Charles Martinet will no longer be voicing Mario, Nintendo says

n an official tweet, the company stated that Martinet will be stepping down from voice acting duties and will instead be taking on a new role of ‘Mario Ambassador’.

“Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a long time, as far back as Super Mario 64,” the statement reads.

“Charles is now moving into the brand-new role of Mario Ambassador. With this transition, he will be stepping back from recording character voices for our games, but he’ll continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario and interacting with you all!