DmC wasn't simpy Ninja Theory's take on Devil May Cry, Capcom was legitimately trying to start it over. The initial designs for Dante looked like the original Dante, but Capcom wanted something dramatically different. Not only did Capcom tell them to change Dantes design, but they assisted Ninja Theory with the gameplay engine, when they were having difficulties during development.

Since the original creator is at Platinum Games, Capcom took the opportunity to take liberties with the Devil May Cry series. It's evident they looked at the most popular DMC game (DMC 3) and tried to recreate it in a new way. Unfortunately, Capcom (of Japan) is not a company who takes consideration in their fan-base.

Capcom has no plans for Devil May Cry 5 for the time being.

Erudito87: There is no misplaced rage. Fans of the Devil May Cry franchise were given a big middle finger and a big F-You from NT and Capcom. We spoke our concerns, they spat in our faces, and the sales are proving that we're sticking to our word not to purchase a bastardization of a franchise that we love. Moving on from that, DMC5 is not coming. That would be suicide for Capcom. All Capcom hinted at was that they MAY take the older franchise ahead in the future, but they never said they were making DMC5 and they won't be making it. To make DMC5 would be to undermined their position with DmC and alienate the new casual fans they made. That translates to a lot of dollars and so it's not going to happen. What's likely to happen is either the complete end of the franchise, or a long hiatus until people forget and then a new reboot.

When did Capcom say they are working on DMC5? I certainly can't find any conformation of that.

Anyway, so what your saying is, the core fans should have bought DmC even though they dislike the "REBOOT"... Sorry, NT's "retelling" of DMC?

Hah! Hell no, as far as many people are concerned the success of DmC would have lamented the death of the original franchise, so they voted with their wallets and if Capcom still have any sense left they'll either take the DMC reboot back to the drawing board, or finally get around to giving us the yet to be announced DMC5.

If you love it great, good for you but don't say other people are blind raged fanboys when were not

"To avoid spoilers completely, his brother Virgil as well was nothing like the original creation. The brutal difficulty of combat, which had long been a staple of the series, was mostly gone. The usual quirky and often cheesy humour had been replaced with teenage-style, crude sexual themes and angst profanity. On top of that, Ninja Theory also sort of showed fans the finger during the opening sequence of the game where a white mop falls on Dante’s head, to make him bear the same appearance as before, and he arrogantly dismisses it after a few seconds glance"

Wow this guy actually gets it

Not a single "We hate it because of the hair" crap