We take for granted that Mario is weird. No ... weirds out by erupting into a stampede you must successfully ride to the end. The larger cast of playable characters represents another missed ...

Nintendo made the decision to go with a different voice actor for Mario at the tail-end of the Switch 1 generation, with Kevin Afghani voicing Mario and Luigi in 2023's Super Mario Bros.

Martinet’s retirement was announced in August and the actor is now a “Mario Ambassador” whose responsibilities comprise “[continuing] to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario”.