Heba Al-Sayed wrote Saturday, October 14, 2023 03:00 PM announced Nintendo Global revealed the identity of the actor who will play his most famous character, Mario, several weeks after it confirmed that Charles Martinet would not perform the voice of Mario, and the company chose Kevin Afghani to voice Mario and Luigi Mario in Nintendo games.
“I voiced Mario and Luigi in Super Mario Bros. Wonder,” wrote “Afghani,” who is perhaps best known for voicing Arnold in the popular video game Genshin Impact, on X. Nintendo confirmed to Polygon that Al-Afghani is voicing the characters and will be the first actor. Depicts Mario.
Users noticed something different in Mario’s voice when the first trailer for Super Mario Bros. debuted. Wonder, which arrives on October 20, but it’s unclear who will play Mario’s arch-rival in that game, Engadget reports.
Martinet, 67, has played several other characters in the Mario universe since 1991, including Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Luigi and Baby Mario.
Martinet will continue to work with Nintendo as a “Mario Ambassador,” which will see him “continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario.”
