Martinet voices Mario and Wario during a "real time" demo at 1992's Winter CES. He also voiced "real time" 3D-animated versions of Mario and Wario to entertain line-waiters as far back as the 1992 Winter Consumer Electronics Show (clips of which may have been used for a 1992 Super Mario Bros. While Martinet first rose to prominence for his iconic "It's-a-Me, Mario!" performance in 1996's Super Mario 64, he is first credited as the "Mario Voice and Personality" in the 1994 CD-ROM release of Mario Teaches Typing. Martinet, who turned 67 this year, has been voicing Mario for over half of his life at this point. "My new Adventure begins! You are all Numba One in my heart!" Martinet said in his own retweet of the news. Martinet will be "moving into the brand-new role of Mario Ambassador," Nintendo writes, a role that will see him "continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario and interacting with you all!" Nintendo didn't provide a reason for the transition, but the company promised a video message featuring Martinet and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto "at a future date" that might have more details. The announcement ends Martinet's three-decadeslong career in one of the most iconic vocal roles in video games. Enlarge / Martinet poses with some of the famous characters he's voiced for decades now.Charles Martinet will no longer serve as the voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi, Nintendo announced via tweet today.
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