Voice actor Samantha Kelly discovered her 18-year tenure as Super Mario characters Princess Peach and Toad was over on the day that Mario Kart World was released — without her in it.

Now that the Nintendo Switch 2 is out, people are racing through Mario Kart World like it’s nobody’s business, but sharp-eared fans are noticing something different about Donkey Kong.

Princess Peach has a new voice actor in Mario Kart World, signaling the end of an era for the character. Nintendo notified Kelly that she was being replaced the day of Mario Kart World's launch.

Nintendo has found itself at the center of a controversy over its new “game key cards” for the Switch 2. Since the console’s launch, fans have taken to social media to voice strong ...