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Voiceover actor speaks out via Twitter.

Charles Martinet, the man who provides the voice of Mario, has said a new instalment in the series is on the way.

That's if a Twitter page purporting to belong to him is genuine - it looks authentic, anyway.

"Mama Mia!!!! I'm going to Seattle this week to record a new Mario game!" Martinet wrote on 10th October. Then, two days later: "Big day tomorrow! Seattle for a new Mario game! Yippee!!!"

But the most interesting message appeared over the weekend. "Awesome new Mario Game!" it reads. "And it's not NSMB Wii, and it's not Galaxy 2, but it's going to be crazy fun!"

Mama mia indeed. Nintendo has yet to comment on Martinet's message.

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PeacockDreams #1 2 years ago

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Probably a hoax i reckon
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YobRenoops #2 2 years ago

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Mario Party 1323212312312
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roz123 #3 2 years ago

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I dunno, there are a fair few Mario game spin offs. Could be a new Mario golf for example
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wizlon #4 2 years ago

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Surely you only need to record "Yahoo", "Mama Mia" and "It's a me" once!
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david78 #5 2 years ago

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Must be great fun being a voice actor whose longest line literally is about 'Thanksa fora playing ma game!' or one of those gibberish Italian bits in the Mario and Luigi series.

I wonder how much he gets paid for it?
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chrisjm #6 2 years ago

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wii fit mario
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paulf #7 2 years ago

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'itsa me mario, at leasta I wasa mario, tilla blurted my mouth off'
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peterfll #8 2 years ago

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Perhaps it's Mass Mario Effect 3 and it's gonna, like, have thousands of lines of dialogue or something.
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twoism #9 2 years ago

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I wonder if Italians find Mario's overly stereotypical accent offensive.
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Burkey123 #10 2 years ago

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New Mario game for DS I think.
Probably a hoax though.
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youhavenomail #11 2 years ago

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It doesn't matter if it's a hoax or not, I think we can take it for granted that there will be at least another twenty games released for Wii and DS bearing Mario's name.

Edited by 1 at 19/10/09 @ 11:51
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HuggyAtHome #12 2 years ago

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recording the voice stuff for the new SM Galaxy maybe?
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Cid #13 2 years ago

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Why would it be a hoax? I don't think Martinet has anything to gain from pissing fans off.
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smelly #14 2 years ago

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My money:

Wii HD announced at e3 next year.. With new mario game to go with it... launching end 2010
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StonedDefender #15 2 years ago

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"I wonder if Italians find Mario's overly stereotypical accent offensive. "

I'm half Italian and I love the accents of Mario, Wario, Waluigi et all.

btw I'd be more excited over a new Mario Party to play with my family than another Mario platformer.
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