After voicing Mario for the past 27 years, Charles Martinet will no longer be playing the character, Nintendo announced in a tweet this morning. He’ll be moving onto a newly created “Mario Ambassador” role where he’ll “continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario,” the company said. There’s no word about a replacement voice actor yet. Nintendo also announced that there will be a special video message featuring Martinet and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto coming in the future.

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