Charles Martinet finally explains what the hell a Mario ambassador is


Screenshot from a Nintendo video featuring Charles Martinet, an older Caucasian man wearing a red Mario shirt, holding up his arms in a running motion saying, “Super Mario.”
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After weeks of wonder (heh) and speculation, Nintendo is finally giving longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet a proper send-off. Nintendo released a short video featuring Martinet and Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto in which the pair take a fond look back at Martinet’s time in the role.

It’s a short, sweet video, Martinet is his typical enthusiastic self, dropping iconic lines from the Mario characters he voices. He also finally explains exactly what the hell a Mario ambassador is (something he...

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