It's the end of an era: Charles Martinet is no longer the voice of Mario

In a surprising announcement from Nintendo, the iconic voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, will be stepping back from voicing the plumber. Nintendo of America announced earlier today in a statement that alongside Mario, Martinet would no longer be "recording character voices" for its games, and will now instead be fulfilling the role of Mario Ambassador. "Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a long time, as far back as Super Mario 64," reads the statement. "C...