Switch 2 marks the end of an era as Mario Kart World is the first time in 20 years Donkey Kong's voice actor has changed, and the replacement seemingly comes straight from the Mario movie
The voice actress who has been Pe♚ach♈ and Toad since 2007 has also seemingly been replaced

In case 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the redesign wasn't enough, fans have noticed that Donkey Kong may have also nabbed a new voice actor alongside the release of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Mario Kart World on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Switch 2.
Fans on the have got their hands on Mario Kart World, and despite the fact you need to unlock the big ape, they have noticed that the in-game credits are missing any mention of Takashi Nagasako, who has voiced Donkey Kong since 2004's Mario Power Tennis all the way through to 2024's Super Mario Party Jamboree, as well as his dad / grandad (澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:it's unclear) Cranky Kong.
before Kevin Afghani confirmed it was him. So no one is listed with Donkey Kong next to their name, however, one name that is in the credits is , who just so happened to be the voice actor for Donkey Kong in the Japanese dub of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (also Daruk in The Legend of Zelda series).The other big deal to come out of this is that Samantha Kelly – who has voiced Princess Peach, Toad and Toadette since 2007 – is also However, once again since there are no 🍌character names listed, we don't actually have a great idea of who could take over, since Anya Taylor-Joy i🌊s unsurprisingly not listed in there.
that Princess Peach Showtime would have been her last time as Peach, which ♈is ironic as the last Peach game – Super Princess Peach – marked Jen Taylor's final time in the role.
Presumably Donkey Kong will keep this new voice going into 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Donkey Kong Bananza. However, there is always a chance that Nagasako will reprise his role as Cranky Kong in the upcoming game, es🐈pecially since he just did voice work for the Donkey Kong Country expansion at Universal Japan. Regardless, the last few years have been an end of an era for a ton of Mario voice actors.
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