Leslie Swan
| Leslie Swan | |
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| Born | June 8, 1970 (age 54) |
| Super Mario–related role(s) | Localization manager of Nintendo of America |
- “They asked me to sound 'sweet' when voicing Princess Peach. It was a stretch.”
- —Leslie Swan, Nintendo Power volume 89, page 67
Leslie Swan is a former Nintendo employee. She served as the Senior Editor of Nintendo Power, a Nintendo of America localization manager at Treehouse for numerous titles both within and outside the Super Mario franchise, and as the voice of characters in Super Mario video games such as Princess Peach, Mona, and Kat & Ana.
History with the Super Mario franchise[edit]
Localization work[edit]
Prior to her involvement with Super Mario franchise video games, Leslie Swan served as the localization manager of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past[1] and as the Senior Editor of Nintendo Power.[2] As her first direct contribution to the Super Mario franchise, she worked as the copywriter for Super Mario Adventures, a monthly comic included with Nintendo Power starting with the January 1992 issue and concluding with the January 1993 issue. Later, Swan penned the English script for Super Mario 64 in 1996 which would later be translated and used in all versions of the title.
Outside of the Super Mario franchise, Swan worked as one of several localization managers of Animal Crossing which involved both translation and major changes and additions. Nintendo was impressed by the work of Leslie and her team.[3] Swan continued to be involved in the Localization of all Super Mario titles until 2015, when she resigned as localization director.[4]
Voice work[edit]
Leslie Swan voiced Princess Peach in International versions of Super Mario 64 at the request of Nintendo EAD. She recalled that she was asked to sound sweet, which she considered to be "a stretch."[2][5] Leslie voiced Peach again in the International versions of Mario Kart 64, dubbing over Asako Kozuki's lines, as well as in Super Mario 64 DS, a DS remake of Super Mario 64 with different dialogue for the character. She returned to the role of Peach one last time in Super Paper Mario; the role had been mostly vacant after Jen Taylor, who had been voicing Peach since Mario Golf, stepped down in 2005 to dedicate more time to the Seattle Children's Theatre.
Leslie also lent her voice to the WarioWare series starting with WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and ending with Game & Wario, mainly to Mona and Kat & Ana. In addition to voicing characters, Leslie worked with voice actors for other characters. Mario voice actor Charles Martinet stated that he enjoyed his voice acting sessions with Leslie and the Nintendo of America localization team: "Bill Trinen, Leslie Swan, and all those great guys, they have so many ideas [for voicing Mario], I come up with ideas, and of course there's the script to go off of. So we go to the script first, and then bounce some ideas and start playing…. We have this great playtime. It's really fun."[6]
Credits[edit]
| # | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Mario Adventures | Copywriter |
| 2 | Super Mario 64 | Screen Text Writer Voice actress: Princess Peach (International and Shindō version) |
| 3 | Mario Kart 64 | Voice actress: Princess Peach (International version) |
| 4 | Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64) | Localization Management |
| 5 | Paper Mario | Localization Manager |
| 6 | Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color) | Localization Management |
| 7 | Mario Party 3 | North American Localization Management |
| 8 | Dr. Mario 64 | North American Localization |
| 9 | Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Localization Management |
| 10 | Luigi's Mansion | North American Localization |
| 11 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | North American Localization |
| 12 | Super Mario Sunshine | North American Localization |
| 13 | Mario Party 4 | North American Localization Management |
| 14 | Game & Watch Gallery 4 | North American Localization |
| 15 | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | Localization Management Voice actress: Mona |
| 16 | Wario World | Localization Management |
| 17 | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Opening Movie Script Localization Management |
| 18 | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | Localization Management Voice actress: Mona (reused from Mega Microgame$!) |
| 19 | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | North American Localization Management |
| 20 | Mario Party 5 | Localization Management |
| 21 | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | North American Localization Management |
| 22 | Mario vs. Donkey Kong | Voice Recording Coordinator |
| 23 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Localization Management |
| 24 | WarioWare: Twisted! | Localization Management Voice actress: Mona (reused from Mega Microgame$!) |
