But he's eager to learn...
The former voice of Mario, Charles Marinet, has admitted that he doesn’t know what the role of a Mario Ambassador is as he transitions within Nintendo.
In late August, Nintendo confirmed that Martinet would no longer voice the iconic character and instead would be “moving into the brand-new role of Mario Ambassador”.
Speaking at GalaxyCon, Martinet has said he’s not sure what he’ll be up to as part of the position.
“I’m not retired as it were, I don’t know how – but I’m an ambassador and as we step forward into the future I will learn – we’ll all learn what exactly that is,” Martinet said.
“But in the meantime… I’m always an ambassador of Nintendo and Mario and all of these events because I just cherish every moment of it, and I hope your love of the games continues and grows the way mine does, so thank you so much.”
You can watch Martinet’s panel below. We’re also awaiting a video from Martinet and Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto on the change.
Update: The promised video has now been released, and doesn’t shed any light over what’s going on with Wonder‘s voices.
Here’s a special video message from Shigeru Miyamoto and Charles Martinet regarding the change of Mario’s voice actor, announced on 8/21. pic.twitter.com/4mOpD2Cx3a
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 7, 2023
It’s a little unclear if Martinet will be voicing Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros Wonder; that title is expected on Nintendo Switch from 20 October.
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Super Mario Bros Wonder20 October 2023Switch |
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