I've talked about various Nintendo characters and their voices before - Luigi's voice, Peach's voice, Yoshi's voice and many more! But today we're tackling Mario, quite possibly gaming's most famous voice! As you've probably heard already, Mario's voice actor has just been changed for the first time in decades! But there's more to the story of Mario's voice than just Charles Martinet... So let's talk about why Mario doesn't sound like he used to!
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SOURCES
- https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/donkey-kong-goes-home-retrospective/ (Talks about general state of Mario licensed projects in the 80s, w/ no Nintendo oversight)
- https://www.thegamecrater.com/charles-martinet-interview/ “I want to voice Mario until I drop dead”
- https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108 Martinet leaving role announcement
- https://mynintendonews.com/2023/09/05/charles-martinet-is-currently-not-sure-what-the-mario-ambassador-role-will-entail/ Martinet’s “idk”
- https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1699784766932029753 Martinet + Miyamoto video
- https://mynintendonews.com/2023/10/12/mick-wingert-appears-to-be-the-new-mario-voice-actor/
- https://www.ign.com/articles/mario-wonder-mick-wingert-nintendo Mick Wingert investigation
CREDITS
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syMVhe4Z7jU Mario Wonder Target footage
(Yes I re-used a little bit of the Luigi video - sue me!)