| 25 | Mario Power Tennis | North American Localization Management |
| 26 | Mario Party 6 | Localization Management |
| 27 | Super Mario 64 DS | North American Localization Voice actress: Princess Peach |
| 28 | WarioWare: Touched! | Localization Management Voice actress: Mona (reused from Mega Microgame$!) |
| 29 | Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | Localization Management |
| 30 | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Localization Management |
| 31 | Mario Party Advance | Localization Management |
| 32 | Yoshi Touch & Go | Localization Management |
| 33 | DK: King of Swing | Localization Management |
| 34 | Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Localization Management |
| 35 | Mario Superstar Baseball | North American Localization Management |
| 36 | Mario Tennis: Power Tour | Localization Management |
| 37 | Dr. Mario & Puzzle League | Localization Management |
| 38 | Super Princess Peach | NOA Localization Management |
| 39 | Mario Party 7 | Localization Management |
| 40 | Mario Kart DS | NOA Localization Management |
| 41 | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | NOA Localization Management |
| 42 | Tetris DS | Localization Managerment |
| 43 | New Super Mario Bros. | Localization Management |
| 44 | Mario Hoops 3-on-3 | North American Localization Management |
| 45 | Yoshi's Island DS | Localization Management |
| 46 | WarioWare: Smooth Moves | Localization Management Voice actress: Mona, Kat & Ana (with Sara Rades, credited in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)[7] |
| 47 | Wario: Master of Disguise | NOA Localization Management |
| 48 | Super Paper Mario | Localization Management Voice actress: Princess Peach |
| 49 | Mario Party 8 | Localization Management |
| 50 | Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | North American Localization Management |
| 51 | DK: Jungle Climber | North American Localization Management |
| 52 | Super Mario Galaxy | North American Localization Management |
| 53 | Mario Party DS | Localization Management |
| 54 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Localization Voice actress: Kat & Ana (with Sara Rades, reused from WarioWare: Smooth Moves)[7] |
| 55 | Mario Kart Wii | NOA Localization Management |
| 56 | Mario Super Sluggers | North American Localization Management |
| 57 | Wario Land: Shake It! | NOA Localization Management |
| 58 | New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | NOA Localization Management |
| 59 | Paper Plane | Localization Management |
| 60 | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | North American Localization Management |
| 61 | WarioWare: D.I.Y. | NOA Localization Management Voice actress: Mona (reused from Smooth Moves) |
| 62 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Localization Management |
| 63 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | North American Localization Management |
| 64 | Donkey Kong Country Returns | Localization |
| 65 | Super Mario 3D Land | Localization |
| 66 | Mario Kart 7 | North American Localization Management |
| 67 | Mario Party 9 | North American Localization Management |
| 68 | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | North American Localization Management |
| 69 | Paper Mario: Sticker Star | North American Localization Management |
| 70 | New Super Mario Bros. U | North American Localization Management |
| 71 | Super Mario 3D World | Localization |
| 72 | Mario Golf: World Tour | North American Localization Management |
| 73 | Mario Kart 8 | North American Localization Management |
| 74 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U | North American Localization Management Voice actress: Kat & Ana (with Sara Rades, reused from WarioWare: Smooth Moves)[7] |
| 75 | Mario Party 10 | North American Localization Management |
| 76 | Yoshi's Woolly World | North American Localization Management |
| 77 | Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World | North American Localization Management |
| 78 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Screen Text Writer (Super Mario 64) Voice actress: Princess Peach (Super Mario 64) North American Localization (Super Mario Sunshine) North American Localization Management (Super Mario Galaxy) |
References[edit]
- ^ Leslie Swan (II). The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b October 1996. "Super Mario 64" - Nintendo Power Volume 89. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 67.
- ^ Animal Crossing. N-Sider.com. Archived March 9, 2016, 02:37:36 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Leslie Swan. LinkedIn (English). Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Leslie Swan. Nsider (English). Archived March 21, 2004, 23:26:57 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Berghammer, Billy (March 15, 2005). I Am Mario: The Charles Martinet Interview. GameInformer (English). Archived April 4, 2005, 00:40:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Sound Test credit (Japanese)
