Charles Martinet will no longer be voicing Mario

[LeftyGreenMario]

Ngl I can't blame them for not revealing Mario's new VA yet just cuz you know asshole 'fans' would immediately try and start harassing them for the horrendous crime of not being Charles Martinet.

I can accept that explanation and I'm hoping it's just that but there's bad faith ones out there too that also seem plausible and I'm not liking the uncertainty between the two.

I am sort of wondering: what would have been a satisfactory approach in communicating a retiring voice actor?

Thank you for reading.

I have more of an issue of the system-wide practice of noncommunication and vague marketing language especially the video game's industry cryptic behavior with its practices, but I would like more transparency and honesty in the decision process. If independent sources can report on this story that would be ideal but it's not realistic.

 

[Wintertime Peach]

Especially with how apparently terrible the new Wario voice is

Are people saying that about the new Wario voice? They really already think that?

 

[Koopa con Carne]

It sounds rough as hell (not in the intended way). It's almost like a very old and scowly rich Victorian dame who just caught you sticking your hands in the dining room's candy dish. There's barely anything "Wario" in that voice besides the gravelly tone.

The guys who impersonated Wario in those "Wario greentext reading" and "they took my ass" meme videos did a better job. IMO it doesn't have to sound identical to Charles Martinet, but it has to sound like the character it portrays. Wario's soon-to-be voice actor tries too hard to achieve a voice that isn't within their range.

 

[Skipsqueak]

Where can I hear new Wario voice

 

[MegaBowser64]

Where can I hear new Wario voice

Here and here

 

[Ray Trace]

It sounds rough as hell (not in the intended way). It's almost like a very old and scowly rich Victorian dame who just caught you sticking your hands in the dining room's candy dish. There's barely anything "Wario" in that voice besides the gravelly tone.

The guys who impersonated Wario in those "Wario greentext reading" and "they took my ass" meme videos did a better job. IMO it doesn't have to sound identical to Charles Martinet, but it has to sound like the character it portrays. Wario's soon-to-be voice actor tries too hard to achieve a voice that isn't within their range.

I also prefer Living With Wario's voice too.