Are you saying the Wii version was bad? I actually thought they did a pretty good job at making that game. The 3DS is a whole new handheld, sure I wouldn't mind few remakes, but if people keep on demanding remakes, then it's not going to be a Nintendo 3DS, but a Portendo 3DS just like Foxi said. We want new games and yes we are currently getting few new worthy titles, but I think people would want a new game for Donkey Kong instead of a remake since Nintendo did show potential in the Wii version.
Are you talking Donkey Kong Country Returns?
That's the only one I can think of. It's alright, but it was no where near the fun of DK64.
Comparing the two would be pretty asinine. I'm talking a new and fun 3D (not..3DS 3D, just 3D in general) DK game. I love the Country games but DK64 is in a league of its own, really. It's sad that it NEVER saw a sequel.
There's a reason so many N64 games get ported to 3DS. It's easier to take a series in its prime than try to create that epicness all over again. Sure, it's lazy, but it's also realistic. I have to say my favorite games in any given Nintendo series, were the N64 games. DK64, Super Mario 64, Kirby 64, Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask, Starfox 64, etc. I've never had as much fun with those series as I did on the N64. None of the subsequent games ever even come close. The only reason any game gets "close" tends to be because they're the same game, like SM64 DS, and OOT/Starfox 3D. No matter how much people bitch, the masses will buy it.
Nostalgia glasses or not, i'd buy a 3DS remake/port of any of those N64 games, since they're genuinely great games and hell, I don't mind paying a fee to have 'em on the go.