Sales wise has Nintendo made a good decision in reviving old franchises?

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New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii) is similar to DKCR and it only sold 0.52m. 

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii) is a pretty different style of game, but it sold about the same amount. 

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (GC) sold 0.80m so sales for DK games were bigger back then, it seems.

Nintendo has pushed out a lot of Donkey Kong games on various consoles over the last few years (GBA, DS, GC, Wii) but none of them have sold amazing.  Some of the better selling ones are the handheld ones with Mario in the title.  DKCR may sell a lot more, but the game will have to be treated like a really big game by Nintendo with lots of hype and TV ads.  Otherwise, the game may sell a 0.50m to less than 2m like the recent DK games.