Admittedly, the whole world was the envy of our Super Mario Bros. VF, especially the wonderful Pierre Tessier, while fans of Nintendo’s mascot across the Atlantic were pretty pumped when they heard Chris Pratt voiced the plumber’s famous mustache.
However, in the United States, Mario is voiced by the absolutely iconic voice of Charles Martinet. And even if the latter made a small cameo in the animated film, disappointment was in order.
The man who voiced Mario for more than 30 years is announcing his retirement. Working with Nintendo since 1991, he started The inimitable “Let’s go!” “Mamma Mia” and “Wahoo” In Super Mario 64Released in 1996. Since then, he has participated in the voiceover of more than 150 games of the Japanese firm, including Mario Kart and Super Mario Galaxy.
In a nod to Charles Martinet’s contribution to Mark and his mascot, Nintendo even shared a post on X, detailing that Martinet will now be Nintendo’s ambassador for the four corners of the world.
“Charles is now stepping into a whole new role, that of Mario Ambassador. With this transition, he will stop recording the voices of the characters in our games, but will continue to travel around the world, sharing the joy of Mario and interacting with all of you! It has been an honor to work with Charles to help bring Mario to life for so many years and we want to thank and celebrate him.”
“My new adventure begins! You all are number 1 in my heart!” Martinet wrote on his account. Obviously, we wish the best to whoever kissed the youth of millions of fans by breathing “life” into an icon long enshrined in the pop culture pantheon.
Source: Allocine
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