Earlier this year Charles Martinet, who voiced Mario for decades, retired. After weeks of speculation about his replacement, Nintendo revealed the new voice actor with little fanfare. What gives?

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“We want people to enjoy the gameplay experience, and if they enjoyed the voice behind the gameplay experience, that’s what’s most important to us, not necessarily highlighting [Mario’s actor],” Bowser told WIRED last week.

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I feel like a weirdo for a) not being able to tell it’s not martinet, b) not caring that it’s not martinet, and c) never really liking Mario sounding like Italian Mickey Mouse in the first place

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Captain Lou Albano had the best take on mario imo, 2nd place being Bob Hoskins

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