Sony released a press statement, in which they claim that 1.2 million PS3s were sold in the holiday period here in Europe (November 23 - December 31, 2007). I do not know the number for HD-DVD players from Toshiba, but saying that the PS3 is collecting dust on the shelves is bit far from the truth.

(Link: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=32300)

Also, according to NPD figures presented by TheDigitalBits.com (http://thedigitalbits.com/#npdfollow) the total sale of HD-DVD for December were 76,148 units in the US. It is generally recognized that the HD disc market in the US is currently much larger the HD market in Europe, and it would therefore be very reasonably to claim that the overall sales would be lower for Europe. But let us say that HD-DVD sold equally well in Europe as it did in the US. That would mean that HD-DVD sold approximately 7% (76,148/1.2million equals approximately 7%) of what the PS3 sold in Europe, in a comparable timeframe.