Mario Ambassador Charles Martinet Clarifies He’s Still Allowed to Perform Mario’s Voice, but Won’t Improvise Dialogue — and It’s His Choice to Protect ‘Integrity’ of Nintendo’s Iconic Mascot
Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario for almost 30 years, has clarified how he will perform in-character when meeting fans — and the reason why — after confusion sparked on…
Mario & Luigi Brothership Aims To Emerge From Paper Mario’s Shadow
The handheld Mario & Luigi RPG series has always been defined by its limitations. The first game's unique control scheme, mapping A to Mario and B to Luigi, was a…
Mario & Luigi Brothership Aims To Emerge From Paper Mario’s Shadow | Hands-On Preview
The first Mario & Luigi game on a Nintendo console looks like a promising mixture of goofball humor and surprisingly deep RPG hooks.
How Red Wings Collaborated With Nintendo To Make Mario’s Real World Shoes
Nintendo ended a recent live stream sharing the final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie with a strange and unexpected announcement. Alongside animation studio Illumination, it had teamed up…
Mario’s Accessibility is Simply Wonder-Ful
While Nintendo games have made missteps in the past, Super Mario Bros. Wonder brings the company's most iconic character towards greater accessibility and playability.
Nintendo Has Revealed Mario’s New Voice Actor
Nintendo revealed in August that longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet would no longer be voicing Mario. Amongst speculation of a different voice actor for Mario in Super Mario Bros.…
Rumors Swirl That the New Voice of Mario’s Been Found, but the Actor Denies It
Following the retirement of long-time Mario voice actor Charles Martinet, everyone's been dying to learn who was replacing him as the new voice of Mario. But Mick Wingert's representatives claim…
Mario’s New Voice Actor May Have Been Revealed Thanks To A Hacked Demo
Mario will have a new voice actor in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and the internet thinks it has finally deduced who it (possibly) is--Mick Wingert.Back in August, Nintendo…
Shigeru Miyamoto Didn’t Like Elephant Mario’s Original Design in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
In a new interview with IGN, director Shiro Mouri and producer Takashi Tezuka talked about how Shigeru Miyamoto reacted to Elephant Mario. Here's what he had to say.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Creators are ‘Interested’ In a Movie After Mario’s Success
Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi have shared that they are "interested" in a film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda, especially after the incredible…