Charles Martinet--once the voice actor for one of gaming's most iconic characters and now Nintendo's official Mario Ambassador--has had to clarify his stance on voicing Mario for fans. After a viral ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a post, Martinet said “I do the voice for every fan I meet. I just don’t improvise non-Mario phrases or dialogue.” He made it a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 02: Voice actor Charles Martinet, the ...

Mario Ambassador Charles Martinet is still unsure what his new role actually entails. Last month, Nintendo announced that Martinet, the exuberant voice of Mario, will no longer be the English voice ...

The original voice of Mario in Nintendo's video games is stepping down. Charles Martinet has been in the role for 27 years - dating back to Super Mario 64 in 1996. He also provided the voices of Mario ...

After over three decades of voicing the character, Nintendo revealed on August 21 that Charles Martinet would no longer voice Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, or any other Super Mario Bros. characters in ...

Charles Martinet, the actor who has voiced Super Mario (as well as a number of other Mushroom Kingdom mainstays like Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi) for over three decades, is retiring from the iconic role ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Last month, Nintendo announced that Charles Martinet--the longtime voice of Mario and many other denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom--would be leaving ...

The legendary voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, has admitted during a recent GalaxyCon Austin panel in the US that he doesn't actually know what exactly his new role as "Mario ambassador" involves.

REDMOND, Wash. — Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games since the 1990s, is stepping down. Nintendo of America confirmed Monday that Martinet will now serve in the role of ...

Charles Martinet has “mamma”-ed his last “mia” as the voice of mustachioed video game icon Mario. The voice actor, 67, who has famously lent his voice to the Nintendo character for more than 20 years, ...