Nintendo announced on Twitter that Charles Martinet, 67, would become a “Mario Ambassador,” rather than the iconic voice of the character.
Nintendo announced on Twitter that Charles Martinet, 67, would become a “Mario Ambassador,” rather than the iconic voice of the character.
Fun fact: Martinet was also the voice of Paarthurnax, one of the dragons in Skyrim.
Also, I can’t believe that Nintendo’s own tweet about this announcement got one of the facts wrong. They wrote:
He was actually the voice of Mario before Mario 64. His first official Mario role was in Mario Teaches Typing, which came out two years before Mario 64.