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

[theRepublic]

FreeTalkLive said:

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 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 more a lot, 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.

Why are you comparing a new DKC game to a game that required bongos to play, a bad racer, and a NPC! game?  The bongo control limited the appeal of the first, a racing game has nothing to do with platformers, and none of the NPC! games have done very well.

When you look at NSMB Wii, you wouldn't compare it with Mario spin offs, or even the 3D Marios.  You would need to look back at the 2D Marios.  Similarly, I would look back to DKC 1-3 to compare with this game.

DKC - 9.3 million

DKC2 - 5.15 million

DKC3 - 3.51 million