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Mario voice actor has stepped down (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 year ago by 47_alpha_tango@lemmy.zip to c/gaming@lemmy.zip

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Charles Martinet Who has voiced Mario since Super Mario 64 will no longer be lending his voice to the legendary plumber.

Nintendo have also confirmed that Martinet is not involved with the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Wonder which means both Mario and Luigi will be voiced by new voice actors.

Charles Martinet will continue to be involved with Mario in his new role as Mario Ambassador travelling to events around the world and meeting fans.

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[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Legend.

Nobody wanted Chris Pratt and this professional voice actor could have easily toned the mario voice down for the movie.

Chris Pratt couldn't even say "Here we goo!"

[-] directive0@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

In my completely unsolicited opinion Chris Pratt should have been Luigi and Charlie Day would have made a better Mario.

[-] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Charles always draws Mario in his autograph, it's part of his signature

Charles Martinet signature

[-] darkpanda@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Martinet’s first Mario games were actually Mario Teaches Typing and Mario’s Game Gallery. Both developed by Interplay for the PC and both released in 1994. Super Mario 64 came out a bit later in 1996.

I never played Teaches Typing or Game Gallery, but Mario 64 blew my mind.

[-] Poggervania@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I’m 99% sure they’re gonna get Chris Pratt and whoever played Luigi in the new Mario movie to play Mario and Luigi going forward.

I hope I’m wrong, but I have a strong feeling that’s how it’s gonna play out.

[-] Gigan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I doubt it. They would be too expensive

[-] li10@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, no way in hell they do that.

They only got them in the first place as their names sell movies, but they don’t sell games.

[-] currychaos@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

God I would really like Charlie to voice luigi

[-] Poggervania@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Hold up, Charlie Day played Luigi????

Nevermind, I absolutely want this now lol. I can deal with Pratt as Mario if we’re getting Charlie as Luigi.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

DK tho

[-] zigmus64@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Charlie Day was a great casting for Luigi… and as much as I love Chris Pratt, I hated him as Mario.

[-] offthecrossbar@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

With all the rumors around wonder and then the whole movie ordeal I'm glad to hear that this seems to be a mutual thing and that Charles will stay on in his new role as "Mario Ambassador".

Given how protective Nintendo is over this IP I trust that the replacements will be faithful to the characters, even if it's gonna take quite a bit of getting used to!

[-] booty@hexbear.net -1 points 1 year ago

get in there mario

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