The Voice Of Mario Is Stepping Down, Hitting The Road

We all know the famous line from Nintendo's Super Mario 64 "It's A Me! Mario!" That famous line is voiced by Charles Martinet. Martinet voiced Mario in Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo from 1996 until today. Well, that is all coming to an end . . . sort of.

Voice actor Charles Martinet announced along side Nintendo that he is officially retiring from voicing Mario. But this won't be the end of you hearing Charles Martinet from doing the voice in person. Nope!

Martinet will be taking over a newly created role in Nintendo's world. He will be taking on the role of "Mario Ambassador," where he'll travel the world to share the story of Mario with everyone, according to the statements.

Martinet replied to the statement Nintendo put out on X -- the reincarnation of Twitter -- "My new adventure begins! You are all numba one in my heart #woohoo!!!!!"

Aside from voicing the famous Mario, Martinet also voiced Mario's brother Luigi! And the extension from the Mario story, he also voiced Wario and Waluigi, according to USA Today.

The release of "The Super Mario Bros." movie saw someone other than Martinet playing the voice of the beloved Mario character. When news hit that Martinet wasn't the voice, the video game world went into a frenzy! Instead, producers went with Chris Pratt, who did a pretty good job and left many people happy with his performance. But, they made sure to include Martinet in the film. Martinet voiced Mario and Luigi's father in the movie.

There are so many different games featuring Mario, and Martinet was there for all of them since 1996. Mario Kart, Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Party are just to name a few of the imperative games that Martinet voiced. According to the New York Times, Martinet made lines like "Mamma Mia," "Wahoo," Let's-a-go," and of course the very popular line that is the first thing you hear on Super Mario 64, which is "It's-a me, Mario!"

So, while you won't be hearing his voice in future Mario releases, you will still be able to see him out and about sharing the love of Mario to the world!

We have more on this in today's edition of a Few More Things You Should Know!

The new The Super Mario Bros. Movie comes out this Wednesday, April 5, 2023, and we thought it would fun to know which Mario Bros. character is Nevada's favorite.

But first, here are the actors who will be playing the iconic characters in the new movie:

Mario's journey into the Mushroom Kingdom will be an exciting one to watch. We hope that he can reconvene with his brother Luigi.

Let's go over a bit of history on this monstrous franchise. According to Britannica.com, Super Mario Bros, the electronic game, was released in 1985 by Nintendo Company, ltd on the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game sold over 40 million copies becoming a household name and fan-favorite. The franchise has since created many spin-offs featuring the original Italian plumbers.

Here are a few to take you down memory lane:

Our friends at Chicco, has discovered each of the 50 U.S. states' favorite character based on Google Trends Data. They also compared Mario vs. his brother, Luigi and Princess Peach vs. Princess Daisy. Who will rain supreme of the pairs? The data also shows us who is the most popular character amongst the states rated number wise. You will soon see and find out.

Here is the list of Mario Bros. characters used in this survey below:

Despite what each state has picked as their favorite Super Mario Bros. character... We here at will be supporting all of the characters for the upcoming film. As Mario always says, "Here we go!"

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