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In 2021, when asked if he wanted to voice Mario in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Martinet stated, "[I]t sounds like a marvelous thing, it sounds like great fun and if they invite me to play, I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness,"<ref>[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/02/charles_martinet_would_love_to_voice_mario_in_upcoming_illumination_movie Nintendo Life: Charles Martinet Would Love To Voice Mario In Upcoming Illumination Movie]</ref> similar to his statements from 2003 of wanting an "animated movie" and that he "would love to do every voice for Nintendo [he] possibly could."<ref>[https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ nsider: E3 Interview: Charles Martinet] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200507024715/https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ (archive)]</ref> Despite this, Martinet would ultimately not go on to voice Mario and Luigi in the movie (with the characters instead being voiced by [[Chris Pratt]] and [[Charlie Day]], respectively, in English), instead providing the voices of [[Papa Mario|their father]] and [[Giuseppe]] in several languages. | In 2021, when asked if he wanted to voice Mario in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Martinet stated, "[I]t sounds like a marvelous thing, it sounds like great fun and if they invite me to play, I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness,"<ref>[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/02/charles_martinet_would_love_to_voice_mario_in_upcoming_illumination_movie Nintendo Life: Charles Martinet Would Love To Voice Mario In Upcoming Illumination Movie]</ref> similar to his statements from 2003 of wanting an "animated movie" and that he "would love to do every voice for Nintendo [he] possibly could."<ref>[https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ nsider: E3 Interview: Charles Martinet] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200507024715/https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ (archive)]</ref> Despite this, Martinet would ultimately not go on to voice Mario and Luigi in the movie (with the characters instead being voiced by [[Chris Pratt]] and [[Charlie Day]], respectively, in English), instead providing the voices of [[Papa Mario|their father]] and [[Giuseppe]] in several languages. | ||
On August 21, 2023, Nintendo announced that Martinet had stepped down from voicing characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, and he would be taking on the role of [[Mario Ambassador]],<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108</ref> which entails interacting with fans, signing autographs, and performing his ''Super Mario'' voices at events | On August 21, 2023, Nintendo announced that Martinet had stepped down from voicing characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, and he would be taking on the role of [[Mario Ambassador]],<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108</ref> which entails interacting with fans, signing autographs, and performing his ''Super Mario'' voices at events. The final ''Super Mario'' game released prior to this that features his voice was ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' (although the [[Summer Tour (2023)|2023 Summer Tour]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began the day after the announcement of Martinet's retirement, introduced a variant of Mario with a new voice line by him). He was succeeded by [[Kevin Afghani]], who has voiced Mario and Luigi starting in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' and Wario starting in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-confirms-charles-martinet-is-not-involved-in-super-mario-bros-wonder</ref> However, Martinet's voice clips are still used in [[reissue]]s of games that featured them originally,<ref name=LM2>gonintendo (August 22, 2023). [https://gonintendo.com/contents/24760-switch-release-of-luigi-s-mansion-dark-moon-to-retain-charles-martinet-s-work Switch release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to retain Charles Martinet's work] ''gonintendo''. Retrieved August 27, 2023.</ref> as well as trailers for [[Super Nintendo World]].<ref>Nintenduo World (December 22, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB4hVRuZ--w DONKEY KONG COUNTRY - OFFICIAL NEW TRAILER of Super Nintendo World (2024)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 18, 2024.</ref> | ||
==Portrayals== | ==Portrayals== | ||
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*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' – Mario / Luigi | *''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' – Mario / Luigi | ||
*''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' – Mario / Luigi / [[Fury Shadow]] | *''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' – Mario / Luigi / [[Fury Shadow]] | ||
*[[Super Nintendo World]] (meet-and-greet,<ref>GameXplain (March 18, 2021). [https://youtu.be/oN8-U2Rsb6c We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> [[Super Nintendo World#Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge|Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge]])<ref>Universal Parks News Today (February 4, 2021). [https://youtu.be/DKDpWMrZSJA Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge FULL RIDE WITH AR & QUEUE TOUR - Super Nintendo World]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> – Mario / Luigi | *[[Super Nintendo World]] (meet-and-greet,<ref>GameXplain (March 18, 2021). [https://youtu.be/oN8-U2Rsb6c We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> [[Super Nintendo World#Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge|Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge]])<ref>Universal Parks News Today (February 4, 2021). [https://youtu.be/DKDpWMrZSJA Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge FULL RIDE WITH AR & QUEUE TOUR - Super Nintendo World]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> – Mario / Luigi | ||
*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi | *''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi | ||
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' – Wario (English) / [[Wario Bug]] (English) / [[The Supreme Developer]] (English) | *''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' – Wario (English) / [[Wario Bug]] (English) / [[The Supreme Developer]] (English) |