Charles Martinet, the voice behind Nintendo's well known character Mario, is to step down from the job,

Mario: Voice of Nintendo game star Charles Martinet steps down after 27 years

The entertainer has voiced the Italian handyman in the computer games beginning around 1996, beginning with Super Mario 64

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Be that as it may, he didn't voice the protagonist in the current year's film. That honor went to Chris Pratt

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Nintendo declared the news on X, saying it had been an "honor" working with Martinet, 67.

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Martinet will keep on working with Nintendo as a "Mario envoy," and he appeared to be satisfied with his new job

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The most recent game featuring the courageous Italian, Super Mario Brothers. Wonder, was reported recently

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and the trailer incited hypothesis from certain fans that Martinet had been supplanted. Film industry crush

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Martinet has voiced the person starting around 1996, highlighting in various games like the Mario Kart and Mario Party series.

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However Martinet has become inseparable from Mario, it was Hollywood Superstar

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Pratt who voiced the well known dealers in 2023's colossally fruitful film, with Martinet giving voices to

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