New Mario voice actor revealed ahead of Super Mario Bros. Wonder release NintendoSuper Mario\u2019s new voice actor has finally been revealed after rampant speculation on who would take over the role of the iconic plumber. Super Mario Bros. Wonder made waves in the Nintendo community after fans noticed that Mario\u2019s voice sounded slightly different during its initial reveal trailer. Shortly after, Mario\u2019s long-time voice actor Charles Martinet revealed he would be stepping down from the iconic role after 30 years. However, Nintendo refused to confirm who would replace Martinet until Mario Wonder officially released. Now, just one week ahead of its October 20, 2023 release date, Mario\u2019s new voice actor has been officially revealed through a post on social media. Mario\u2019s new voice actor confirmed through social media On October 13, 2023, voice actor Kevin Afghani tweeted the following: \u201cIncredibly proud to have voiced Mario and Luigi in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Thanks to Nintendo for inviting me into the Flower Kingdom!\u201d Afghani\u2019s tweet quickly went viral on social media, garnering well over 600,000 views and 14,000 likes in just one hour. Nintendo has subsequently confirmed the role via email, according to Polygon. According to Afghani\u2019s IMDB page, the Los Angeles-based actor has voiced roles like Arnold from Genshin Impact and has done work for the Mashed YouTube channel. This official confirmation comes after rampant speculation across social media on who the new voice actor was after one user on Famiboards datamined a demo kiosk for Mario Wonder. They compiled the data surrounding voice assets and used process of elimination to try and determine the voice actor. Many assumed voice actor Mike Wingert would be stepping into the plumber\u2019s iconic shoes but Wingert\u2019s agents denied he was voicing Mario in Wonder, as reported by IGN. It\u2019s unclear whether or not Nintendo decided to reveal Mario\u2019s new voice actor earlier than expected because of the datamine. Regardless, fans can finally place a name to Mario\u2019s new voice. Those looking forward to seeing Afghani\u2019s take on the iconic mustachioed plumber won\u2019t have to wait long, as Super Mario Bros. Wonder is set to release on October 20, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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