games going forward.

Charles was the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games starting with Super Mario 64. He will now be moving onto a new role of “Mario Ambassador”, stepping back from recording characters in Nintendo’s games – not just Mario.

A video message with Shigeru Miyamoto and Charles Martinet himself will be posted at a future date.

Nintendo has confirmed as well that Super Mario Bros. Wonder will not feature the voice of Charles Martinet for Mario and/or Luigi. They also don’t reveal who is taking over for Charles instead saying “Character voice actors for Mario and/or Luigi in Super Mario Bros. Wonder will be credited in the game credits, so please wait for the game to be released.”

All the best to Charles for whatever happens next, and thank you for being Mario (and Luigi, Wario, Waluigi and everyone else).