Check this thread:
http://devilmaycry.org/threads/is-dmc2-canon-or-has-capcom-erased-it-from-the-timeline.19894/page-2
Here you find official proof how DMC2 is canon.This is now a non issue.
http://devilmaycry.org/threads/is-dmc2-canon-or-has-capcom-erased-it-from-the-timeline.19894/page-2
Here you find official proof how DMC2 is canon.This is now a non issue.