discussion Charles Martinet, voice of Mario for almost 30 years, announces departure from VA

[Gwendolyn]

 

 

[Poxy]

Icon  they have plenty of material to go through too

[Katamari]

The title scared me   How old is he I winder

 

really hope this means more in depth voice acting in future games 

 

 

Edited August 21, 2023 by Katamari

[Saintlor]

AI can easily replicate his voice

 

It's not like he does many lines too

 

+ they've got many studio crystal clear recordings to work with

[Katamari]

2 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

AI can easily replicate his voice

 

It's not like he does many lines too

 

+ they've got many studio crystal clear recordings to work with

Lol Ai voice acting definitely sounds like something Scamtendo would do to save a buck

Edited August 21, 2023 by Katamari

[Jotham]

I was worried for a second there when I started reading the headline.  I'll miss him but his new job sounds exciting. I met him once at a convention and he was very kind.

 

[Tylerbv]

NOOO. I mean im happy for him but this just opens the door for AI and crappy impersonators

[Otter]

26 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

AI can easily replicate his voice

 

It's not like he does many lines too

 

+ they've got many studio crystal clear recordings to work with

They've already got Chris Pratt doing Mario's voice in the movie, they'll definitely just get a new VO. 

 

+ Nintendo doesn't want any ethical backlash

[ScorpiosGroove]

1 hour ago, Saintlor said:

AI can easily replicate his voice

 

It's not like he does many lines too

 

+ they've got many studio crystal clear recordings to work with

y’all and AI 

 

they’ll just recycle the sounds the already have and call it a day 

[gagacasanova]

Sad face 😞 but happy to hear about his new adventure 

[scenekiller]

What would they need AI for? More versions of "mamma mia"s and "let's-a go"s?

 

I'm pretty sure they have millions of pre-recorded things they can use, it's not like Mario is serving monologues

[DamianSolo]

I always thought he was much older, for some reason. Though Mario never had too many lines, he was still a prominent part of my childhood.

[vuelve88]

He probably saw how much Chris Pratt got paid to just talk normally and decided to retire.