Is it reasonably safe to assume the 360 will indeed finish 2nd in NA?

[bbsin]

It really depends on how big of a push the PS3 can benefit from BluRay. It's unlikely that the PS3 will overtake the 360 in NA, but nothing is truly "safe" this early in the cycle. Either way, if the rate stays about the same as it is right now, the PS3 will never bypass the 360 in NA.