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Kevin Afghani Tapped As The New Mario in Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Game

Denise Petski
·2 min read

Nintendo has found its new Mario. Kevin Afghani will take over the role of the red-capped plumber from longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet, who announced his retirement in August. Afghani announced the news on X (formerly Twitter).

“Incredibly proud to have voiced Mario and Luigi in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Thanks to Nintendo for inviting me into the Flower Kingdom!,” Afghani wrote.

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Per Nintendo’s description of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Mario and friends have been invited to visit the colorful Flower Kingdom, just a short hop away from the Mushroom Kingdom. Unfortunately, King Bowser has transformed into a flying castle and is causing chaos across their peaceful land. Now our heroes must save the day—and the Flower Kingdom—in this wonderous new adventure!

Afghani’s credits include the role of Raditz in animated series Dragon Ball R&R and Arnold in Genshin Impact as well as a voice role in Anime Penguin: Red Snow.

Martinet had been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a long time, as far back as Super Mario 64, Nintendo said in a statement when Martinet’s retirement was announced. “Charles is now moving into the brand-new role of Mario Ambassador. With this transition, he will be stepping back from recording character voices for our games, but he’ll continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario and interacting with you all!”

You can hear Afghani’s Mario and Luigi in the Wonder promo below.

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